Ward Whitt
Ward Whitt (born 1942) is an American professor of operations research and management sciences. He is the Wai T. Chang Professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at 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. As of November 2, 2015, his publications have been cited over 25,000 times, and he has an h-index of 82.
Ward Whitt | |
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| Born | 1942 (age 81–82) |
| 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 |
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