Rajeev Motwani

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academic computer scientist person

Rajeev Motwani was an influential Indian-American computer scientist known for his contributions to theoretical computer science, algorithms, and his mentorship in Silicon Valley.

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Rajeev Motwani canonical	3

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Target entity: Rajeev Motwani
Context triple: [Introduction to Automata Theory, Languages, and Computation, author, Rajeev Motwani]

A. Rakesh Agrawal
Rakesh Agrawal is a pioneering computer scientist best known for his foundational contributions to data mining and database systems.
B. Raghu Ramakrishnan
Raghu Ramakrishnan is a prominent computer scientist known for his influential work in database systems and data mining, including contributions to query optimization and scalable data analysis.
C. Jeffrey D. Ullman
Jeffrey D. Ullman is a prominent American computer scientist known for his foundational contributions to database theory, algorithms, and formal languages, and for coauthoring several classic textbooks in computer science.
D. S. Rao Kosaraju
S. Rao Kosaraju is a computer scientist known for his contributions to algorithm design and graph theory, including early work on strongly connected components algorithms.
E. Charu C. Aggarwal
Charu C. Aggarwal is a prominent computer scientist and researcher known for his influential contributions to data mining, machine learning, and high-dimensional data analysis.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Rajeev Motwani
Target entity description: Rajeev Motwani was an influential Indian-American computer scientist known for his contributions to theoretical computer science, algorithms, and his mentorship in Silicon Valley.

A. Rakesh Agrawal
Rakesh Agrawal is a pioneering computer scientist best known for his foundational contributions to data mining and database systems.
B. Raghu Ramakrishnan
Raghu Ramakrishnan is a prominent computer scientist known for his influential work in database systems and data mining, including contributions to query optimization and scalable data analysis.
C. Jeffrey D. Ullman
Jeffrey D. Ullman is a prominent American computer scientist known for his foundational contributions to database theory, algorithms, and formal languages, and for coauthoring several classic textbooks in computer science.
D. S. Rao Kosaraju
S. Rao Kosaraju is a computer scientist known for his contributions to algorithm design and graph theory, including early work on strongly connected components algorithms.
E. Charu C. Aggarwal
Charu C. Aggarwal is a prominent computer scientist and researcher known for his influential contributions to data mining, machine learning, and high-dimensional data analysis.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic ⓘ computer scientist ⓘ person ⓘ
academicDegree	Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science ⓘ PhD in Computer Science ⓘ
advisorTo	Larry Page ⓘ Sergey Brin ⓘ
authorOf	Randomized Algorithms ⓘ
awardReceived	Gödel Prize ⓘ National Young Investigator Award ⓘ linked to: National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award Sloan Research Fellowship ⓘ linked to: Sloan Research Fellowships
causeOfDeath	drowning ⓘ
citizenship	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
coAuthorOf	Randomized Algorithms ⓘ
coAuthorWith	Prabhakar Raghavan ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1962-03-24 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	2009-06-05 ⓘ
doctoralAdvisor	Richard Karp ⓘ
educatedAt	Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur ⓘ University of California, Berkeley ⓘ
employer	Stanford University ⓘ
familyName	Motwani ⓘ
fieldOfWork	algorithms ⓘ complexity theory ⓘ computer science ⓘ data mining ⓘ graph theory ⓘ randomized algorithms ⓘ theoretical computer science ⓘ
givenName	Rajeev ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup	Indian ⓘ
influenced	Google ⓘ Silicon Valley startup ecosystem ⓘ linked to: Silicon Valley venture capital ecosystem
knownFor	early mentorship of Google founders ⓘ mentoring Silicon Valley entrepreneurs ⓘ work on approximation algorithms ⓘ work on computational complexity ⓘ work on randomized algorithms ⓘ
memberOf	Stanford Computer Science faculty ⓘ linked to: Stanford Computer Science Department
name	Rajeev Motwani ⓘ
nationality	Indian-American ⓘ
occupation	entrepreneurial mentor ⓘ professor ⓘ researcher ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Jammu, India ⓘ linked to: Jammu
placeOfDeath	Atherton, California, United States ⓘ
residence	Atherton, California ⓘ linked to: Atherton, California, United States Palo Alto, California ⓘ
spouse	Asha Jadeja Motwani ⓘ
workInstitution	Stanford University Department of Computer Science ⓘ linked to: Stanford Computer Science Department