Albert R. Meyer
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Albert R. Meyer is an American computer scientist and professor at MIT known for his influential work in theoretical computer science and the foundations of computation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Albert R. Meyer canonical | 4 |
| Albert Meyer | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2425576 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Albert R. Meyer Context triple: [Charles Rackoff, academicAdvisor, Albert R. Meyer]
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John A. Alonzo
John A. Alonzo was an American cinematographer best known for his influential work on films such as "Chinatown," which helped define the visual style of 1970s Hollywood cinema.
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B.
Milburn G. Apt
Milburn G. Apt was a United States Air Force test pilot and the first person to exceed Mach 3, who died in the crash of the Bell X-2 during a record-setting flight in 1956.
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C.
Edgar A. Newell
Edgar A. Newell was an American businessman and entrepreneur best known for building the Newell Company into a major consumer goods manufacturer that later became Newell Brands.
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D.
Fred M. Wilcox
Fred M. Wilcox was an American film director best known for the science fiction classic "Forbidden Planet" and the family film "Lassie Come Home."
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E.
John R. Pierce
John R. Pierce was an American engineer and scientist best known for his pioneering work in communications technology, including satellite and microwave systems, and for coining the term "transistor."
- 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: Albert R. Meyer Target entity description: Albert R. Meyer is an American computer scientist and professor at MIT known for his influential work in theoretical computer science and the foundations of computation.
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A.
John A. Alonzo
John A. Alonzo was an American cinematographer best known for his influential work on films such as "Chinatown," which helped define the visual style of 1970s Hollywood cinema.
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B.
Milburn G. Apt
Milburn G. Apt was a United States Air Force test pilot and the first person to exceed Mach 3, who died in the crash of the Bell X-2 during a record-setting flight in 1956.
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C.
Edgar A. Newell
Edgar A. Newell was an American businessman and entrepreneur best known for building the Newell Company into a major consumer goods manufacturer that later became Newell Brands.
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D.
Fred M. Wilcox
Fred M. Wilcox was an American film director best known for the science fiction classic "Forbidden Planet" and the family film "Lassie Come Home."
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E.
John R. Pierce
John R. Pierce was an American engineer and scientist best known for his pioneering work in communications technology, including satellite and microwave systems, and for coining the term "transistor."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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computer scientist ⓘ human ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| academicDegree | Doctor of Philosophy ⓘ |
| affiliation | Association for Computing Machinery ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
ACM Fellow
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Guggenheim Fellowship ⓘ MIT School of Engineering teaching awards ⓘ |
| basedIn | Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Hilary Putnam ⓘ |
| doctoralStudent |
Albert R. Meyer’s other PhD students at MIT
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Charles Rackoff ⓘ Michael Sipser ⓘ Nancy Lynch ⓘ Shafi Goldwasser ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Brandeis University
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Harvard University ⓘ |
| employer | Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| familyName | Meyer ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
complexity theory
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computability theory ⓘ foundations of computation ⓘ mathematical logic in computer science ⓘ programming language theory ⓘ semantics of programming languages ⓘ theoretical computer science ⓘ |
| genre | scientific research articles ⓘ |
| givenName | Albert ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
formal methods in computer science
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logic and computation ⓘ |
| memberOf | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to theoretical computer science
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influential teaching in theoretical computer science ⓘ work on the foundations of computation ⓘ |
| notableWork |
research on complexity of computations
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research on program verification ⓘ research on semantics of programming languages ⓘ |
| occupation |
professor of computer science
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researcher ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
faculty member in MIT EECS
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professor at MIT ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| teaches |
mathematics for computer science at MIT
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theory of computation ⓘ |
| workplace | Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Albert R. Meyer Description of subject: Albert R. Meyer is an American computer scientist and professor at MIT known for his influential work in theoretical computer science and the foundations of computation.
Referenced by (7)
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