Gerald J. Popek

Gerald J. Popek
Born
Gerald John Popek

(1946-09-22)September 22, 1946
DiedJuly 20, 2008(2008-07-20) (aged 61)
Alma materNew York University
Harvard University
Known forPopek and Goldberg virtualization requirements
Scientific career
FieldsComputer scientist
InstitutionsUCLA
Locus Computing Corporation
United Online

Gerald John "Jerry" Popek (September 22, 1946 – July 20, 2008) was an American computer scientist, known for his research on operating systems and virtualization.

With Robert P. Goldberg he proposed the Popek and Goldberg virtualization requirements, a set of conditions necessary for a computer architecture to support system virtualization.