Dimitris Bertsimas

Greek-American operations researcher
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Summary

Dimitris Bertsimas is a human[1]. His place of birth was Athens[2]. He worked as an academic[3], operations researcher[4], university teacher[5], mathematician[6], and economist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (102 views/month, #7,245 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Athens[2].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas held citizenship in Greece[9].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas worked as an academic[3].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas worked as an operations researcher[4].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas worked as a mathematician[6].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas worked as an economist[7].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas's field of work was mathematical optimization[10].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology[11].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas was educated at National Technical University of Athens[13].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas's doctoral advisor was Daniel J. Kleitman[14].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas's doctoral advisor was Amedeo Odoni[15].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas received the Erlang Prize[16].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas received the Bodossaki award for social sciences[17].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas received the Frederick W. Lanchester Prize[18].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas received the John von Neumann Theory Prize[19].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas received the Harold Larnder Prize[20].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas is recorded as male[21].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas supervised Michel Goemans as a doctoral student[23].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas supervised Aurelie Thiele as a doctoral student[24].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas supervised Jean Pauphilet as a doctoral student[25].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas supervised Bradley Sturt as a doctoral student[26].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas supervised Yuchen Wang as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Dimitris Bertsimas was born in Athens[2].

Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1861[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and National Technical University of Athens[13], a university[32], in Greece[33], founded in 1836[34], headquartered in Athens[35]. Doctoral advisors include Daniel J. Kleitman[14], a mathematician[36], b. 1934[37], of United States[38], awarded the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[39], specialised in combinatorics[40] and Amedeo Odoni[15], a physicist[41], b. 1943[42], of Greece[43].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include academic[3], operations researcher[4], university teacher[5], mathematician[6], and economist[7]. Dimitris Bertsimas's field of work was mathematical optimization[10]. He was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology[11]. Doctoral students include Michel Goemans[23], a mathematician[44], b. 1964[45], of Belgium[46], awarded the Fulkerson Prize[47]; Aurelie Thiele[24], a computer scientist[48]; Jean Pauphilet[25]; Bradley Sturt[26]; Yuchen Wang[27]; and Julia Yan[49].

Recognition

Awards received include Erlang Prize[16], an award[50], founded in 1994[51]; Bodossaki award for social sciences[17], a science award[52], in Greece[53]; Frederick W. Lanchester Prize[18], an award[54], in United States[55], founded in 1954[56]; John von Neumann Theory Prize[19], a science award[57], in United States[58], founded in 1975[59]; and Harold Larnder Prize[20], an award[60].

Why It Matters

Dimitris Bertsimas ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (102 views/month, #7,245 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]

His notable doctoral advisees include Michel Goemans[63], a mathematician[64], b. 1964[65], of Belgium[66], awarded the Fulkerson Prize[67]; Ioannis Paschalidis[68], a computer scientist[69], b. 1968[70], of Greece[71], awarded the IEEE Fellow[72]; and Aurelie Thiele[73], a computer scientist[74].

FAQs

Where was Dimitris Bertsimas born?

Born in Athens[2].

What did Dimitris Bertsimas do for work?

Dimitris Bertsimas worked as academic[3], operations researcher[4], university teacher[5], mathematician[6], and economist[7].

Where did Dimitris Bertsimas go to school?

Dimitris Bertsimas was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12] and National Technical University of Athens[13].

What awards did Dimitris Bertsimas receive?

Honors received include Erlang Prize[16], Bodossaki award for social sciences[17], Frederick W. Lanchester Prize[18], and John von Neumann Theory Prize[19].

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Class ancestry

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

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  2. [61] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [62] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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