Alfred Aho Scientist

Alfred Vaino Aho (born August 9, 1941) is a Canadian computer scientist best known for his work on programming languages, compilers, and related algorithms, and his textbooks on the art and science of computer programming.

Personal facts

Birth date	August 09, 1941
Birth place	Ontario , Timmins
Nationality	Canada
Residence	United States
Education	Princeton University University of Toronto
Known for	Aho–Corasick string matching algorithm

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Scientist

awards	Association for Computing Machinery Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers American Association for the Advancement of Science IEEE John von Neumann Medal
doctoral advisor	John Hopcroft
Field of study	Computer science