Amit Singhal
Encyclopedia
Amit Singhal is a software engineer
at Google Inc., a Google Fellow, and the head of Google's core ranking team.
, a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh
, India
, Amit received a Bachelor of Engineering degree in computer science
from IIT Roorkee in 1989. He continued his computer science education in the United States
, and received an M.S.
degree from University of Minnesota Duluth
in 1991. He writes about UMD:
Amit continued his studies at Cornell University
in Ithaca, New York
and received a Ph.D.
degree in 1996. At Cornell Amit studied with Gerard Salton
, a pioneer in the field of information retrieval
, the academic discipline which forms the foundation of modern search. John Battelle, in his book "The Search" calls Gerard Salton "the father of digital search."
(previously a part of Bell Labs
), where he continued his research in information retrieval, speech retrieval and other related fields.
In 2000, he was persuaded by his friend Krishna Bharat to join Google. Amit runs Google's core search quality department. He and his team are responsible for the Google search algorithms. According to New York Times, Mr. Singhal is the master of what Google calls its “ranking algorithm” — the formulas that decide which Web pages best answer each user’s question.
As a reward for his rewrite of the search engine in 2001, Amit was named a Google Fellow, an honorary title reserved for Google's most accomplished engineers.
India Abroad magazine named Amit Singhal one of the top 50 most influential Indian American
s.
Fortune named Amit Singhal one of the smartest people in tech.
He has co-authored more than thirty scientific papers and numerous patents.
Software engineer
A software engineer is an engineer who applies the principles of software engineering to the design, development, testing, and evaluation of the software and systems that make computers or anything containing software, such as computer chips, work.- Overview :...
at Google Inc., a Google Fellow, and the head of Google's core ranking team.
Education
Born in JhansiJhansi
Jhansi Hindi:झाँसी, , Marathi: झाशी, is a historical city of India. Jhansi is the administrative headquarters of Jhansi District and Jhansi Division. The original walled city grew up around its stone fort, which crowns a neighboring rock. This district is on the bank of river Betwa.The National...
, a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, Amit received a Bachelor of Engineering degree in computer science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
from IIT Roorkee in 1989. He continued his computer science education in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and received an M.S.
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
degree from University of Minnesota Duluth
University of Minnesota Duluth
The University of Minnesota Duluth is a regional branch of the University of Minnesota system located in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. As Duluth's public research university, UMD offers 13 bachelor's degrees in 74 majors, graduate programs in 24 different fields, a two-year program at the School of...
in 1991. He writes about UMD:
Amit continued his studies at Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
in Ithaca, New York
Ithaca, New York
The city of Ithaca, is a city in upstate New York and the county seat of Tompkins County, as well as the largest community in the Ithaca-Tompkins County metropolitan area...
and received a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
degree in 1996. At Cornell Amit studied with Gerard Salton
Gerard Salton
Gerard Salton , also known as Gerry Salton, was a Professor of Computer Science at Cornell University. Salton was perhaps the leading computer scientist working in the field of information retrieval during his time...
, a pioneer in the field of information retrieval
Information retrieval
Information retrieval is the area of study concerned with searching for documents, for information within documents, and for metadata about documents, as well as that of searching structured storage, relational databases, and the World Wide Web...
, the academic discipline which forms the foundation of modern search. John Battelle, in his book "The Search" calls Gerard Salton "the father of digital search."
Career
Amit got interested in the problem of search in 1990 at the University of Minnesota Duluth. After getting a Ph.D. in 1996, Amit joined AT&T LabsAT&T Labs
AT&T Labs, Inc. is the research & development division of AT&T, where scientists and engineers work to understand and advance innovative technologies relevant to networking, communications, and information. Over 1800 employees work in six locations: Florham Park, NJ; Middletown, NJ; Austin, TX;...
(previously a part of Bell Labs
Bell Labs
Bell Laboratories is the research and development subsidiary of the French-owned Alcatel-Lucent and previously of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company , half-owned through its Western Electric manufacturing subsidiary.Bell Laboratories operates its...
), where he continued his research in information retrieval, speech retrieval and other related fields.
In 2000, he was persuaded by his friend Krishna Bharat to join Google. Amit runs Google's core search quality department. He and his team are responsible for the Google search algorithms. According to New York Times, Mr. Singhal is the master of what Google calls its “ranking algorithm” — the formulas that decide which Web pages best answer each user’s question.
As a reward for his rewrite of the search engine in 2001, Amit was named a Google Fellow, an honorary title reserved for Google's most accomplished engineers.
India Abroad magazine named Amit Singhal one of the top 50 most influential Indian American
Indian American
Indian Americans are Americans whose ancestral roots lie in India. The U.S. Census Bureau popularized the term Asian Indian to avoid confusion with Indigenous peoples of the Americas who are commonly referred to as American Indians.-The term: Indian:...
s.
Fortune named Amit Singhal one of the smartest people in tech.
He has co-authored more than thirty scientific papers and numerous patents.