Ward Whitt | |
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| Born | January 29, 1942 (age 82) Bozeman, Montana, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College Cornell University |
| Known for | Queueing theory |
| Awards | John von Neumann Theory Prize (2001) Frederick W. Lanchester Prize (2003) National Academy of Engineering |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | operations research |
| Institutions | Columbia University Yale University Stanford University |
| Thesis | Weak Convergence Theorems for Queues in Heavy Traffic (1969) |
| Doctoral advisor | Donald Lee Iglehart |
| Doctoral students | |
Ward Whitt (born January 29, 1942) is an American professor of operations research and management sciences. He is a professor emeritus of the Industrial Engineering and Operations Research department of Columbia University. His research focuses on queueing theory, performance analysis, stochastic models of telecommunication systems, and numerical transform inversion. He is recognized for his contributions to the understanding and analyses of complex queues and queuing networks, which led to advances in the telecommunications system.[1]