Thomas Kailath

American engineer
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Thomas Kailath
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Summary

Thomas Kailath is a human[1]. His place of birth was Pune[2]. He worked as an electrical engineer[3], mathematician[4], academic[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month, #7,255 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Pune[2].
  • Thomas Kailath held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Thomas Kailath worked as an electrical engineer[3].
  • Thomas Kailath worked as a mathematician[4].
  • Thomas Kailath worked as an academic[5].
  • Thomas Kailath's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Thomas Kailath's field of work was mathematics[9].
  • Thomas Kailath's field of work was electrical engineering[10].
  • Thomas Kailath's field of work was information technology[11].
  • Thomas Kailath's field of work was communication technology[12].
  • Thomas Kailath was employed by Stanford University[13].
  • Thomas Kailath's education included a stint at Savitribai Phule Pune University[14].
  • Thomas Kailath's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[15].
  • Thomas Kailath was educated at St. Vincent's High School[16].
  • Thomas Kailath's doctoral advisor was John Wozencraft[17].
  • Thomas Kailath received the Guggenheim Fellowship[18].
  • Thomas Kailath received the IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal[19].
  • Thomas Kailath received the IEEE Medal of Honor[20].
  • Thomas Kailath received the National Medal of Science[21].
  • Thomas Kailath received the Padma Bhushan in science & engineering[22].
  • Thomas Kailath received the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award[23].
  • Thomas Kailath's image is recorded as Thomas Kailath.jpg[24].
  • Thomas Kailath is recorded as male[25].
  • Thomas Kailath's instance of is recorded as human[26].
  • Thomas Kailath supervised Babak Hassibi as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Thomas Kailath's place of birth was Pune[2].

Education

Educated at Savitribai Phule Pune University[14], a state public university[28], in India[29], founded in 1948[30]; Massachusetts Institute of Technology[15], a university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1861[33], headquartered in Cambridge[34]; and St. Vincent's High School[16], a high school[35], in India[36], founded in 1867[37]. Thomas Kailath's doctoral advisor was John Wozencraft[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include electrical engineer[3], mathematician[4], academic[5], and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include mathematics[9], an academic discipline[38]; electrical engineering[10], a branch of engineering[39]; information technology[11], a branch of science[40]; and communication technology[12]. Thomas Kailath was employed by Stanford University[13]. Doctoral students include Babak Hassibi[27], John Cioffi[41], A. Lee Swindlehurst[42], Bernard Christophe Levy[43], Vicente Concaca[44], and Alfred Bruckstein[45].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[18], a fellowship grant[46], in United States[47], founded in 1925[48]; IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal[19], a science award[49], founded in 1956[50]; IEEE Medal of Honor[20], a science award[51], founded in 1917[52]; National Medal of Science[21], a science award[53], in United States[54], founded in 1963[55]; Padma Bhushan in science & engineering[22]; and BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award[23], a science award[56], in Spain[57], founded in 2008[58].

Why It Matters

Thomas Kailath ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month, #7,255 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

His notable doctoral advisees include John Cioffi[61], a university teacher[62], b. 1956[63], of United States[64], awarded the IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal[65], specialised in electrical engineering[66]; H. V. Jagadish[67], a computer scientist[68], of United States[69], awarded the ACM Fellow[70]; Alfred Bruckstein[71], a computer scientist[72], b. 1954[73], of Israel[74], specialised in computer science[75]; Jim K. Omura[76], a computer scientist[77], b. 1940[78], of United States[79], awarded the IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal[80]; and Adrian Segall[81], a computer scientist[82].

FAQs

Where was Thomas Kailath born?

Thomas Kailath's place of birth was Pune[2].

What did Thomas Kailath do for work?

Thomas Kailath worked as electrical engineer[3], mathematician[4], academic[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Thomas Kailath go to school?

Thomas Kailath was educated at Savitribai Phule Pune University[14], Massachusetts Institute of Technology[15], and St. Vincent's High School[16].

What awards did Thomas Kailath receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[18], IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal[19], IEEE Medal of Honor[20], and National Medal of Science[21].

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Class ancestry

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  2. [59] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [60] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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