F. Thomson Leighton

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Computer_Scientist
gptkbp:academic_advisor gptkb:Michael_Sipser
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:awards gptkb:IEEE_Fellow
ACM Fellow
National Academy of Engineering member
gptkbp:birth_date 1951-01-01
gptkbp:children not publicly disclosed
gptkbp:class frequently lectures on internet technology
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:Robert_Morris
gptkb:David_P._Anderson
gptkb:Tim_Berners-Lee
gptkb:David_Culler
gptkb:Michael_Stonebraker
gptkbp:contribution algorithm design
high-performance computing
network security
real-time data processing
big data analytics
content delivery networks
scalable algorithms
advancing cloud computing
improving web performance
internet scalability solutions
machine learning applications in networking
gptkbp:field gptkb:computer_science
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Akamai_Technologies,_Inc.
gptkbp:has_research_focus gptkb:MIT_Computer_Science_and_Artificial_Intelligence_Laboratory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label F. Thomson Leighton
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Tim_Berners-Lee
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:John_Hopcroft
gptkbp:invention multiple patents in networking technology
gptkbp:known_for contributions to algorithms and computer networks
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Professor
gptkbp:publications numerous academic papers
books on algorithms
gptkbp:research_areas data structures
distributed systems
network algorithms
gptkbp:research_focus gptkb:networking
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:spouse not publicly disclosed
gptkbp:title The Complexity of the VLSI Layout Problem
gptkbp:website http://www.csail.mit.edu/people/leighton
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Akamai_Technologies,_Inc.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5