Michael Burrows (computer scientist)
Michael Burrows | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1963 (age 61–62) |
| Nationality | British |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | University College London (BSc) University of Cambridge (PhD) |
| Known for | Burrows–Wheeler transform |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society (2013) SIGOPS Mark Weiser Award (2003) IET Achievement Medal (2019) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer Science |
| Institutions | Google University of Cambridge Digital Equipment Corporation AltaVista Microsoft |
| Thesis | Efficient Data Sharing (1988) |
| Doctoral advisor | David Wheeler |
| Website | research |
Michael Burrows, FRS (born 1963) is a British computer scientist, one of the creators of AltaVista, and co-author of the paper that first described the Burrows-Wheeler Transform. Born in Britain, as of 2018 he lives in the United States, although he remains a British citizen.