Dimitris Bertsimas

Greek American professor of management and operations research
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Dimitris Bertsimas

Summary

Dimitris Bertsimas is a human[1]. His place of birth was Athens[2]. He worked as an academic[3] and operations researcher[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (101 views/month, #7,245 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Born in Athens[2], Dimitris Bertsimas…
  • Dimitris Bertsimas held citizenship in Greece[6].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas worked as an academic[3].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas worked as an operations researcher[4].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas's field of work was mathematical optimization[7].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology[8].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas was educated at National Technical University of Athens[10].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas's doctoral advisor was Daniel J. Kleitman[11].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas's doctoral advisor was Amedeo Odoni[12].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas received the Erlang Prize[13].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas received the Bodossaki award for social sciences[14].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas received the Frederick W. Lanchester Prize[15].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas received the John von Neumann Theory Prize[16].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas received the Harold Larnder Prize[17].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas is recorded as male[18].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas supervised Michel Goemans as a doctoral student[20].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas supervised Aurelie Thiele as a doctoral student[21].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas supervised Jean Pauphilet as a doctoral student[22].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas supervised Bradley Sturt as a doctoral student[23].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas supervised Yuchen Wang as a doctoral student[24].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas supervised Julia Yan as a doctoral student[25].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas supervised Ioannis Paschalidis as a doctoral student[26].
  • Dimitris Bertsimas supervised Jayachandran Sethuraman 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[9], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1861[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and National Technical University of Athens[10], a university[32], in Greece[33], founded in 1836[34], headquartered in Athens[35]. Doctoral advisors include Daniel J. Kleitman[11], 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[12], a physicist[41], b. 1943[42], of Greece[43].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include academic[3] and operations researcher[4]. Dimitris Bertsimas's field of work was mathematical optimization[7]. He was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology[8]. Doctoral students include Michel Goemans[20], a mathematician[44], b. 1964[45], of Belgium[46], awarded the Fulkerson Prize[47]; Aurelie Thiele[21], a computer scientist[48]; Jean Pauphilet[22]; Bradley Sturt[23]; Yuchen Wang[24]; and Julia Yan[25].

Recognition

Awards received include Erlang Prize[13], an award[49], founded in 1994[50]; Bodossaki award for social sciences[14], a science award[51], in Greece[52]; Frederick W. Lanchester Prize[15], an award[53], in United States[54], founded in 1954[55]; John von Neumann Theory Prize[16], a science award[56], in United States[57], founded in 1975[58]; and Harold Larnder Prize[17], an award[59].

Why It Matters

Dimitris Bertsimas ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (101 views/month, #7,245 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]

His notable doctoral advisees include Michel Goemans[62], a mathematician[63], b. 1964[64], of Belgium[65], awarded the Fulkerson Prize[66]; Aurelie Thiele[67], a computer scientist[68]; and Ioannis Paschalidis[69], a computer scientist[70], b. 1968[71], of Greece[72], awarded the IEEE Fellow[73].

FAQs

Where was Dimitris Bertsimas born?

Born in Athens[2], Dimitris Bertsimas…

What did Dimitris Bertsimas do for work?

Dimitris Bertsimas worked as academic[3] and operations researcher[4].

Where did Dimitris Bertsimas go to school?

Dimitris Bertsimas was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9] and National Technical University of Athens[10].

What awards did Dimitris Bertsimas receive?

Honors received include Erlang Prize[13], Bodossaki award for social sciences[14], Frederick W. Lanchester Prize[15], and John von Neumann Theory Prize[16].

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  2. [60] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [61] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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