Cyrus Derman | |
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Born | Collingdale, Pennsylvania, US | July 16, 1925
Died | April 27, 2011 Carmel, New York, US | (aged 85)
Alma mater | Columbia University University of Pennsylvania |
Known for | Markov decision process Stochastic process Operations Research |
Awards | John von Neumann Theory Prize (2002) Fellow, ASA, IMS |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Operations Research |
Institutions | Columbia University |
Doctoral advisor | Kai-Lai Chung |
Other academic advisors | Herbert Robbins Ted Harris |
Notable students | Michael N. Katehakis Morton Klein Sheldon M. Ross Kiran Seth Arthur F. Veinott, Jr.[1] |
Cyrus Derman (July 16, 1925 – April 27, 2011) was an American mathematician and amateur musician who did research in Markov decision process, stochastic processes, operations research, statistics and a variety of other fields.[1]