Alan Edelman

Summary

Alan Edelman is a human^[1]. Born in Brooklyn^[2], he… he was born on +1963-06-00T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a mathematician^[4], computer scientist^[5], and university teacher^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month, #7,266 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Alan Edelman was born in Brooklyn^[2].
• Alan Edelman was born on +1963-06-00T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Alan Edelman held citizenship in United States^[8].
• Alan Edelman's professions included mathematician^[4].
• Alan Edelman worked as a computer scientist^[5].
• Alan Edelman's professions included university teacher^[6].
• Among Alan Edelman's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[9].
• Alan Edelman's education included a stint at Yale University^[10].
• Alan Edelman was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[11].
• Alan Edelman's education included a stint at Hampshire College^[12].
• Alan Edelman's doctoral advisor was Lloyd N. Trefethen^[13].
• A notable student of Alan Edelman was Ioana Dumitriu^[14].
• A notable student of Alan Edelman was Jeff Bezanson^[15].
• A notable work attributed to Alan Edelman is The GSVD: Where are the Ellipses?, Matrix Trigonometry, and More^[16].
• Alan Edelman received the Chauvenet Prize^[17].
• Alan Edelman received the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics^[18].
• Alan Edelman received the Paul R. Halmos - Lester R. Ford Awards^[19].
• Alan Edelman received the IEEE Fellow^[20].
• Alan Edelman received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[21].
• Alan Edelman received the Householder Prize^[22].
• Alan Edelman was a member of American Mathematical Society^[23].
• Alan Edelman was a member of Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics^[24].
• Alan Edelman was a member of Association for Computing Machinery^[25].
• Alan Edelman's image is recorded as Alan Edelman 1999 (headshot).jpg^[26].
• Alan Edelman is recorded as male^[27].

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Origins and Family

Alan Edelman's place of birth was Brooklyn^[2]. He was born on +1963-06-00T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Yale University^[10], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1701^[30], headquartered in New Haven^[31]; Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[11], a university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1861^[34], headquartered in Cambridge^[35]; and Hampshire College^[12], a liberal arts college^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1965^[38]. Alan Edelman's doctoral advisor was Lloyd N. Trefethen^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[4], computer scientist^[5], and university teacher^[6]. Among Alan Edelman's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[9]. Notable students include Ioana Dumitriu^[14] and Jeff Bezanson^[15]. Doctoral students include Jeff Bezanson^[39], a computer scientist^[40], b. 1981^[41], of United States^[42], awarded the J. H. Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software^[43]; Ioana Dumitriu^[44], a mathematician^[45], b. 1976^[46], of United States^[47], awarded the Alice T. Schafer Prize^[48]; Brian D. Sutton^[49], a professor of mathematics^[50], of United States^[51], awarded the Leslie Fox Prize for Numerical Analysis^[52]; Ross Adams Lippert^[53]; Yanyuan Ma^[54], a statistician^[55], of People's Republic of China^[56], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[57]; and Peter William McCorquodale^[58].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Alan Edelman is The GSVD: Where are the Ellipses?, Matrix Trigonometry, and More^[16].

Recognition

Awards received include Chauvenet Prize^[17], a mathematics award^[59], in United States^[60], founded in 1925^[61]; Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics^[18], a fellowship award^[62]; Paul R. Halmos - Lester R. Ford Awards^[19], a mathematics award^[63], in United States^[64], founded in 1964^[65]; IEEE Fellow^[20], a science award^[66]; Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[21], a fellowship award^[67]; and Householder Prize^[22], an award^[68], founded in 1971^[69].

Why It Matters

Alan Edelman ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month, #7,266 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[70] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[71]

His notable doctoral advisees include Jeff Bezanson^[72], a computer scientist^[73], b. 1981^[74], of United States^[75], awarded the J. H. Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software^[76]; Ioana Dumitriu^[77], a mathematician^[78], b. 1976^[79], of United States^[80], awarded the Alice T. Schafer Prize^[81]; and Raj Rao Nadakuditi^[82], a university teacher^[83], b. 1977^[84], specialised in electrical engineering^[85].

FAQs

Where was Alan Edelman born?

Born in Brooklyn^[2], Alan Edelman…

What did Alan Edelman do for work?

Alan Edelman worked as mathematician^[4], computer scientist^[5], and university teacher^[6].

Where did Alan Edelman go to school?

Alan Edelman was educated at Yale University^[10], Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[11], and Hampshire College^[12].

What awards did Alan Edelman receive?

Honors received include Chauvenet Prize^[17], Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics^[18], Paul R. Halmos - Lester R. Ford Awards^[19], and IEEE Fellow^[20].