| James Aspnes | |
| Field: | Computer Science |
| Alma Mater: | Carnegie Mellon University |
| Work Institution: | Yale University |
| Doctoral Advisor: | Steven Rudich |
| Thesis Title: | Wait-Free Consensus |
| Thesis Year: | 1992 |
James Aspnes is a professor in Computer Science at Yale University. He earned his Ph.D. in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University in 1992.[1] His main research interest is distributed algorithms.
In 1989, he wrote and operated TinyMUD, one of the first "social" MUDs that allowed players to build a shared virtual world.
He is the son of David E. Aspnes, Distinguished University Professor at North Carolina State University.[2]