Gerald J. Popek
| Gerald J. Popek | |
|---|---|
| Born | Gerald John Popek September 22, 1946 | 
| Died | July 20, 2008 (aged 61) | 
| Alma mater | New York University Harvard University | 
| Known for | Popek and Goldberg virtualization requirements | 
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer scientist | 
| Institutions | UCLA 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.