Alex Pothen

American computer scientist and applied mathematician
Person human Q55274739
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Alex Pothen

Summary

Alex Pothen is a human[1]. He worked as a researcher[2]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[3]

Key Facts

  • Alex Pothen's professions included researcher[2].
  • Alex Pothen was employed by Purdue University[4].
  • Alex Pothen's education included a stint at Cornell University[5].
  • Alex Pothen was educated at Cornell University[6].
  • Alex Pothen's doctoral advisor was Thomas F. Coleman[7].
  • Alex Pothen's doctoral advisor was John Russell Gilbert[8].
  • Alex Pothen received the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[9].
  • Alex Pothen received the George Pólya Prize[10].
  • Alex Pothen received the ACM Fellow[11].
  • Alex Pothen received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[12].
  • Alex Pothen was a member of Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[13].
  • Alex Pothen was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[14].
  • Alex Pothen is recorded as male[15].
  • Alex Pothen's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Alex Pothen supervised Padma Raghavan as a doctoral student[17].
  • Alex Pothen supervised Chunguang Sun as a doctoral student[18].
  • Alex Pothen supervised Lie Wang as a doctoral student[19].
  • Alex Pothen supervised Gary Karl Kumfert as a doctoral student[20].
  • Alex Pothen supervised Florin Dobrian as a doctoral student[21].
  • Alex Pothen supervised David Hysom as a doctoral student[22].
  • Alex Pothen supervised Mahantesh Halappanavar as a doctoral student[23].
  • Alex Pothen supervised Ariful Azad as a doctoral student[24].
  • Alex Pothen's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 106085265[25].
  • Alex Pothen's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0002-3421-3325[26].
  • Alex Pothen's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 57911[27].

Body

Education

Educated at Cornell University[5], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1865[30], headquartered in Ithaca[31]. Doctoral advisors include Thomas F. Coleman[7], a mathematician[32], 1950–2021[33], of Canada[34], awarded the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[35] and John Russell Gilbert[8], awarded the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[36].

Career and Affiliations

Alex Pothen worked as a researcher[2]. Among his employers was Purdue University[4]. Doctoral students include Padma Raghavan[17], a computer scientist[37], b. 2000[38], of United States[39], awarded the IEEE Fellow[40]; Chunguang Sun[18]; Lie Wang[19]; Gary Karl Kumfert[20]; Florin Dobrian[21]; and David Hysom[22].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[9], a fellowship award[41]; George Pólya Prize[10], a mathematics award[42], founded in 1969[43]; ACM Fellow[11], a fellowship award[44]; and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[12], a fellowship award[45], in United States[46], founded in 1874[47].

Why It Matters

Alex Pothen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[3]

FAQs

What did Alex Pothen do for work?

Alex Pothen worked as researcher[2].

Where did Alex Pothen go to school?

Alex Pothen was educated at Cornell University[5] and Cornell University[6].

What awards did Alex Pothen receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[9], George Pólya Prize[10], ACM Fellow[11], and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . orcid.org. Retrieved . orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  5. [2] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . siam.org. Retrieved . siam.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . aaas.org. aaas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [13] . siam.org. Retrieved . siam.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [14] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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