Wikipedia's first sentence called it “professor of computer science at rice university”. Today it says “israeli theoretical computer scientist”.
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Moshe Ya'akov Vardi ( Hebrew : משה יעקב ורדי ) MAE ForMemRS is an Israeli theoretical computer scientist . He is the Karen Ostrum George Distinguished Service Professor in Computational Engineering at Rice University , United States. and a faculty advisor for the Ken Kennedy Institute. His interests focus on applications of logic to computer science, including database theory , finite model theory , knowledge of multi-agent systems , computer-aided verification and reasoning, and teaching logic across the curriculum. He is an expert in model checking , constraint satisfaction and database theory , common knowledge (logic) , and theoretical computer science . Vardi has authored or co-authored over 700 technical papers as well as editing several collections. He is senior editor of Communications of the ACM , after serving as its editor-in-chief for a decade. National Academy of Sciences . Rice University computer scientist Moshe Vardi has been named a Distinguished Service Professor, one of the university's most prestigious faculty appointments. Moshe Vardi author profile page at the ACM Digital Library Winslett, Marianne (2006). Finite model theory and its applications .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Moshe Yaakov Vardi ( ) is a Professor of Computer Science at Rice University , USA . He is the Karen Ostrum George Professor in Computational Engineering and Director of the Computer and Information Technology Institute . His interests focus on applications of logic to computer science, including database theory, finite-model theory, knowledge in multi-agent systems, computer-aided verification and reasoning, and teaching logic across the curriculum. He is a renowned expert in model checking , constraint satisfaction and database theory , common knowledge (logic) , and theoretical computer science . Vardi is the author of over 300 technical papers as well as the editor of several collections.
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Moshe Ya'akov Vardi ( ) is an Israeli computer scientist. He is a Professor of Computer Science at Rice University , USA . His interests focus on applications of logic to computer science, including database theory , finite-model theory, knowledge in multi-agent systems , computer-aided verification and reasoning, and teaching logic across the curriculum. He dabbles in model checking , constraint satisfaction and database theory , common knowledge (logic) , and theoretical computer science . Vardi is the author of over 400 technical papers as well as the editor of several collections.He is also the editor-in-chief of Communications of the ACM .Rice University computer scientist Moshe Vardi has been named a Distinguished Service Professor, one of the university's most prestigious faculty appointments.Moshe Vardi author profile page at the ACM Digital Library Attention: This template ( ) is deprecated.Finite model theory and its applications .
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Moshe Ya'akov Vardi ( ) is an Israeli mathematician and computer scientist. His interests focus on applications of logic to computer science, including database theory , finite-model theory, knowledge in multi-agent systems , computer-aided verification and reasoning, and teaching logic across the curriculum. He is an expert in model checking , constraint satisfaction and database theory , common knowledge (logic) , and theoretical computer science .Vardi is the author of over 600 technical papers as well as the editor of several collections.He is Senior Editor of Communications of the ACM , after serving as its Editor-in-Chief for a decade. Rice University computer scientist Moshe Vardi has been named a Distinguished Service Professor, one of the university's most prestigious faculty appointments. Moshe Vardi author profile page at the ACM Digital Library Winslett, M. Finite model theory and its applications .
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Israeli mathematicien and computer scientist Moshe Ya'akov Vardi ( ) MAE ForMemRS is an Israeli mathematician and computer scientist.He is the Karen Ostrum George Distinguished Service Professor in Computational Engineering at Rice University , United States. and a faculty advisor for the Ken Kennedy Institute. His interests focus on applications of logic to computer science, including database theory , finite model theory , knowledge of multi-agent systems , computer-aided verification and reasoning, and teaching logic across the curriculum. He is an expert in model checking , constraint satisfaction and database theory , common knowledge (logic) , and theoretical computer science . Vardi has authored or co-authored over 600 technical papers as well as editing several collections. He is senior editor of Communications of the ACM , after serving as its editor-in-chief for a decade. National Academy of Sciences . Rice University computer scientist Moshe Vardi has been named a Distinguished Service Professor, one of the university's most prestigious faculty appointments. Moshe Vardi author profile page at the ACM Digital Library Winslett, Marianne (2006). Finite model theory and its applications .
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professor of computer science at rice university
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israeli theoretical computer scientist
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