astronomy

Gaetano Borriello

Gaetano Borriello is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Gaetano Borriello rather than just read about it. In short: Gaetano Borriello (1958 – February 1, 2015) was an Italian computer scientist and researcher in ubiquitous computing. He is known for starting the Open Data Kit project and as the founding director of Intel Research Seattle.

Key takeaways

Gaetano Borriello belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Gaetano Borriello to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Gaetano Borriello from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Gaetano Borriello (1958 – February 1, 2015) was an Italian computer scientist and researcher in ubiquitous computing. He is known for starting the Open Data Kit project and as the founding director of Intel Research Seattle. The Place Lab project he led at Intel Research using Wi-Fi to enhance location sensing is now the dominant approach in use by Apple, Google, Microsoft, and others. Borriello was named a Fellow of the ACM in 2009 "for the design, realization, and integration of embedded and ubiquitous computing systems" and of the IEEE in 2010 "for contributions to embedded computing devices and systems." He was also a Fulbright Scholar. Borriello was on the University of Washington computer science faculty from 1988 until his death – 27 years. The Gaetano Borriello Endowed Fellowship for Change was funded by Borriello's friends after his death, to provide support for UW students "whose work is focused on exploring how technology can improve the lives of underserved populations".

References

External links Remembering Gaetano Borriello talk by Randy Katz

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Gaetano Borriello

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Gaetano Borriello claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Gaetano Borriello before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Gaetano Borriello ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Gaetano Borriello

In research: Gaetano Borriello appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Gaetano Borriello in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Gaetano Borriello is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2015 deaths, Fellows of the Association for Computing Machinery, Fellows of the IEEE, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Gaetano Borriello outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Gaetano Borriello in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Gaetano Borriello means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Gaetano Borriello out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Gaetano Borriello in simple terms?

Why does Gaetano Borriello matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Gaetano Borriello?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Gaetano Borriello.