Ankur Moitra

mathematician; Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2011
Person human Q102385323
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Ankur Moitra

Summary

Ankur Moitra is a human[1]. He was born on December 23, 1985[2]. He worked as a university teacher[3] and computer scientist[4].

Key Facts

  • Ankur Moitra was born on December 23, 1985[2].
  • Ankur Moitra held citizenship in United States[5].
  • Ankur Moitra worked as a university teacher[3].
  • Ankur Moitra worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Ankur Moitra was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology[6].
  • Ankur Moitra was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[7].
  • Ankur Moitra was educated at Cornell University[8].
  • Ankur Moitra's doctoral advisor was F. Thomson Leighton[9].
  • Ankur Moitra received the Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering[10].
  • Ankur Moitra is recorded as male[11].
  • Ankur Moitra's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Ankur Moitra supervised Alexander Spence Wein as a doctoral student[13].
  • Ankur Moitra supervised Jerry Li as a doctoral student[14].
  • Ankur Moitra's official website is recorded as http://people.csail.mit.edu/moitra/index.html[15].

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Origins and Family

Ankur Moitra was born on December 23, 1985[2].

Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[7], a university[16], in United States[17], founded in 1861[18], headquartered in Cambridge[19] and Cornell University[8], a private university[20], in United States[21], founded in 1865[22], headquartered in Ithaca[23]. Ankur Moitra's doctoral advisor was F. Thomson Leighton[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher[3] and computer scientist[4]. Among Ankur Moitra's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology[6]. Doctoral students include Alexander Spence Wein[13] and Jerry Li[14], an artificial intelligence researcher[24].

Recognition

Ankur Moitra received the Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering[10].

FAQs

What did Ankur Moitra do for work?

Ankur Moitra worked as university teacher[3] and computer scientist[4].

Where did Ankur Moitra go to school?

Ankur Moitra was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[7] and Cornell University[8].

What awards did Ankur Moitra receive?

Honors received include Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . people.csail.mit.edu. Retrieved . people.csail.mit.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. math.mit.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . math.mit.edu. math.mit.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . packard.org. packard.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . jerryzli.github.io. jerryzli.github.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [2] . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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