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Netherlands
2025

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Computer Science

D-Index
74
Citations
33570
World Ranking
1456
National Ranking
13

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 1996 - ACM Fellow Tanenbaum has made exceptional contributions to computer science education (textbooks, Ph.D. students) and to research on operating systems for uniprocessors and distributed systems (MINIX, Amoeba.)
  • 1994 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1994 - ACM Karl V. Karlstrom Outstanding Educator Award For his influential contributions to computer science education, especially in computer systems. Professor Tanenbaum has written five textbooks in the areas of computer architecture, networks, and operating systems, and he has developed many software systems, most notably MINIX, specifically for educational use. These textbooks and software systems are in wide use internationally. He has also produced Ph.D. students who themselves are successful educators and researchers in computer systems.

Overview

Andrew S. Tanenbaum is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The focus of their career encompasses computer science education and research on operating systems, particularly for uniprocessors and distributed systems.

The scientist has received notable recognitions, including being named an ACM Fellow in 1996. The citation highlights contributions to computer science education, including textbooks and mentorship of Ph.D. students, as well as research work on operating systems such as MINIX and Amoeba.

In 1994, they were elected to the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, recognizing their standing within the Dutch scientific community.

Also in 1994, Andrew S. Tanenbaum received the ACM Karl V. Karlstrom Outstanding Educator Award. This award citation specifically notes contributions to computer science education in computer systems. It mentions the authorship of five textbooks covering computer architecture, networks, and operating systems, along with the development of educational software systems, especially MINIX. The citation additionally points out the international use of these educational materials and the success of their Ph.D. students in academic and research roles.

Best Publications

  • Distributed Systems: Principles and Paradigms

    Andrew S. Tanenbaum;Maarten Van Steen

  • Modern Operating Systems

    Andrew S. Tanenbaum

  • Distributed Systems

    Andrew S. Tanenbaum;Maarten Van Steen

  • Structured Computer Organization

    Andrew S. Tanenbaum;James R. Goodman

  • Distributed Operating Systems

    Andrew S. Tanenbaum;Robbert Van Renesse

  • Programming languages for distributed computing systems

    Henri E. Bal;Jennifer G. Steiner;Andrew S. Tanenbaum

  • Orca: a language for parallel programming of distributed systems

    H.E. Bal;M.F. Kaashoek;A.S. Tanenbaum

  • Experiences with the Amoeba distributed operating system

    Andrew S. Tanenbaum;Robbert van Renesse;Hans van Staveren;Gregory J. Sharp

  • Globe: a wide area distributed system

    M. van Steen;P. Homburg;A.S. Tanenbaum

  • Computer networks (3rd ed.)

    Andrew S. Tanenbaum

  • Group communication in the Amoeba distributed operating system

    M.F. Kaashoek;A.S. Tanenbaum

  • Distributed Systems: Principles and Paradigms, 2nd Edition

    Andrew S. Tanenbaum;Maarten van Steen

  • The evolution of RFID security

    M.R. Rieback;B. Crispo;A.S. Tanenbaum

  • An efficient reliable broadcast protocol

    M. Frans Kaashoek;A. S. Tanenbaum;S. F. Hummel

  • The Design of a Capability-Based Distributed Operating System

    Sape J. Mullender;Andrew S. Tanenbaum

  • Is your cat infected with a computer virus

    M.R. Rieback;B. Crispo;A.S. Tanenbaum

  • Enhanced operating system security through efficient and fine-grained address space randomization

    Cristiano Giuffrida;Anton Kuijsten;Andrew S. Tanenbaum

  • Using Sparse Capabilities in a Distributed Operating System

    A.S. Tanenbaum;S.J. Mullender;R. van Renesse

  • RFID guardian: a battery-powered mobile device for RFID privacy management

    Melanie R. Rieback;Bruno Crispo;Andrew S. Tanenbaum

  • Classifying RFID attacks and defenses

    Aikaterini Mitrokotsa;Melanie R. Rieback;Andrew S. Tanenbaum

  • Experiences with the amoeba distributed operating system

    Andrew S. Tanenbaum;Robbert Van Renesse;Hans Van Staveren;Gregory J. Sharp

  • Orca: a language for parallel programming of distributed systems

    Henri E. Bal;M. Frans Kaashoek;Andrew S. Tanenbaum

  • Operating Systems: Design and Implementation

    Andrew S. Tanenbaum

  • Computer recreations

    Andrew S. Tanenbaum

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruno Crispo
Bruno Crispo University of Trento
Herbert Bos
Herbert Bos Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Henri E. Bal
Henri E. Bal Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Cristiano Giuffrida
Cristiano Giuffrida Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Maarten van Steen
Maarten van Steen University of Twente
Frances M. T. Brazier
Frances M. T. Brazier Delft University of Technology
Robbert van Renesse
Robbert van Renesse Cornell University
Henk Sips
Henk Sips Delft University of Technology
Anne-Marie Kermarrec
Anne-Marie Kermarrec École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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