Jean Bacon
Jean Bacon | |
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| Born | 1942 (age 81–82) Distributed systems |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge |
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Jean Bacon (born 1942) is a British
distributed systems at the Computer Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, where she co-headed the Opera Research Group from its founding in the 1990s.[1][2] Previously, she taught at Hatfield Technical College where, in the 1970s, she was involved in the design of one of the earliest computer science degree programs offered in the United Kingdom.[3] Bacon retired from her faculty position at Cambridge in 2010 but has continued to work on Opera projects related to distributed systems and security in cloud computing.[1]
Early life and career
Bacon was born in
distributed systems.[3]
Research career
In 1985 Bacon moved to a faculty position in the Computer Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, where her work focused on the design of distributed systems and middleware.[3] She was the first woman to join the Computer Laboratory.[4] There she was a co-leader of the Opera Research Group since its founding in the 1990s.[1] She has also published several textbooks on concurrent and distributed systems.[2]
Bacon is a Fellow of the
Doctor of the University by Open University.[4]
Personal life
Bacon has one son, born in 1976.[3] She is also an artist and has exhibited paintings.[2]
External links
References
- ^ a b c "Opera Group > People". University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Jean Bacon (personal web page)". Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ a b c d Bacon, Jean (10 April 2001). "Oral History: Jean Bacon". IEEE History Center Oral History Program (Interview). Interviewed by Janet Abbate. Cambridge, United Kingdom.
- ^ a b "Professor Jean Bacon awarded Honorary Degree of Doctor of the University". The Open University Centre for Research in Computing. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ "Distributed Systems Online, IEEE". IEEE Xplore. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
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