Gio Wiederhold

Gio Wiederhold
Born(1936-06-24)June 24, 1936
DiedDecember 26, 2022(2022-12-26) (aged 86)
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma materUniversity of California, San Francisco
AwardsIEEE Fellow
ACM Fellow
Fellow of the ACMI
Scientific career
FieldsComputer Science
InstitutionsStanford University
Doctoral advisorJohn Amsden Starkweather
Doctoral studentsHector Garcia-Molina
David E. Shaw
John Shoch
James Z. Wang
Marianne Winslett

Giovanni Corrado Melchiore Wiederhold (June 24, 1936 – December 26, 2022) was an Italian-born American computer scientist who spent most of his career at Stanford University. His research focused on the design of large-scale database management systems, the protection of their content, often using knowledge-based techniques. After his formal retirement he focused on valuation methods for intellectual property and intellectual capital.