John Baras

Greek American electrical engineer
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John Baras

Summary

John Baras is a human[1]. He worked as an electrical engineer[2]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[3]

Key Facts

  • John Baras is identified as part of the Greek Americans ethnic group[4].
  • John Baras worked as an electrical engineer[2].
  • Among John Baras's employers was University of Maryland[5].
  • John Baras's education included a stint at National Technical University of Athens[6].
  • John Baras was educated at Harvard University[7].
  • John Baras's doctoral advisor was Roger W. Brockett[8].
  • John Baras received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[9].
  • John Baras received the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[10].
  • John Baras received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[11].
  • John Baras received the IEEE Fellow[12].
  • John Baras received the Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics[13].
  • John Baras received the IEEE Simon Ramo Medal[14].
  • John Baras was a member of Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[15].
  • John Baras was a member of American Mathematical Society[16].
  • John Baras is recorded as male[17].
  • John Baras's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • John Baras supervised Radha Poovendran as a doctoral student[19].
  • John Baras supervised Matthew Ronald James as a doctoral student[20].
  • John Baras supervised Carole Ann Teolis as a doctoral student[21].
  • John Baras supervised David Charles Macenany as a doctoral student[22].
  • John Baras supervised Kemal Sönmez as a doctoral student[23].
  • John Baras supervised Xiaobo Tan as a doctoral student[24].
  • John Baras supervised Matthew Ronald James as a doctoral student[25].
  • John Baras supervised Nikolaos Sidiropoulos as a doctoral student[26].
  • John Baras supervised Bernard Adrian Frankpitt as a doctoral student[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Baras is identified as part of the Greek Americans ethnic group[4].

Education

Educated at National Technical University of Athens[6], a university[28], in Greece[29], founded in 1836[30], headquartered in Athens[31] and Harvard University[7], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1636[34], headquartered in Cambridge[35]. John Baras's doctoral advisor was Roger W. Brockett[8].

Career and Affiliations

John Baras's professions included electrical engineer[2]. Among his employers was University of Maryland[5]. Doctoral students include Radha Poovendran[19], an electrical engineer[36], b. 2000[37], awarded the IEEE Fellow[38]; Matthew Ronald James[20]; Carole Ann Teolis[21]; David Charles Macenany[22]; Kemal Sönmez[23], of Turkey[39]; and Xiaobo Tan[24], an electrical engineer[40].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[9], a fellowship award[41]; Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[10], a fellowship award[42], in United States[43]; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[11], a fellowship award[44], in United States[45], founded in 1874[46]; IEEE Fellow[12], a science award[47]; Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics[13], a fellowship award[48], founded in 1949[49]; and IEEE Simon Ramo Medal[14], a science award[50], founded in 1982[51].

Why It Matters

John Baras ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[3] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

FAQs

What did John Baras do for work?

John Baras worked as electrical engineer[2].

Where did John Baras go to school?

John Baras was educated at National Technical University of Athens[6] and Harvard University[7].

What awards did John Baras receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[9], Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[10], Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[11], and IEEE Fellow[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . ece.umd.edu. ece.umd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . siam.org. Retrieved . siam.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . aaas.org. aaas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . ieee.org. ieee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [15] ↑ . siam.org. Retrieved . siam.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [16] ↑ . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6h ago · Bender235 · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Doctoral student → Radha Poovendran, Matthew Ronald James, Carole Ann Teolis +12
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    Educated at → National Technical University of Athens, Harvard University
    Employer → University of Maryland
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