David Shmoys

American mathematician
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David Shmoys

Summary

David Shmoys is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 1959[2]. He worked as a mathematician[3], university teacher[4], computer scientist[5], and researcher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • David Shmoys was born on January 1, 1959[2].
  • David Shmoys held citizenship in United States[8].
  • David Shmoys worked as a mathematician[3].
  • David Shmoys worked as a university teacher[4].
  • David Shmoys's professions included computer scientist[5].
  • David Shmoys's professions included researcher[6].
  • David Shmoys was employed by Cornell University[9].
  • David Shmoys was educated at Princeton University[10].
  • David Shmoys was educated at University of California, Berkeley[11].
  • David Shmoys's doctoral advisor was Eugene Lawler[12].
  • David Shmoys received the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[13].
  • David Shmoys received the Frederick W. Lanchester Prize[14].
  • David Shmoys received the ACM Fellow[15].
  • David Shmoys was a member of Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[16].
  • David Shmoys was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[17].
  • David Shmoys is recorded as male[18].
  • David Shmoys's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • David Shmoys supervised Clifford Stein as a doctoral student[20].
  • David Shmoys supervised Philip N. Klein as a doctoral student[21].
  • David Shmoys supervised Mark Lawrence Huber as a doctoral student[22].
  • David Shmoys supervised Alessandro Panconesi as a doctoral student[23].
  • David Shmoys supervised Daniel Gregory Brown as a doctoral student[24].
  • David Shmoys supervised Leslie Ann Hall as a doctoral student[25].
  • David Shmoys supervised Nathan John Edwards as a doctoral student[26].
  • David Shmoys supervised Fabián Ariel Chudak as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

David Shmoys was born on January 1, 1959[2].

Education

Educated at Princeton University[10], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1746[30], headquartered in Princeton[31] and University of California, Berkeley[11], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1868[34], headquartered in Berkeley[35]. David Shmoys's doctoral advisor was Eugene Lawler[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[3], university teacher[4], computer scientist[5], and researcher[6]. Among David Shmoys's employers was Cornell University[9]. Doctoral students include Clifford Stein[20], a computer scientist[36], b. 1965[37], of United States[38], awarded the ACM Fellow[39], specialised in computer science[40]; Philip N. Klein[21], a researcher[41], b. 1964[42], awarded the ACM Fellow[43]; Mark Lawrence Huber[22], b. 1972[44]; Alessandro Panconesi[23]; Daniel Gregory Brown[24]; and Leslie Ann Hall[25].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[13], a fellowship award[45]; Frederick W. Lanchester Prize[14], an award[46], in United States[47], founded in 1954[48]; and ACM Fellow[15], a fellowship award[49].

Why It Matters

David Shmoys ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

His notable doctoral advisees include Aravind Srinivasan[51], a computer scientist[52], b. 1968[53], awarded the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[54]; Clifford Stein[55], a computer scientist[56], b. 1965[57], of United States[58], awarded the ACM Fellow[59], specialised in computer science[60]; and Chaitanya Swamy[61], a computer scientist[62].

FAQs

What did David Shmoys do for work?

David Shmoys worked as mathematician[3], university teacher[4], computer scientist[5], and researcher[6].

Where did David Shmoys go to school?

David Shmoys was educated at Princeton University[10] and University of California, Berkeley[11].

What awards did David Shmoys receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[13], Frederick W. Lanchester Prize[14], and ACM Fellow[15].

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Class ancestry

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  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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