Jeannette M. Wing

E394385

academic computer scientist person researcher

Jeannette M. Wing is a prominent computer scientist known for her influential work on formal methods, software reliability, and the advocacy of "computational thinking" in education and research.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Jeannette M. Wing canonical	3
Jeannette Wing	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3839531 — 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: Jeannette M. Wing
Context triple: [ACM Distinguished Service Award, notableRecipient, Jeannette M. Wing]

A. Edward D. Lazowska
Edward D. Lazowska is an American computer scientist known for his influential work in computer systems and performance evaluation, as well as his leadership in computing research and education policy.
B. Barbara Liskov
Barbara Liskov is an American computer scientist renowned for her pioneering work in programming languages, data abstraction, and distributed systems, and is one of the first women to receive the Turing Award.
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. Peter J. Denning
Peter J. Denning is an American computer scientist renowned for his foundational work in operating systems, particularly virtual memory, and for his leadership in advancing the science and practice of computing.
E. Andrew G. Myers
Andrew G. Myers is an American organic chemist renowned for his contributions to complex molecule synthesis and medicinal chemistry.
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: Jeannette M. Wing
Target entity description: Jeannette M. Wing is a prominent computer scientist known for her influential work on formal methods, software reliability, and the advocacy of "computational thinking" in education and research.

A. Edward D. Lazowska
Edward D. Lazowska is an American computer scientist known for his influential work in computer systems and performance evaluation, as well as his leadership in computing research and education policy.
B. Barbara Liskov
Barbara Liskov is an American computer scientist renowned for her pioneering work in programming languages, data abstraction, and distributed systems, and is one of the first women to receive the Turing Award.
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. Peter J. Denning
Peter J. Denning is an American computer scientist renowned for his foundational work in operating systems, particularly virtual memory, and for his leadership in advancing the science and practice of computing.
E. Andrew G. Myers
Andrew G. Myers is an American organic chemist renowned for his contributions to complex molecule synthesis and medicinal chemistry.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic ⓘ computer scientist ⓘ person ⓘ researcher ⓘ
awardReceived	ACM Fellow ⓘ linked to: Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow ⓘ linked to: American Academy of Arts and Sciences fellowship IEEE Fellow ⓘ National Academy of Engineering membership ⓘ
citizenship	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
degree	PhD in Computer Science ⓘ SB in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science ⓘ SM in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science ⓘ
doctoralAdvisor	John Guttag ⓘ
educatedAt	Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ
fieldOfWork	computational thinking ⓘ computer science ⓘ formal methods ⓘ security and privacy ⓘ software engineering ⓘ software reliability ⓘ
gender	female ⓘ
hasRole	advocate for integrating computational thinking into education ⓘ research leader in computer science ⓘ
influenced	computing education policy ⓘ research agendas in computer science and engineering ⓘ
knownFor	advocacy of computational thinking ⓘ leadership in computer science research policy ⓘ research on formal methods ⓘ research on software specification and verification ⓘ work on software dependability ⓘ
languageSpoken	English ⓘ
memberOf	Association for Computing Machinery ⓘ Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ⓘ
notableConcept	computational thinking ⓘ
notableWork	Computational Thinking (2006 essay) ⓘ
positionHeld	Assistant Director for Computer and Information Science and Engineering at the National Science Foundation ⓘ Avanessians Director of the Data Science Institute at Columbia University ⓘ Corporate Vice President of Microsoft Research ⓘ Head of the Computer Science Department at Carnegie Mellon University ⓘ Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University ⓘ Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University ⓘ Vice President of Microsoft Research ⓘ
researchInterest	security and privacy in computing ⓘ specification and verification of software systems ⓘ trustworthy computing ⓘ
workInstitution	Carnegie Mellon University ⓘ linked to: CMU Columbia University ⓘ Microsoft Research ⓘ National Science Foundation ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

ACM Distinguished Service Award → notableRecipient → Jeannette M. Wing ⓘ

Liskov Substitution Principle → author → Jeannette Wing ⓘ

linked to: Jeannette M. Wing

ACM SIGCSE Award for Outstanding Contributions to Computer Science Education → notableRecipient → Jeannette M. Wing ⓘ

ACM Presidential Award → notableRecipient → Jeannette M. Wing ⓘ

A Behavioral Notion of Subtyping → author → Jeannette Wing ⓘ