About Gilles Kahn
Lived 1946 – 2006 (aged 59). Gilles Kahn was a French computer scientist and engineer.
Gilles Kahn (17 April 1946 – 9 February 2006) was a French computer scientist. He notably introduced Kahn process networks as a model for parallel processing and natural semantics for describing the operational semantics of programming languages.
Gilles Kahn was born in Paris. He studied at the École polytechnique (X1964) and at Stanford. He became a member of the French Academy of Sciences in 1997. He was president and director-general of INRIA from 2004 to 2006. He died in Garches.
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Who was Gilles Kahn?
French computer scientist (1946-2006)
When was Gilles Kahn born?
Gilles Kahn was born on 17 April 1946 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
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Gilles Kahn died on 9 February 2006 in Garches.
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Gilles Kahn was a computer scientist and engineer.
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Gilles Kahn was French.
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