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In Memoriam: Rajeev Motwani (5 June 2009)

Rajeev Motwani, Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University, passed away by accidental drowning on June 5, 2009. Rajeev made fundamental contributions to the foundations of computer science, search and information retrieval, data mining, and streaming data. He received many awards, including the Gödel Prize and the Arthur P. Sloan Foundation Research Fellowship. Rajeev was a superb teacher and research advisor, with many of his PhD students going on to highly successful academic careers of their own. In addition to his academic accomplishments, Rajeev was a legendary figure in Silicon Valley. He was an early investor and technical advisor for many ventures, and mentored dozens of young entrepreneurs.

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