Craig Nevill-Manning
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Craig Nevill-Manning is a New Zealand
computer scientist who founded Google
's first remote engineering center, located in midtown Manhattan
, where he is an Engineering Director. He also invented Froogle
, a product search engine.
Prior to joining Google in 2001 as a senior research scientist, he was an assistant professor in the Computer Science
Department at Rutgers University
, and was a post-doctoral fellow in the Biochemistry department at Stanford University
. His research interests center on using techniques from machine learning
, data compression
and computational biology
to provide more structured search over information.
Dr. Nevill-Manning graduated with a BSc in computer science
from the University of Canterbury
. He received his PhD from the University of Waikato
where he worked on the Weka
machine learning suite.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
computer scientist who founded Google
Google
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...
's first remote engineering center, located in midtown Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
, where he is an Engineering Director. He also invented Froogle
Froogle
Google Product Search, formerly Google Products and Froogle, is a price comparison service launched by Google Inc. It is currently in beta test stage. It was invented by Craig Nevill-Manning. Its interface provides an HTML form field into which a user can type product queries to return lists of...
, a product search engine.
Prior to joining Google in 2001 as a senior research scientist, he was an assistant professor in the 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...
Department at Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
, and was a post-doctoral fellow in the Biochemistry department at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
. His research interests center on using techniques from machine learning
Machine learning
Machine learning, a branch of artificial intelligence, is a scientific discipline concerned with the design and development of algorithms that allow computers to evolve behaviors based on empirical data, such as from sensor data or databases...
, data compression
Data compression
In computer science and information theory, data compression, source coding or bit-rate reduction is the process of encoding information using fewer bits than the original representation would use....
and computational biology
Computational biology
Computational biology involves the development and application of data-analytical and theoretical methods, mathematical modeling and computational simulation techniques to the study of biological, behavioral, and social systems...
to provide more structured search over information.
Dr. Nevill-Manning graduated with a BSc 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 the University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury , New Zealand's second-oldest university, operates its main campus in the suburb of Ilam in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand...
. He received his PhD from the University of Waikato
University of Waikato
The University of Waikato is located in Hamilton and Tauranga, New Zealand, and was established in 1964. It has strengths across a broad range of subject areas, particularly its degrees in Computer Science and in Management...
where he worked on the Weka
Weka (machine learning)
Weka is a popular suite of machine learning software written in Java, developed at the University of Waikato, New Zealand...
machine learning suite.