Pravin Varaiya

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Pravin Varaiya

Summary

Pravin Varaiya is a human[1]. His place of birth was Mumbai[2]. He was born on +1940-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +2022-06-10T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as an electrical engineer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Mumbai[2], Pravin Varaiya…
  • Pravin Varaiya was born on +1940-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Pravin Varaiya died on +2022-06-10T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Pravin Varaiya held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Pravin Varaiya's professions included electrical engineer[5].
  • Among Pravin Varaiya's employers was University of California, Berkeley[8].
  • Pravin Varaiya's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley[9].
  • Pravin Varaiya's doctoral advisor was Lotfi A. Zadeh[10].
  • Pravin Varaiya received the Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award[11].
  • Pravin Varaiya received the IEEE Fellow[12].
  • Pravin Varaiya received the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[13].
  • Pravin Varaiya received the Guggenheim Fellowship[14].
  • Pravin Varaiya received the IEEE Simon Ramo Medal[15].
  • Pravin Varaiya received the honorary doctorate from INP Toulouse[16].
  • Pravin Varaiya was a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers[17].
  • Pravin Varaiya was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[18].
  • Pravin Varaiya is recorded as male[19].
  • Pravin Varaiya's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Pravin Varaiya supervised Mark H. A. Davis as a doctoral student[21].
  • Pravin Varaiya supervised Jean Walrand as a doctoral student[22].
  • Pravin Varaiya supervised Steven H. Low as a doctoral student[23].
  • Pravin Varaiya supervised Vivek Borkar as a doctoral student[24].
  • Pravin Varaiya supervised Richard John Edell as a doctoral student[25].
  • Pravin Varaiya supervised Eyad Husni Abed as a doctoral student[26].
  • Pravin Varaiya supervised Sinem Coleri Ergen as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Pravin Varaiya was born in Mumbai[2]. He was born on +1940-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Pravin Varaiya was educated at University of California, Berkeley[9]. His doctoral advisor was Lotfi A. Zadeh[10].

Career and Affiliations

Pravin Varaiya's professions included electrical engineer[5]. He was employed by University of California, Berkeley[8]. Doctoral students include Mark H. A. Davis[21], a mathematician[28], 1945–2020[29], of United Kingdom[30], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society[31]; Jean Walrand[22], a computer scientist[32], of United States[33], awarded the IEEE Fellow[34]; Steven H. Low[23], a computer scientist[35], of United States[36], awarded the IEEE Fellow[37], specialised in computer science[38]; Vivek Borkar[24], an electrical engineer[39], b. 1954[40], of India[41], awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology[42]; Richard John Edell[25]; and Eyad Husni Abed[26].

Recognition

Awards received include Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award[11], an award[43]; IEEE Fellow[12], a science award[44]; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[13], a fellowship award[45]; Guggenheim Fellowship[14], a fellowship grant[46], in United States[47], founded in 1925[48]; IEEE Simon Ramo Medal[15], a science award[49], founded in 1982[50]; and honorary doctorate from INP Toulouse[16], an award[51], in France[52].

Death and Burial

Pravin Varaiya died on +2022-06-10T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Pravin Varaiya ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Pravin Varaiya born?

Pravin Varaiya was born in Mumbai[2].

What did Pravin Varaiya do for work?

Pravin Varaiya worked as electrical engineer[5].

Where did Pravin Varaiya go to school?

Pravin Varaiya was educated at University of California, Berkeley[9].

What awards did Pravin Varaiya receive?

Honors received include Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award[11], IEEE Fellow[12], Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[13], and Guggenheim Fellowship[14].

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  6. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [14] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
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  17. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  25. [4] . eecs.berkeley.edu. eecs.berkeley.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  21. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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