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a Dutch computer scientist, compiler architect and researcher at [[Google|Google Inc.]], and since 2013 at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_X Google X], where he is working on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Glass#Development Glass Development Kit]. Aart holds a Ph.D. in computer science on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compiler_construction Compiler construction] from [[Leiden University]] with the title ''Compiler Support for Sparse Matrix Computations'' <ref>Aart Bik ('''1996'''). ''[http://www.aartbik.com/MT1/sparse.html Compiler Support for Sparse Matrix Computations]''. Ph.D. thesis, [[Leiden University]], advisor [[Mathematician#Wijshoff|Harry A. G. Wijshoff]]</ref> , and further researched on high-performance [[Java]] compilers, and worked for [[Intel]] on automatic [[SIMD and SWAR Techniques|SIMD]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vectorization_%28parallel_computing%29 vectorization] for their compilers.
As chess programmer, Aart is author of the [[UCI]] compatible chess engine [[BikJump]], and the standalone chess application [[Chess for Android]] <ref>[http://www.aartbik.com/MISC/chess.html Aart's Computer Chess Page]</ref> , which can import other [[:Category:UCI|UCI Engines]] or [[WinBoard]]/[[XBoard]] engines which are natively compiled for Android ([[ARMv5TE]] for most mobile devices, [[x86]] for some) <ref>[http://www.aartbik.com/MISC/uchess.html UCI and XBoard Protocols for Android]</ref> . More recently, he implemented [[Chess for Glass]] <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=53225 Chess for Glass] by [[Aart Bik]], [[CCC]], August 08, 2014</ref> .
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