George Coulouris (computer scientist)
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George Coulouris is a British computer scientist
and the son of actor George Coulouris
. He is an emeritus professor of Queen Mary, University of London and is currently Visiting Professor in Residence at University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory
and co-author of a textbook in distributed systems. He was instrumental in the development of ICL's Content Addressable File Store
(CAFS) and he developed em, the Unix
editor, which inspired Bill Joy
to write vi
.
from University College London
. He worked at IBM
and other companies before joining the London Institute of Computer Science
as a Research Assistant and then Imperial College London
as a lecturer in 1965.
In 1971 he joined Queen Mary College
as a lecturer. He became a reader in 1973 and a professor in 1978.
, whose father was a Greek immigrant to Britain married to an English woman.
George Coulouris's sister is artist Mary-Louise Coulouris.
Computer scientist
A computer scientist is a scientist who has acquired knowledge of computer science, the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their application in computer systems....
and the son of actor George Coulouris
George Coulouris
George Coulouris was a prominent English film and stage actor.-Early life:Coulouris was born in Manchester, England, the son of Abigail and Nicholas Coulouris, a merchant of Greek origin. He was brought up both in Manchester and nearby Urmston and was educated at Manchester Grammar School...
. He is an emeritus professor of Queen Mary, University of London and is currently Visiting Professor in Residence at University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory
University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory
The Computer Laboratory is the computer science department of the University of Cambridge. As of 2007, it employs 35 academic staff, 25 support staff, 35 affiliated research staff, and about 155 research students...
and co-author of a textbook in distributed systems. He was instrumental in the development of ICL's Content Addressable File Store
Content Addressable File Store
The Content Addressable File Store was a hardware device developed by International Computers Limited that provided a disk storage with built-in search capability...
(CAFS) and he developed em, the Unix
Unix
Unix is a multitasking, multi-user computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs, including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, Brian Kernighan, Douglas McIlroy, and Joe Ossanna...
editor, which inspired Bill Joy
Bill Joy
William Nelson Joy , commonly known as Bill Joy, is an American computer scientist. Joy co-founded Sun Microsystems in 1982 along with Vinod Khosla, Scott McNealy and Andy Bechtolsheim, and served as chief scientist at the company until 2003...
to write vi
Vi
vi is a screen-oriented text editor originally created for the Unix operating system. The portable subset of the behavior of vi and programs based on it, and the ex editor language supported within these programs, is described by the Single Unix Specification and POSIX.The original code for vi...
.
Career
In 1960 George Coulouris graduated with an honours degree in PhysicsPhysics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
from University College London
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
. He worked at IBM
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
and other companies before joining the London Institute of Computer Science
Institute of Computer Science
The University of London Institute of Computer Science was an Institute based in London in England. The Institute was founded by the University of London to support and provide academic research, postgraduate teaching, computer services and network services...
as a Research Assistant and then Imperial College London
Imperial College London
Imperial College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, specialising in science, engineering, business and medicine...
as a lecturer in 1965.
In 1971 he joined Queen Mary College
Queen Mary, University of London
Queen Mary, University of London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
as a lecturer. He became a reader in 1973 and a professor in 1978.
Family
Prof Coulouris's name is of Greek heritage, as he is the son of actor George CoulourisGeorge Coulouris
George Coulouris was a prominent English film and stage actor.-Early life:Coulouris was born in Manchester, England, the son of Abigail and Nicholas Coulouris, a merchant of Greek origin. He was brought up both in Manchester and nearby Urmston and was educated at Manchester Grammar School...
, whose father was a Greek immigrant to Britain married to an English woman.
George Coulouris's sister is artist Mary-Louise Coulouris.