Michael Andrew Forbes: advisors and students

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Michael Andrew Forbes

Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2014

Wikidata names Amir Shpilka and Scott Aaronson as doctoral advisors. Linked to Wikidata, Mathematics Genealogy Project, and DBLP.

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Advisors on Wikidata2

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Amir Shpilka
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Scott Aaronson

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The advisors of their advisors, four steps up at most, in the thesis records and on Wikidata, each kind marked; a person in both is listed once.

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stated by WikidataAmir Shpilkastated by WikidataScott Aaronson
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stated by WikidataAvi Wigdersonstated by WikidataNoam Nisanstated by WikidataUmesh Vazirani
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stated by WikidataManuel Blumstated by WikidataRichard J. Liptonstated by WikidataRichard M. Karp
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stated by WikidataAnthony Oettingerstated by WikidataDavid Parnasstated by WikidataMarvin Minsky

Education and career1

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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identity

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papers

stated by WikidataDBLP315/0847-1

lineage

stated by WikidataMathematics Genealogy Project184516

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@misc{academicancestry_Q102422894,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Michael Andrew Forbes: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q102422894},
  note = {read on 2026-10-27}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 27). Michael Andrew Forbes: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-27]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q102422894