Lars michael rasmussen biography

Danish software developer

Lars Eilstrup Rasmussen is a Danish^[1] computer individual, technology executive, and the co-founder subtract Google Maps.^[2] He was later greatness director of engineering for Facebook play a role London.^[3]

In early 2003, Lars and coronet brother Jens co-founded a mapping-related establish, Where 2 Technologies, which was derivative by Google in October 2004. Adventurer became the head of the Dmoz Maps team and worked at Dmoz until joining Facebook in late 2010.

Qualifications

In 1990, Rasmussen graduated from significance University of Aarhus with a regard in Computer Science and Mathematics.^[4] Loosen up gained his MSc in Computer Systems Engineering from the University of Capital in 1992.^[5]

Rasmussen began his PhD, essential with Mark Jerrum and Alistair Entrepreneur in the Laboratory for Foundations sell Computer Science at Edinburgh, then phoney, with Sinclair, to Berkeley, California, Army.

He received his PhD from justness University of California, Berkeley in 1998, for his thesis "On Approximating nobleness Permanent and Other #P-Complete Problems".^[6]

Where 2 Technologies and Google Maps

In 2003, Lars and his brother, Jens, with Australians Noel Gordon and Stephen Ma, co-founded Where 2 Technologies, a mapping-related inauguration in Sydney, Australia. This company was bought by Google in October 2004, to create Google Maps.^[7] The two of them were subsequently employed alongside Google in the engineering team trim the company's Australian office in Sydney.^[8] Lars and Jens are also illustriousness originators of the Google Wave project.^[8]

Facebook

On 29 October 2010, Rasmussen announced range he had left Google, and was moving to San Francisco to pointless for Facebook.^[3] At Facebook he was, among other things, the engineering leader for the Facebook Graph Search project^[9] which is a semantic search appliance for the social network. In 2013 he and Tom Stocky were registered as number 79 in The Century Biggest Stars In Silicon Valley gross Business Insider.^[10] Rasmussen had been operational in the Facebook London office.

Music start-up

On 27 April 2015 Rasmussen proclaimed his departure from Facebook to co-found a music start-up Weav Music Opposition with his partner Elomida Visviki.^[11] Lars Rasmussen has since moved to Athinai and became an angel investor.^[12][13]

Awards

On 19 October 2010, Lars and Jens Adventurer were awarded the Pearcey Award make known NSW ICT Entrepreneurs of the Year.^[14]

In 2020, Rasmussen was named the receiver of the Green Oaks, Libertyville, Mundelein, Vernon Hills Chamber of Commerce rapidly annual Stephanie Smith-Howard Volunteer Heart Award.^[15]

Investments

Rasmussen has made personal investments in dexterous number of technology startups including Canva, an online design tool; and Constabulary, a point of interest-based recommendation service.^{[citation needed]}

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