Jin-Yi Cai

Chinese-American theoretical computer scientist
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Jin-Yi Cai

Summary

Jin-Yi Cai is a human[1]. His place of birth was Shanghai[2]. He was born on January 23, 1961[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4] and mathematician[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Jin-Yi Cai's place of birth was Shanghai[2].
  • Jin-Yi Cai was born on January 23, 1961[3].
  • Jin-Yi Cai worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Jin-Yi Cai's professions included mathematician[5].
  • Jin-Yi Cai was employed by University of Wisconsin–Madison[7].
  • Jin-Yi Cai's education included a stint at Temple University[8].
  • Jin-Yi Cai's doctoral advisor was Juris Hartmanis[9].
  • Jin-Yi Cai received the Guggenheim Fellowship[10].
  • Jin-Yi Cai received the Alfred P. Sloan Fellow[11].
  • Jin-Yi Cai received the Morningside Medal[12].
  • Jin-Yi Cai received the Fulkerson Prize[13].
  • Jin-Yi Cai received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[14].
  • Jin-Yi Cai received the Gödel Prize[15].
  • Jin-Yi Cai was a member of Academia Europaea[16].
  • Jin-Yi Cai was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[17].
  • Jin-Yi Cai was a member of American Mathematical Society[18].
  • Jin-Yi Cai was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[19].
  • Jin-Yi Cai is recorded as male[20].
  • Jin-Yi Cai's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Jin-Yi Cai supervised Sigal Haya Ar as a doctoral student[22].
  • Jin-Yi Cai supervised Ajay Nerurkar as a doctoral student[23].
  • Jin-Yi Cai supervised Venkatesan Chakaravarthy as a doctoral student[24].
  • Jin-Yi Cai supervised Michael Kowalczyk as a doctoral student[25].
  • Jin-Yi Cai supervised Pinyan Lu as a doctoral student[26].
  • Jin-Yi Cai supervised Tyson Williams as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Jin-Yi Cai's place of birth was Shanghai[2]. He was born on January 23, 1961[3].

Education

Jin-Yi Cai was educated at Temple University[8]. His doctoral advisor was Juris Hartmanis[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4] and mathematician[5]. Among Jin-Yi Cai's employers was University of Wisconsin–Madison[7]. Doctoral students include Sigal Haya Ar[22], Ajay Nerurkar[23], Venkatesan Chakaravarthy[24], Michael Kowalczyk[25], Pinyan Lu[26], and Tyson Williams[27].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[10], a fellowship grant[28], in United States[29], founded in 1925[30]; Alfred P. Sloan Fellow[11]; Morningside Medal[12], a mathematics award[31], founded in 1998[32]; Fulkerson Prize[13], a science award[33], in United States[34], founded in 1979[35]; Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[14], a fellowship award[36]; and Gödel Prize[15], a science award[37], founded in 1992[38].

Why It Matters

Jin-Yi Cai ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Jin-Yi Cai born?

Jin-Yi Cai's place of birth was Shanghai[2].

What did Jin-Yi Cai do for work?

Jin-Yi Cai worked as computer scientist[4] and mathematician[5].

Where did Jin-Yi Cai go to school?

Jin-Yi Cai was educated at Temple University[8].

What awards did Jin-Yi Cai receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[10], Alfred P. Sloan Fellow[11], Morningside Medal[12], and Fulkerson Prize[13].

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  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . pages.cs.wisc.edu. Retrieved . pages.cs.wisc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . pages.cs.wisc.edu. Retrieved . pages.cs.wisc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . sigact.org. sigact.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [16] . ae-info.org. ae-info.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [17] . pages.cs.wisc.edu. Retrieved . pages.cs.wisc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [18] . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [19] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . 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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