Michael Alan Saunders | |
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| Born | 6 January 1944 Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Stanford University University of Canterbury |
| Known for | MINOS, NPSOL, SNOPT |
| Awards | Beale-Orchard-Hays Prize, SIAM Linear Algebra Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer Science, Mathematics |
| Institutions | Stanford University |
| Doctoral advisor | Gene H. Golub |
Michael Alan Saunders is a New Zealand American numerical analyst and computer scientist. He is a research professor of Management Science and Engineering at Stanford University.[1] Saunders is known for his contributions to numerical linear algebra and numerical optimization and has developed many widely used software packages, such as MINOS, NPSOL, and SNOPT.
Saunders developed the MINRES method for the iterative solution of symmetric linear equation systems in 1975 together with Christopher Conway Paige.[2]