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Alexia Massalin (formerly Henry Massalin) is an American computer scientist and programmer. She pioneered the concept of superoptimization, and designed the Synthesis kernel, a small kernel with a Unix compatibility layer that makes heavy use of self-modifying code for efficiency.
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TTTA extracted 11 structured relationships around Alexia Massalin. Examples in this analysis include Alexia Massalin → Alma mater → Cooper Union School of Engineering, B.E. M.E., 1984 Columbia University, Ph.D., computer science, 1992 and Alexia Massalin → Born → Henry Massalin (1962-01-01)January 1, 1962 Astoria, Queens, New York. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexia Massalin | Alma mater | Cooper Union School of Engineering, B.E. M.E., 1984 Columbia University, Ph.D., computer science, 1992 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alexia Massalin | Born | Henry Massalin (1962-01-01)January 1, 1962 Astoria, Queens, New York | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alexia Massalin | Citizenship | United States | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alexia Massalin | Doctoral advisor | Calton Pu | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alexia Massalin | Fields | Operating systems, optimizing compilers | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alexia Massalin | Known for | Superoptimization | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alexia Massalin | Thesis | Synthesis: An Efficient Implementation of Fundamental Operating System Services (1992) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alexia Massalin | Workplaces | MicroUnity Systems Engineering, Inc. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dennis Ritchie | instance of | which included notable computer scientists | 0.80 | text |
| Ken Thompson | instance of | which included notable computer scientists | 0.80 | text |
| and artificial intelligence pioneer Marvin Minsky | instance of | which included notable computer scientists | 0.80 | text |
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Source: Wikipedia — Alexia Massalin · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout