Salil Vadhan

American computer scientist
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Salil Vadhan

Summary

Salil Vadhan is a human[1]. He was born on +1965-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a computer scientist[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Salil Vadhan was born on +1965-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Salil Vadhan held citizenship in United States[5].
  • Salil Vadhan worked as a computer scientist[3].
  • Among Salil Vadhan's employers was Harvard University[6].
  • Salil Vadhan was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[7].
  • Salil Vadhan was educated at Harvard University[8].
  • Salil Vadhan's doctoral advisor was Shafrira Goldwasser[9].
  • Salil Vadhan received the Guggenheim Fellowship[10].
  • Salil Vadhan received the Gödel Prize[11].
  • Salil Vadhan received the ACM Fellow[12].
  • Salil Vadhan was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[13].
  • Salil Vadhan was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[14].
  • Salil Vadhan's image is recorded as Salil Vadhan.jpg[15].
  • Salil Vadhan is recorded as male[16].
  • Salil Vadhan's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Salil Vadhan supervised Minh-Huyen Nguyen as a doctoral student[18].
  • Salil Vadhan supervised Emanuele Viola as a doctoral student[19].
  • Salil Vadhan supervised Jia Colin Zheng as a doctoral student[20].
  • Salil Vadhan supervised Jonathan Ullman as a doctoral student[21].
  • Salil Vadhan supervised Shien Jin Ong as a doctoral student[22].
  • Salil Vadhan supervised Kai-Min Chung as a doctoral student[23].
  • Salil Vadhan supervised Thomas Steinke as a doctoral student[24].
  • Salil Vadhan supervised Mark Bun as a doctoral student[25].
  • Salil Vadhan supervised Yi-Hsiu Chen as a doctoral student[26].
  • Salil Vadhan's ISNI is recorded as 0000000039161419[27].

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Origins and Family

Salil Vadhan was born on +1965-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[7], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1861[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and Harvard University[8], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1636[34], headquartered in Cambridge[35]. Salil Vadhan's doctoral advisor was Shafrira Goldwasser[9].

Career and Affiliations

Salil Vadhan worked as a computer scientist[3]. He was employed by Harvard University[6]. Doctoral students include Minh-Huyen Nguyen[18]; Emanuele Viola[19], a computer scientist[36]; Jia Colin Zheng[20]; Jonathan Ullman[21]; Shien Jin Ong[22]; and Kai-Min Chung[23].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[10], a fellowship grant[37], in United States[38], founded in 1925[39]; Gödel Prize[11], a science award[40], founded in 1992[41]; and ACM Fellow[12], a fellowship award[42].

Why It Matters

Salil Vadhan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[4]

His notable doctoral advisees include Emanuele Viola[43], a computer scientist[44].

FAQs

What did Salil Vadhan do for work?

Salil Vadhan worked as computer scientist[3].

Where did Salil Vadhan go to school?

Salil Vadhan was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[7] and Harvard University[8].

What awards did Salil Vadhan receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[10], Gödel Prize[11], and ACM Fellow[12].

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  9. [10] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
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  11. [12] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  13. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  16. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  18. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  23. [13] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [14] . wikidata.org.
  25. [2] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [43] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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