Shwetak Patel

Quick Facts

Full Name	Shwetak Patel
Occupation	Computer Scientist
Date Of Birth	Dec 9, 1981(1981-12-09)
Age	43
Birthplace	Selma
Country	United States
Birth City	Alabama
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Shwetak Patel Biography

Shwetak Patel is one of the most popular and richest Computer Scientist who was born on December 9, 1981 in Selma, Alabama, United States.

Shwetak Naran Patel is an American computer scientist and entrepreneur best known for his work on developing novel sensing solutions and ubiquitous computing. He is the Washington Research Foundation Entrepreneurship Endowed Professor at the University of Washington in Computer Science & Engineering and Electrical Engineering, where he joined in 2008. His technology start-up company on energy sensing, Zensi, was acquired by Belkin International, Inc. in 2010. He was named a 2011 MacArthur Fellow. He was named the recipient of the 2018 ACM Prize in Computing for contributions to creative and practical sensing systems for sustainability and health.

Patel co-founded a company called Zensi, Inc., while he was a graduate student at Georgia Tech. Zensi was a demand-side energy monitoring solutions provider. In 2010, Zensi was acquired by Belkin, Inc in 2010 for an undisclosed sum. This acquisition resulted in numerous awards for Patel, including making the cover of Seattle Business magazine, newsmaker of the year by TechFlash, and was named one of the top 10 start up stories of 2010 by TechFlash.

Shwetak Patel Net Worth

Shwetak Patel is one of the richest Computer Scientist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Shwetak Patel 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Shwetak Patel was born on December 9, 1981 in Selma, Alabama, though he was raised in Birmingham, Alabama. He attended Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School for high school in Birmingham, graduating in 2000. He received his B.S. in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2003, and then continued on to receive his Ph.D. in computer science in 2008 under the advisement of Dr. Gregory Abowd. He started as an assistant professor at the University of Washington in 2008, where he remains today. In July 2013, he was promoted to associate professor, and then in July 2014 was named the Washington Research Foundation Endowed Professor.

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Evgenia Ranked on the list of most popular Computer Scientist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Shwetak Patel celebrates birthday on December 9 of every year.

Top Facts about Shwetak Patel

1. Shwetak Patel is an American computer scientist and entrepreneur.
2. He won the MacArthur Fellowship in 2018.
3. Patel co-founded several successful startups, including Zensi and SNUPI Technologies.
4. He is a professor at the University of Washington’s Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering.
5. Patel has published over 100 research papers in top-tier conferences and journals.
6. His work focuses on developing novel sensing systems for energy-efficient buildings and health monitoring applications.
7. In 2010, he received the ACM Prize in Computing for his contributions to sustainability through sensing technologies.
8. Patel was named one of MIT Technology Review’s “35 Innovators Under 35” in 2009.
9. He holds a Ph.D. from Georgia Tech and a B.S./M.S.E.E from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.
10. Patel serves on several advisory boards, including those for Google X and NSF CISE Directorate Advisory Committee