Gender: Male
Ian Gent is a British computer scientist working in the area of artificial intelligence and specialising in the area of constraint programming. He is a professor at the University of St Andrews. He first wrote about the phase transition in many NP complete problems, in particular SAT. He was also one of the first researchers to investigate full generic methods to handle symmetry in constraint programming.
Source: Wikipedia | Last updated on May 27, 2024
On the name Ian Gent, Ian means God is Gracious, Gift from God Form of John. Gent means Gentleman.
The name Ian Gent is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Ian is commonly found in United Kingdom, United States of America, South Africa, and 92 more countries.
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At NamesLook, the name Ian is recorded 103,084 times globally, ranking it as the 559th most common name worldwide.
Ian is most prevalent in United Kingdom, with 49,335 occurrences, making it the 22th most popular name in the country.
In United Kingdom, the name Ian is found among 1 in every 11 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | #22 | 1 : 11 |
| United States of America | #334 | 1 : 104 |
| South Africa | #464 | 1 : 540 |
| Canada | #91 | 1 : 85 |
| Ireland | #83 | 1 : 28 |
| Mexico | #764 | 1 : 407 |
| Chile | #506 | 1 : 342 |
| Malaysia | #898 | 1 : 1,336 |
| Singapore | #241 | 1 : 397 |
| Spain | #855 | 1 : 459 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Ian from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Ian Gent is a British computer scientist working in the area of artificial intelligence and specialising in the area of constraint programming. He is a professor at the University of St Andrews. He first wrote about the phase transition in many NP complete problems, in particular SAT. He was also one of the first researchers to investigate full generic methods to handle symmetry in constraint programming.
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