Alan S. Willsky

American electrical engineering professor
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Alan S. Willsky

Summary

Alan S. Willsky is a human[1]. He was born on +1948-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a professor[3].

Key Facts

  • Alan S. Willsky was born on +1948-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Alan S. Willsky held citizenship in United States[4].
  • Alan S. Willsky's professions included professor[3].
  • Alan S. Willsky's field of work was digital signal processing[5].
  • Among Alan S. Willsky's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology[6].
  • Alan S. Willsky's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[7].
  • Alan S. Willsky's doctoral advisor was Wallace E. Vander Velde[8].
  • Alan S. Willsky received the IEEE Fellow[9].
  • Alan S. Willsky received the Noble Prize[10].
  • Alan S. Willsky received the Donald P. Eckman Award[11].
  • Alan S. Willsky received the honorary doctor of the University of Rennes I[12].
  • Alan S. Willsky is recorded as male[13].
  • Alan S. Willsky's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Alan S. Willsky supervised Peyman Milanfar as a doctoral student[15].
  • Alan S. Willsky supervised Martin J. Wainwright as a doctoral student[16].
  • Alan S. Willsky supervised Venkat Chandrasekaran as a doctoral student[17].
  • Alan S. Willsky supervised Steven I Marcus as a doctoral student[18].
  • Alan S. Willsky supervised Robert Buchanan Washburn, Jr. as a doctoral student[19].
  • Alan S. Willsky supervised Bruce Keppen Walker as a doctoral student[20].
  • Alan S. Willsky supervised Howard Jay Chizeck as a doctoral student[21].
  • Alan S. Willsky supervised Junmo Kim as a doctoral student[22].
  • Alan S. Willsky supervised Ilya Pollak as a doctoral student[23].
  • Alan S. Willsky supervised Walter Sun as a doctoral student[24].
  • Alan S. Willsky supervised Emily B. Fox as a doctoral student[25].
  • Alan S. Willsky supervised Eric Lawrence Miller as a doctoral student[26].

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Origins and Family

Alan S. Willsky was born on +1948-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Alan S. Willsky was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[7]. His doctoral advisor was Wallace E. Vander Velde[8].

Career and Affiliations

Alan S. Willsky worked as a professor[3]. His field of work was digital signal processing[5]. Among his employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology[6]. Doctoral students include Peyman Milanfar[15], an information engineer[27], b. 1966[28]; Martin J. Wainwright[16], a mathematician[29], b. 1973[30], awarded the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[31], specialised in mathematical statistics[32]; Venkat Chandrasekaran[17], a university teacher[33], of United States[34], specialised in applied mathematics[35]; Steven I Marcus[18], a researcher[36], awarded the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[37]; Robert Buchanan Washburn, Jr.[19]; and Bruce Keppen Walker[20], a university teacher[38].

Recognition

Awards received include IEEE Fellow[9], a science award[39]; Noble Prize[10], an engineering award[40], in United States[41], founded in 1929[42]; Donald P. Eckman Award[11], an award[43]; and honorary doctor of the University of Rennes I[12], an award[44], in France[45].

FAQs

What did Alan S. Willsky do for work?

Alan S. Willsky worked as professor[3].

Where did Alan S. Willsky go to school?

Alan S. Willsky was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[7].

What awards did Alan S. Willsky receive?

Honors received include IEEE Fellow[9], Noble Prize[10], Donald P. Eckman Award[11], and honorary doctor of the University of Rennes I[12].

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  9. [10] . willsky.lids.mit.edu. willsky.lids.mit.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . a2c2.org. a2c2.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  12. [8] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [2] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  10. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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