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  1. John L. Hennessy is an American computer scientist and the chairperson of Alphabet Inc. (Google). He is also a former president and provost of Stanford University, and a co-recipient of the 2017 Turing Award for his work on RISC architecture.

  2. John L. Hennessy is the 10th president of Stanford University and a pioneer in computer architecture. He cofounded MIPS and Atheros, coauthored two textbooks, and received many awards and honors in his field.

  3. John L. Hennessy is Director of Knight-Hennessy Scholars, the largest fully endowed graduate-level scholarship program in the world. He is Chairman of the Board of Alphabet and serves on the Board of Directors for Cisco Systems and the Board of Trustees for Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.

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    Ph.D. Computer Science, S.U.N.Y. Stony Brook, 1977
    M.S. Computer Science, S.U.N.Y. Stony Brook, 1975
    B.E. Electrical Engineering, Villanova University, 1973
    BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Information and Communication Technologies (jointly with D. Patterson), 2021.
    ACM A.M. Turing Award (jointly with D. Patterson), 2017.
    Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Indiana University, 2018.
    Distinguished Citizen Award, Commonwealth Club, San Francisco, 2018.
    Google, Board of Directors, April 2004-present, Chair 2018-present.
    Cisco Systems, Board of Directors, January 2002-2018.
    Founding Chairman, Board of Directors, Atheros (now part of Qualcomm), 1998-2010.
    Technology Advisory Board, Microsoft Corporation, 1992-96.
    Member, Strategic Council on Research Excellence, Integrity, and Trust, National Academy of Sciences, 2021-present.
    Board of Directors, Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, 2015-present.
    Board of Trustees, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, 2012-present.
    Member, Committee on Research Universities, National Research Council, 2010-2012.
    General Chair, Program Committee Co-Chair, Program Committee Member, Hot Chips Symposium, 1999, 1993, 1991.
    Program Chair, 20th International Conference on Computer Architecture, 1993.
    Program Chair, ASPLOS-III Conference, 1988.
    Member, Program Committee, 4th Annual ACM Symposium on Parallel Algorithms and Architectures, 1992.
    Turing Award Lecture (joint with David Patterson), ISCA, Los Angeles, 2018.
    Keynote Lecture, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, 150thAnniversary Celebration, 2003.
    Keynote Lecture, Microprocessor Forum, San Jose, CA, October 1999.
    Plenary Speaker, Federated Computer Research Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, May 1999.
    University Southern California, Viterbi School of Engineering Cenntennial Lecture, Department of Computer Science, February 2006.
    Princeton University, Louis Clark Vanuxem Lecture, April 2003.
    Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, Holst Memorial Lecture,  November 2001.
    Eidgenössisch Technisch Hochschule, Zurich, June 1999.

    Books and Contributions to Books

    1. Hennessy, J. L. and Patterson, D. A. Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach. 1990. Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, Inc. San Mateo, CA. Second edition 1995, Third edition, 2002. Fourth Edition, 2007, Fifth Edition, 2011, Sixth Edition, 2018. 2. Patterson, D.A. and Hennessy, J.L., Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware/Software Interface.1993. San Mateo, CA: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers. Second Edition, 1998, Third Edition 2005. 3. Tjiang, S., Wolf, M., Lam, M., Pieper, K. and Henn...

    Refereed Journals and Conferences

    For copies of recent publications see: SPLASH papers and DASH papers. 1. Chaudhuri, M. Heinrich, M., Holt, C., Singh, J.P., Rothberg, E. and J. Hennessy “Latency, Occupancy, and Bandwidth in DSM Multiprocessors: A Performance Evaluation”. IEEE Transactions on Computers 52(7), July 2003. 2. Gibson, J, Kunz, R, Ofelt, D, Horowitz,M, Hennessy, J, Heinrich, M, “FLASH vs. (Simulated) FLASH: Closing the Simulation Loop”.In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Architectural Support for...

    John L. Hennessy is a renowned computer scientist, engineer, and academic leader. He is the director of the Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program, the former president of Stanford University, and the co-recipient of the Turing Award and the Draper Prize.

  4. John Hennessy is a pioneer in computer architecture and a cofounder of MIPS Technologies. He served as Stanford's provost, dean, and president from 1999 to 2016, and is the cofounder of the Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program.

  5. John L Hennessy is a computer architecture pioneer and a Stanford professor, president and director. He co-founded MIPS Computer Systems and co-authored the influential textbook Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach.

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  7. Jul 12, 2023 · John Hennessy, former president of Stanford University and co-founder of Knight-Hennessy Scholars, shares the origin story of the program that aims to shape a new generation of leaders. Learn how he met Phil Knight, secured the funding, and built Denning House for the scholars.