Jan Vondrák

Czech applied mathematician and theoretical computer scientist
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Jan Vondrák

Summary

Jan Vondrák is a human[1]. He worked as an applied mathematician[2], computer scientist[3], academic[4], and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (277 views/month, #7,102 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Among Jan Vondrák's spouses was Maryam Mirzakhani[7].
  • Jan Vondrák's professions included applied mathematician[2].
  • Jan Vondrák worked as a computer scientist[3].
  • Jan Vondrák worked as an academic[4].
  • Jan Vondrák's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Jan Vondrák's field of work was applied mathematics[8].
  • Jan Vondrák's field of work was theoretical computer science[9].
  • Among Jan Vondrák's employers was Stanford University[10].
  • Jan Vondrák was employed by IBM Almaden Research Center[11].
  • Jan Vondrák was employed by Microsoft Research[12].
  • Among Jan Vondrák's employers was Mathematical Sciences Research Institute[13].
  • Jan Vondrák's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[14].
  • Jan Vondrák was educated at Charles University[15].
  • Jan Vondrák's doctoral advisor was Michel Goemans[16].
  • Jan Vondrák's doctoral advisor was Martin Loebl[17].
  • Jan Vondrák is recorded as male[18].
  • Jan Vondrák's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Jan Vondrák's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 16147905238279091778[20].
  • Jan Vondrák's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2016136052[21].
  • Jan Vondrák's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 8661[22].
  • Jan Vondrák's given name is recorded as Jan[23].
  • Jan Vondrák's official website is recorded as https://profiles.stanford.edu/jan-vondrak[24].
  • Jan Vondrák's ACM Digital Library author ID is recorded as 81100270623[25].
  • Jan Vondrák's work location is recorded as Stanford[26].
  • Jan Vondrák's described at URL is recorded as https://theory.stanford.edu/~jvondrak/[27].

Body

Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[14], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1861[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and Charles University[15], a public university[32], in Czech Republic[33], founded in 1348[34], headquartered in Prague[35]. Doctoral advisors include Michel Goemans[16], a mathematician[36], b. 1964[37], of Belgium[38], awarded the Fulkerson Prize[39] and Martin Loebl[17], a mathematician[40], b. 1963[41], of Czechoslovakia[42], specialised in mathematics[43].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include applied mathematician[2], computer scientist[3], academic[4], and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include applied mathematics[8], an academic discipline[44] and theoretical computer science[9], a branch of computer science[45]. Employers include Stanford University[10], a private university[46], in United States[47], founded in 1885[48], headquartered in Stanford[49]; IBM Almaden Research Center[11], a research institute[50], in United States[51]; Microsoft Research[12], a division[52], in United States[53], founded in 1991[54], headquartered in Redmond[55]; and Mathematical Sciences Research Institute[13], a research institute[56], in United States[57], founded in 1982[58].

Personal Life

Jan Vondrák was married to Maryam Mirzakhani[7].

Why It Matters

Jan Vondrák ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (277 views/month, #7,102 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Who was Jan Vondrák married to?

Jan Vondrák's spouses include Maryam Mirzakhani[7].

What did Jan Vondrák do for work?

Jan Vondrák worked as applied mathematician[2], computer scientist[3], academic[4], and university teacher[5].

Where did Jan Vondrák go to school?

Jan Vondrák was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[14] and Charles University[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [18] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . quantamagazine.org. Retrieved . quantamagazine.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  8. [2] . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  10. [4] . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . profiles.stanford.edu. Retrieved . profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . theory.stanford.edu. Retrieved . theory.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . theory.stanford.edu. Retrieved . theory.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . theory.stanford.edu. Retrieved . theory.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  27. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  30. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  31. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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