Benjamin Recht

American professor of electrical engineering and computer science
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Benjamin Recht

Summary

Benjamin Recht is a human[1]. He worked as an electrical engineer[2], university teacher[3], and computer scientist[4]. He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[5]

Key Facts

  • Benjamin Recht worked as an electrical engineer[2].
  • Benjamin Recht worked as a university teacher[3].
  • Benjamin Recht's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • Benjamin Recht's field of work was machine learning[6].
  • Benjamin Recht's field of work was automated control system[7].
  • Benjamin Recht's field of work was mathematical optimization[8].
  • Among Benjamin Recht's employers was University of California, Berkeley[9].
  • Benjamin Recht was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10].
  • Benjamin Recht's education included a stint at University of Chicago[11].
  • Benjamin Recht's doctoral advisor was Neil Gershenfeld[12].
  • Benjamin Recht received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers[13].
  • Benjamin Recht received the Sloan Fellowship[14].
  • Benjamin Recht received the William O. Baker Award for Initiatives in Research[15].
  • Benjamin Recht is recorded as male[16].
  • Benjamin Recht's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Benjamin Recht supervised Rebecca Roelofs as a doctoral student[18].
  • Benjamin Recht supervised Vaishaal Shankar as a doctoral student[19].
  • Benjamin Recht supervised Horia Mania as a doctoral student[20].
  • Benjamin Recht supervised Ashia Wilson as a doctoral student[21].
  • Benjamin Recht supervised Nicholas Boyd as a doctoral student[22].
  • Benjamin Recht's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 3758168740912179530000[23].
  • Benjamin Recht's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0002-0293-593X[24].
  • Benjamin Recht's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 116445[25].
  • Benjamin Recht's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ctu20221163479[26].
  • Benjamin Recht's given name is recorded as Benjamin[27].

Body

Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1861[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and University of Chicago[11], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1890[34], headquartered in Chicago[35]. Benjamin Recht's doctoral advisor was Neil Gershenfeld[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include electrical engineer[2], university teacher[3], and computer scientist[4]. Fields of work include machine learning[6], an academic discipline[36]; automated control system[7]; and mathematical optimization[8], an academic discipline[37]. Benjamin Recht was employed by University of California, Berkeley[9]. Doctoral students include Rebecca Roelofs[18], a researcher[38]; Vaishaal Shankar[19], a computer scientist[39]; Horia Mania[20], a computer scientist[40], specialised in machine learning[41]; Ashia Wilson[21]; and Nicholas Boyd[22].

Recognition

Awards received include Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers[13], an early career award[42]; Sloan Fellowship[14], a fellowship grant[43], in United States[44], founded in 1955[45]; and William O. Baker Award for Initiatives in Research[15], a science award[46], in United States[47], founded in 1981[48].

Why It Matters

Benjamin Recht is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[5]

His notable doctoral advisees include Horia Mania[49], a computer scientist[50], specialised in machine learning[51] and Vaishaal Shankar[52], a computer scientist[53].

FAQs

What did Benjamin Recht do for work?

Benjamin Recht worked as electrical engineer[2], university teacher[3], and computer scientist[4].

Where did Benjamin Recht go to school?

Benjamin Recht was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10] and University of Chicago[11].

What awards did Benjamin Recht receive?

Honors received include Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers[13], Sloan Fellowship[14], and William O. Baker Award for Initiatives in Research[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [2] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [13] . nsf.gov. nsf.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . orfe.princeton.edu. orfe.princeton.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . nasonline.org. nasonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . www2.eecs.berkeley.edu. Retrieved . www2.eecs.berkeley.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [49] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [52] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [48] . 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
  21. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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