Stephen P. Boyd | |
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| Born | California, United States[1] |
| Nationality | American |
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| Known for | Convex optimization techniques[2] |
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| Institutions | Stanford University |
| Thesis | Volterra Series: Engineering Fundamentals (1985) |
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| Doctoral students | Mung Chiang |
Stephen P. Boyd is an American professor and control theorist. He is the Samsung Professor of Engineering, Professor in Electrical Engineering, and professor by courtesy in Computer Science and Management Science & Engineering at Stanford University. He is also affiliated with Stanford's Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering (ICME).
In 2014, Boyd was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for contributions to engineering design and analysis via convex optimization.