Alfred Aho

Alfred Aho
Alfred Aho
Born	Alfred Vaino Aho; August 9, 1941 (age 85); Timmins, Ontario, Canada
Nationality	Canadian; American
Alma mater	University of Toronto; Princeton University;
Known for	Awk programming language; Principles of Compiler Design; Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools; Aho-Corasick algorithm;
Awards	Bell Labs Fellow (1984); FAAAS (1986); IEEE Fellow (1988); FACM (1996); IEEE John von Neumann Medal (2003); NAE Member; Turing Award (2020);
	Scientific career
Fields	Computer science
Institutions	Columbia University
Thesis	Indexed Grammars: An Extension of Context Free Grammars (1968)
Doctoral advisor	John Hopcroft

Alfred Vaino Aho (born August 9, 1941) is a Canadian computer scientist. He is best known for his work on programming languages, compilers, and related algorithms. He has written many textbooks on the art and science of computer programming. He and his long-time partner Jeffrey Ullman are the recipients of the 2020 Turing Award.

Alfred Aho
Born	Alfred Vaino Aho (1941-08-09) August 9, 1941 (age 85) Timmins, Ontario, Canada
Nationality	Canadian American
Alma mater	University of Toronto Princeton University
Known for	Awk programming language Principles of Compiler Design Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools Aho-Corasick algorithm
Awards	Bell Labs Fellow (1984) FAAAS (1986) IEEE Fellow (1988) FACM (1996) IEEE John von Neumann Medal (2003) NAE Member Turing Award (2020)
Scientific career
Fields	Computer science
Institutions	Columbia University
Thesis	Indexed Grammars: An Extension of Context Free Grammars (1968)
Doctoral advisor	John Hopcroft