Venkatesan Guruswami

Indian computer scientist
Person human Q7920088
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Venkatesan Guruswami

Summary

Venkatesan Guruswami is a human[1]. His place of birth was India[2]. He was born on +1976-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4] and computer scientist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Venkatesan Guruswami was born in India[2].
  • Venkatesan Guruswami was born on +1976-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Venkatesan Guruswami held citizenship in India[7].
  • Venkatesan Guruswami worked as a mathematician[4].
  • Venkatesan Guruswami worked as a computer scientist[5].
  • Among Venkatesan Guruswami's employers was Carnegie Mellon University[8].
  • Among Venkatesan Guruswami's employers was University of California, Berkeley[9].
  • Venkatesan Guruswami's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10].
  • Venkatesan Guruswami's education included a stint at Indian Institute of Technology Madras[11].
  • Venkatesan Guruswami's doctoral advisor was Madhu Sudan[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Venkatesan Guruswami is Guruswami–Sudan list decoding algorithm[13].
  • Venkatesan Guruswami received the Miller Research Fellows[14].
  • Venkatesan Guruswami received the ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award[15].
  • Venkatesan Guruswami received the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award[16].
  • Venkatesan Guruswami received the Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering[17].
  • Venkatesan Guruswami received the Sloan Fellowship[18].
  • Venkatesan Guruswami received the Presburger Award[19].
  • Venkatesan Guruswami was a member of American Mathematical Society[20].
  • Venkatesan Guruswami was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[21].
  • Venkatesan Guruswami is recorded as male[22].
  • Venkatesan Guruswami's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Venkatesan Guruswami supervised Atri Rudra as a doctoral student[24].
  • Venkatesan Guruswami supervised Prasad Raghavendra as a doctoral student[25].
  • Venkatesan Guruswami supervised Ali Kemal Sinop as a doctoral student[26].
  • Venkatesan Guruswami supervised Yuan Zhou as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Venkatesan Guruswami's place of birth was India[2]. He was born on +1976-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1861[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and Indian Institute of Technology Madras[11], an institute of technology[32], in India[33], founded in 1959[34]. Venkatesan Guruswami's doctoral advisor was Madhu Sudan[12]. Academic degrees include bachelor's degree[35] and Doctor of Philosophy[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4] and computer scientist[5]. Employers include Carnegie Mellon University[8], a private university[37], in United States[38], founded in 1900[39], headquartered in Pittsburgh[40] and University of California, Berkeley[9], a public research university[41], in United States[42], founded in 1868[43], headquartered in Berkeley[44]. Doctoral students include Atri Rudra[24], a computer scientist[45]; Prasad Raghavendra[25], a computer scientist[46], of India[47], awarded the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award[48]; Ali Kemal Sinop[26]; Yuan Zhou[27]; Carol Wang[49]; and Ameya Velingker[50].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Venkatesan Guruswami is Guruswami–Sudan list decoding algorithm[13].

Recognition

Awards received include Miller Research Fellows[14], a fellowship grant[51], in United States[52], founded in 1960[53]; ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award[15], an academic award[54], in United States[55], founded in 1978[56]; Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award[16], a group of awards[57], founded in 1983[58]; Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering[17], a fellowship grant[59], in United States[60], founded in 1988[61]; Sloan Fellowship[18], a fellowship grant[62], in United States[63], founded in 1955[64]; and Presburger Award[19], a science award[65], founded in 2010[66].

Why It Matters

Venkatesan Guruswami ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[6]

His notable doctoral advisees include Prasad Raghavendra[67], a computer scientist[68], of India[69], awarded the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award[70] and Atri Rudra[71], a computer scientist[72].

FAQs

Where was Venkatesan Guruswami born?

Venkatesan Guruswami was born in India[2].

What did Venkatesan Guruswami do for work?

Venkatesan Guruswami worked as mathematician[4] and computer scientist[5].

Where did Venkatesan Guruswami go to school?

Venkatesan Guruswami was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10] and Indian Institute of Technology Madras[11].

What awards did Venkatesan Guruswami receive?

Honors received include Miller Research Fellows[14], ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award[15], Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award[16], and Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering[17].

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