Madhu Sudan

Indian computer scientist
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Madhu Sudan

Summary

Madhu Sudan is a human[1]. His place of birth was Chennai[2]. He was born on September 12, 1966[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (104 views/month, #7,240 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Madhu Sudan was born in Chennai[2].
  • Madhu Sudan was born on September 12, 1966[3].
  • Madhu Sudan held citizenship in India[7].
  • Madhu Sudan held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Madhu Sudan's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • Madhu Sudan's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Among Madhu Sudan's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9].
  • Among Madhu Sudan's employers was Harvard University[10].
  • Madhu Sudan's doctoral advisor was Umesh Vazirani[11].
  • Madhu Sudan received the Gödel Prize[12].
  • Madhu Sudan received the IMU Abacus Medal[13].
  • Madhu Sudan received the O'Reilly Open Source Award[14].
  • Madhu Sudan received the ACM Fellow[15].
  • Madhu Sudan received the Infosys Prize[16].
  • Madhu Sudan received the Guggenheim Fellowship[17].
  • Madhu Sudan was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[18].
  • Madhu Sudan was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[19].
  • Madhu Sudan was a member of National Academy of Sciences[20].
  • Madhu Sudan was a member of American Mathematical Society[21].
  • Madhu Sudan is recorded as male[22].
  • Madhu Sudan's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Madhu Sudan supervised Venkatesan Guruswami as a doctoral student[24].
  • Madhu Sudan supervised Benjamin Rossman as a doctoral student[25].
  • Madhu Sudan supervised Prahladh Harsha as a doctoral student[26].
  • Madhu Sudan supervised Ryan William O'Donnell as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Madhu Sudan was born in Chennai[2]. He was born on September 12, 1966[3].

Education

Madhu Sudan's doctoral advisor was Umesh Vazirani[11]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5]. Employers include Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9], a university[29], in United States[30], founded in 1861[31], headquartered in Cambridge[32] and Harvard University[10], a private university[33], in United States[34], founded in 1636[35], headquartered in Cambridge[36]. Doctoral students include Venkatesan Guruswami[24], a mathematician[37], b. 1976[38], of India[39], awarded the Miller Research Fellows[40]; Benjamin Rossman[25], a mathematician[41], b. 1980[42]; Prahladh Harsha[26]; Ryan William O'Donnell[27]; Mikhail V. Alekhnovitch[43]; and Yevgeniy Dodis[44], a computer scientist[45], b. 1976[46], of United States[47], specialised in informatics[48].

Recognition

Awards received include Gödel Prize[12], a science award[49], founded in 1992[50]; IMU Abacus Medal[13], a science award[51], founded in 1981[52]; O'Reilly Open Source Award[14], an award[53], founded in 2005[54]; ACM Fellow[15], a fellowship award[55]; Infosys Prize[16], a science award[56], in India[57], founded in 2008[58]; and Guggenheim Fellowship[17], a fellowship grant[59], in United States[60], founded in 1925[61].

Why It Matters

Madhu Sudan ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (104 views/month, #7,240 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62]

His notable doctoral advisees include Venkatesan Guruswami[63], a mathematician[64], b. 1976[65], of India[66], awarded the Miller Research Fellows[67]; Benjamin Rossman[68], a mathematician[69], b. 1980[70]; Adam D. Smith[71], a computer scientist[72], of United States[73], awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers[74]; Yevgeniy Dodis[75], a computer scientist[76], b. 1976[77], of United States[78], specialised in informatics[79]; and Shubhangi Saraf[80], a computer scientist[81], of India[82], specialised in convex geometry[83].

FAQs

Where was Madhu Sudan born?

Madhu Sudan was born in Chennai[2].

What did Madhu Sudan do for work?

Madhu Sudan worked as computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5].

What awards did Madhu Sudan receive?

Honors received include Gödel Prize[12], IMU Abacus Medal[13], O'Reilly Open Source Award[14], and ACM Fellow[15].

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Class ancestry

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  2. [62] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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