Lars Rasmussen (software developer)
Lars Eilstrup Rasmussen is a Danish computer scientist, technology executive, and the co-founder of Google Maps. He was later the director of engineering for Facebook in London.
Lars Rasmussen | |
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Rasmussen in 2016 | |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Alma mater | Aarhus University (BSc) University of Edinburgh (MSc) University of California, Berkeley (PhD) |
| Known for | Google Maps, Google Wave |
| Awards | Pearcey Award (2010) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer science |
| Institutions | Google, Facebook |
| Doctoral advisor | Alistair Sinclair |
In early 2003, Lars and his brother Jens co-founded a mapping-related startup, Where 2 Technologies, which was acquired by Google in October 2004. Rasmussen became the head of the Google Maps team and worked at Google until joining Facebook in late 2010.
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