Ravindran Kannan

Summary

Ravindran Kannan is a human^[1]. Born in Chennai^[2], he… he was born on March 12, 1953^[3]. He worked as a mathematician^[4], computer scientist^[5], and university teacher^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in Chennai^[2], Ravindran Kannan…
• Ravindran Kannan was born on March 12, 1953^[3].
• Ravindran Kannan was born on January 1, 1953^[8].
• Ravindran Kannan held citizenship in India^[9].
• Ravindran Kannan's professions included mathematician^[4].
• Ravindran Kannan worked as a computer scientist^[5].
• Ravindran Kannan's professions included university teacher^[6].
• Ravindran Kannan's field of work was informatics^[10].
• Ravindran Kannan's field of work was algorithm^[11].
• Ravindran Kannan's field of work was discrete mathematics^[12].
• Ravindran Kannan's field of work was optimization^[13].
• Ravindran Kannan's field of work was computer science^[14].
• Among Ravindran Kannan's employers was Yale University^[15].
• Ravindran Kannan was employed by Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru^[16].
• Ravindran Kannan was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[17].
• Ravindran Kannan was employed by Carnegie Mellon University^[18].
• Ravindran Kannan's education included a stint at Cornell University^[19].
• Ravindran Kannan was educated at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay^[20].
• Ravindran Kannan's doctoral advisor was Leslie Earl Trotter, Jr.^[21].
• Ravindran Kannan received the Knuth Prize^[22].
• Ravindran Kannan received the Fulkerson Prize^[23].
• Ravindran Kannan received the ACM Fellow^[24].
• Ravindran Kannan was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[25].
• Ravindran Kannan was a member of Association for Computing Machinery^[26].
• Ravindran Kannan is recorded as male^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Chennai^[2], Ravindran Kannan… Recorded date of birth include March 12, 1953^[3] and January 1, 1953^[8].

Education

Educated at Cornell University^[19], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1865^[30], headquartered in Ithaca^[31] and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay^[20], an institute of technology^[32], in India^[33], founded in 1958^[34]. Ravindran Kannan's doctoral advisor was Leslie Earl Trotter, Jr.^[21].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[4], computer scientist^[5], and university teacher^[6]. Fields of work include informatics^[10], an academic major^[35], founded in 1957^[36]; algorithm^[11]; discrete mathematics^[12], an academic discipline^[37]; optimization^[13]; and computer science^[14], an academic discipline^[38]. Employers include Yale University^[15], a private university^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1701^[41], headquartered in New Haven^[42]; Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru^[16], a research institute^[43], in India^[44], founded in 1909^[45], headquartered in Bengaluru^[46]; Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[17], a university^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1861^[49], headquartered in Cambridge^[50]; and Carnegie Mellon University^[18], a private university^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 1900^[53], headquartered in Pittsburgh^[54]. Doctoral students include David Applegate^[55], a mathematician^[56], b. 2000^[57], of United States^[58]; Petros Drineas^[59], a computer scientist^[60], awarded the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics^[61]; John Mount^[62]; Thomas Richard Mathies^[63]; Vijaya Chandhru^[64]; and Karhan Eren Akcoglu^[65].

Recognition

Awards received include Knuth Prize^[22], a science award^[66], in United States^[67], founded in 1996^[68]; Fulkerson Prize^[23], a science award^[69], in United States^[70], founded in 1979^[71]; and ACM Fellow^[24], a fellowship award^[72].

Why It Matters

Ravindran Kannan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[73] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[74]

His notable doctoral advisees include David Applegate^[75], a mathematician^[76], b. 2000^[77], of United States^[78] and Petros Drineas^[79], a computer scientist^[80], awarded the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics^[81].

FAQs

Where was Ravindran Kannan born?

Born in Chennai^[2], Ravindran Kannan…

What did Ravindran Kannan do for work?

Ravindran Kannan worked as mathematician^[4], computer scientist^[5], and university teacher^[6].

Where did Ravindran Kannan go to school?

Ravindran Kannan was educated at Cornell University^[19] and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay^[20].

What awards did Ravindran Kannan receive?

Honors received include Knuth Prize^[22], Fulkerson Prize^[23], and ACM Fellow^[24].