Lars Rasmussen (Software Developer)
Encyclopedia
Lars Eilstrup Rasmussen is a Danish
-born computer scientist, software developer, and co-founder of Google Maps
.
with a major in Mathematics. He gained his MSc in Computer Systems Engineering from the University of Edinburgh
in 1992.
Rasmussen began his PhD, working with Mark Jerrum
and Alistair Sinclair
in the Laboratory for Foundations of Computer Science
at Edinburgh, then moved, with Sinclair, to Berkeley, California
, USA. He received his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley
in 1998, for his thesis "On Approximating the Permanent
and Other #P-Complete Problems".
in October 2004, to create the popular, free, browser-based software, Google Maps
. The four of them were subsequently employed by Google in the engineering team at the company's Australian office in Sydney
. Lars and Jens are also the originators of the Google Wave
project..
Facebook
On 29 October 2010, Rasmussen announced that he had left Google, and was moving to San Francisco to work for Facebook
.
for NSW ICT Entrepreneurs of the Year.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
-born computer scientist, software developer, and co-founder of Google Maps
Google Maps
Google Maps is a web mapping service application and technology provided by Google, free , that powers many map-based services, including the Google Maps website, Google Ride Finder, Google Transit, and maps embedded on third-party websites via the Google Maps API...
.
Qualifications
In 1990, Rasmussen graduated from the University of AarhusUniversity of Aarhus
Aarhus University , located in the city of Aarhus, Denmark, is Denmark's second oldest and second largest university...
with a major in Mathematics. He gained his MSc in Computer Systems Engineering from the University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
in 1992.
Rasmussen began his PhD, working with Mark Jerrum
Mark Jerrum
Mark Richard Jerrum is a British computer scientist and computational theorist.Jerrum received his Ph.D. in computer science in 1981 from University of Edinburgh under the supervision of Leslie Valiant...
and Alistair Sinclair
Alistair Sinclair
Alistair Sinclair is a British computer scientist and computational theorist.Sinclair received his B.A. in Mathematics from St. John’s College, Cambridge in 1979, and his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Edinburgh in 1988 under the supervision of Mark Jerrum...
in the Laboratory for Foundations of Computer Science
University of Edinburgh School of Informatics
The School of Informatics is an academic unit of the University of Edinburgh, in Scotland, responsible for research, teaching, outreach and commercialisation in Informatics....
at Edinburgh, then moved, with Sinclair, to Berkeley, California
Berkeley, California
Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...
, USA. He received his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
in 1998, for his thesis "On Approximating the Permanent
Permanent
The permanent of a square matrix in linear algebra, is a function of the matrix similar to the determinant. The permanent, as well as the determinant, is a polynomial in the entries of the matrix...
and Other #P-Complete Problems".
Where 2 Technologies and Google Maps
In 2003, Lars and his brother, Jens, with Australians Noel Gordon and Stephen Ma, co-founded Where 2 Technologies, a mapping-related start-up in Sydney, Australia. This company was bought by GoogleGoogle
Google Inc. is an American multinational public corporation invested in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies. Google hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and products, and generates profit primarily from advertising through its AdWords program...
in October 2004, to create the popular, free, browser-based software, Google Maps
Google Maps
Google Maps is a web mapping service application and technology provided by Google, free , that powers many map-based services, including the Google Maps website, Google Ride Finder, Google Transit, and maps embedded on third-party websites via the Google Maps API...
. The four of them were subsequently employed by Google in the engineering team at the company's Australian office in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. Lars and Jens are also the originators of the Google Wave
Google Wave
Apache Wave is a software framework for real-time collaborative editing online. Google Inc. originally developed it as Google Wave.It was announced at the Google I/O conference on May 27, 2009....
project..
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
.
Awards
On 19 October 2010, Lars and Jens Rasmussen were awarded the Pearcey AwardPearcey Award
The Pearcey Awards are a set of prizes presented annually since 1998 by the Pearcey Foundation for achievement in the Australian ICT industry.-Pearcey Award Categories:Each year, the Pearcey Foundation presents 3 categories of award:...
for NSW ICT Entrepreneurs of the Year.