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Born | 5 November 1944 |
Died | 13 October 2018 Auckland, New Zealand | (aged 73)
Citizenship | New Zealand |
Alma mater | University of Canterbury, Stanford University |
Known for | History of computing |
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Fields | Computer science |
Institutions | City University, Massey University, Amdahl Corporation, University of Auckland |
Robert William Doran HFNZCS (5 November 1944 – 13 October 2018) was a New Zealand-based computer scientist and historian of computing. He was Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.[1]
Doran studied at the University of Canterbury (New Zealand) and for a master's degree in computer science from Stanford University (California, United States) in 1967. He taught at City University (London, England) and Massey University (Palmerston North, New Zealand).[2] He first worked with computers in 1963.[3] He was a Principal Computer Architect at Amdahl Corporation (Sunnyvale, California) during 1976–1982.[1] He joined the Department of Computer Science at the University of Auckland in 1982 and was Head of department. He maintained computing history displays in the department,[4] especially of totalisators.[5] The history displays are now part of The Bob Doran Museum of Computing.[6]
Doran's research interests included computer architecture, parallel algorithms, and computer programming. He was also interested in the history of computing.[2] In 2017, he contributed to The Turing Guide.[7]
Doran was made an Honorary Fellow of the New Zealand Computer Society,[3] now the Institute of IT Professionals.
Doran died on 13 October 2018 at home in Auckland.[8]
Doran is also a listed inventor on the following US patents assigned to Amdahl Corporation: 4503512 (1985), 4967342 (1990), 5109522 (1992).
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