Geneva G. Belford

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Geneva G. Belford
BornMay 18, 1932
DiedMarch 4, 2014

Geneva Grosz Belford (born May 18, 1932) was a computer scientist who worked at the University of Illinois. [1] She worked at the University of Illinois for over 40 years and advised over 140 graduate students [2] including Thomas M. Siebel. [3]

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Belford was an contributor for Britannica and worked on their article on computer science. [4] She also co-authored a textbook on the Pascal programming language. [5] Her papers are located at the University of Illinois Archives. [6]

Early life

Belford was born on May 18, 1932 in Washington, D.C. [1] She attended the University of Pennsylvania and received her bachelor's degree in Mathematics. She then attended the University of Illinois and graduated in 1960 with a PhD in mathematics PhD. [3] Her research originally focused on chemistry and mathematics. Later on, she focused on computer science. [7]

Career

After graduating with her PhD, Belford was hired as a research associate at the University of Illinois Chemistry Department. She continued working there until she was became an assistant professor of Mathematics in 1964. [3] Belford later became a research assistant professor with the Center for Advanced Computation in 1972. In 1976, she was promoted to a research associate professor and in 1977, she joined the Department of Computer Science. Belford was promoted to full professor in 1982 [3] Her research involved database and distributed systems and the ILLIAC computer. [8]

She was Professor Emerita of Computer Science and officially retired from the University of Illinois in 2000. [3]

Awards and recognition

List of publications

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References

  1. 1 2 News-Gazette, The (2014-03-09). "Geneva Grosz Belford". The News-Gazette. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  2. ↑ "Geneva Belford – Women in Engineering" . Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Communications, Grainger Engineering Office of Marketing and. "Geneva Belford, 1932-2014". cs.illinois.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  4. ↑ "Geneva G. Belford | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  5. 1 2 Belford, Geneva G. (1984). Pascal. Internet Archive. New York : McGraw-Hill. ISBN   978-0-07-038138-4.
  6. ↑ "Geneva G. Belford Papers, 1949-2011 | University of Illinois Archives". University of Illinois Archives Holdings Database. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  7. ↑ "Finding Aid for Geneva G. Belford Papers, 1949-2011 | University of Illinois Archives". University of Illinois Archives Holdings Database. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  8. ↑ "Unsung Heroes | Society of American Archivists". www2.archivists.org. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  9. ↑ Communications, Grainger Engineering Office of Marketing and. "Geneva Belford". cs.illinois.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  10. ↑ University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.; Homgren, Steven F.; Grossman, Gary R.; Day, John D.; Belford, Geneva G.; Alsberg, Peter A. (1977). Networking research in front ending and intelligent terminals: H6000 software specifications. CCTC-WAD document; no. 7501. Urbana: Center for Advanced Computation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
  11. ↑ Belford, Geneva G.; Putnam, D. E. (1977). Networking research in front ending and intelligent terminals: Experimental network front end experiment plan. CAC document; 0360-1617no. 227. Urbana: Center for Advanced Computation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
  12. ↑ Belford, Geneva G. (1972). An algorithm for fitting related sets of straight-line data. CAC document; no. 54. Urbana, IL.: Center for Advanced Computation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
  13. ↑ Belford, Geneva G. (1973). Investigation of one-step methods for integro-differential equations. CAC document; no. 75. Urbana, IL.: Center for Advanced Computation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
  14. ↑ Belford, Geneva G.; Research in network data management and resource sharing. (1976). Optimization problems in distributed data management. CAC document; 0360-1617no. 197. Urbana: Center for Advanced Computation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
  15. ↑ Belford, Geneva G. (1975). Research in network data management and resource sharing: initial mathematical model report. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Center for Advanced Computation. CAC document; no. 169. Urbana: Center for Advanced Computation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
  16. ↑ Putnam, D. E.; Healy, David C.; Belford, Geneva G.; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. (1977). Networking research in front ending and intelligent terminals: UNIX/ENFE experimental performance report. CCTC-WAD document; no. 7517. Urbana: Center for Advanced Computation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
  17. ↑ Schwartz, Paul M.; Grapa, Enrique.; Day, John D.; Belford, Geneva G.; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. (1976-08-02). Research in network data management and resource sharing: network file allocation. CCTC-WAD document; no. 6506. Urbana, Ill.: Center for Advanced Computation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
  18. ↑ Yan, Y. L.; Smet, A. D.; Moon, A.; Manolas, A. P.; Leo, J.; Kim, C. K.; Kaufman, K. A.; Hwund, S. C.; Goldstein, J. D. (1983). Mutual consistency maintenance in a prototype data traffic management system. Report / Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; no. 1142. Urbana, Illinois: Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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