James Demmel

American mathematician and computer scientist
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James Demmel

Summary

James Demmel is a human[1]. He was born in Pittsburgh[2]. He was born on October 19, 1955[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4], computer scientist[5], engineer[6], university teacher[7], and researcher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (175 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • James Demmel was born in Pittsburgh[2].
  • James Demmel was born on October 19, 1955[3].
  • James Demmel held citizenship in United States[10].
  • James Demmel worked as a mathematician[4].
  • James Demmel's professions included computer scientist[5].
  • James Demmel's professions included engineer[6].
  • James Demmel worked as a university teacher[7].
  • James Demmel worked as a researcher[8].
  • James Demmel's field of work was mathematician[11].
  • James Demmel's field of work was mathematics[12].
  • James Demmel's field of work was informatics[13].
  • James Demmel's field of work was linear algebra[14].
  • James Demmel's field of work was computer science[15].
  • James Demmel was employed by New York University[16].
  • Among James Demmel's employers was University of California, Berkeley[17].
  • James Demmel was educated at California Institute of Technology[18].
  • James Demmel's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley[19].
  • James Demmel's doctoral advisor was William Kahan[20].
  • A notable work attributed to James Demmel is LAPACK[21].
  • James Demmel received the Paris Kanellakis Award[22].
  • James Demmel received the James H. Wilkinson Prize in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing[23].
  • James Demmel received the Sidney Fernbach Award[24].
  • James Demmel received the ACM Fellow[25].
  • James Demmel received the IEEE Fellow[26].
  • James Demmel received the Leslie Fox Prize for Numerical Analysis[27].

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Origins and Family

James Demmel was born in Pittsburgh[2]. He was born on October 19, 1955[3].

Education

Educated at California Institute of Technology[18], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1891[30], headquartered in California[31] and University of California, Berkeley[19], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1868[34], headquartered in Berkeley[35]. James Demmel's doctoral advisor was William Kahan[20].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4], computer scientist[5], engineer[6], university teacher[7], and researcher[8]. Fields of work include mathematician[11], a profession[36]; mathematics[12], an academic discipline[37]; informatics[13], an academic major[38], founded in 1957[39]; linear algebra[14], a branch of mathematics[40]; and computer science[15], an academic discipline[41]. Employers include New York University[16], a private university[42], in United States[43], founded in 1831[44], headquartered in New York City[45] and University of California, Berkeley[17], a public research university[46], in United States[47], founded in 1868[48], headquartered in Berkeley[49]. Doctoral students include Huan Ren[50], Plamen Koev[51], Tzu-Yi Chen[52], David Thomas Blackston[53], Jiawang Nie[54], and Richard Vuduc[55].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to James Demmel is LAPACK[21].

Recognition

Awards received include Paris Kanellakis Award[22], an award[56]; James H. Wilkinson Prize in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing[23], a science award[57], in United States[58], founded in 1982[59]; Sidney Fernbach Award[24], an award[60], founded in 1992[61]; ACM Fellow[25], a fellowship award[62]; IEEE Fellow[26], a science award[63]; and Leslie Fox Prize for Numerical Analysis[27], an award[64], founded in 1985[65].

Why It Matters

James Demmel ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (175 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]

His notable doctoral advisees include Sherry Li[68], an academic[69], awarded the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[70]; Richard Vuduc[71], a university teacher[72], b. 2000[73], specialised in high-performance computing[74]; Michael Anderson[75], a computer scientist[76]; Narayanan Sundaram[77], a computer scientist[78]; Edgar Solomonik[79], a computer scientist[80], awarded the Householder Prize[81]; and Yang You[82], a university teacher[83], b. 1991[84], of People's Republic of China[85], specialised in machine learning[86].

FAQs

Where was James Demmel born?

James Demmel was born in Pittsburgh[2].

What did James Demmel do for work?

James Demmel worked as mathematician[4], computer scientist[5], engineer[6], university teacher[7], and researcher[8].

Where did James Demmel go to school?

James Demmel was educated at California Institute of Technology[18] and University of California, Berkeley[19].

What awards did James Demmel receive?

Honors received include Paris Kanellakis Award[22], James H. Wilkinson Prize in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing[23], Sidney Fernbach Award[24], and ACM Fellow[25].

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