Ellis Johnson | |
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| Born | July 26, 1938 |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | Georgia Institute of Technology University of California at Berkeley |
| Known for | Integer programming Combinatorial optimization Cyclic group Crew scheduling |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematician |
| Institutions | Johns Hopkins University Georgia Institute of Technology Thomas J. Watson Research Center |
Ellis Lane Johnson is the Professor Emeritus and the Coca-Cola Chaired Professor in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia.
In 1988, Johnson was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for fundamental contributions to discrete optimization and software design, and its practical applications to distribution and manufacturing systems.