Umesh Vazirani

Summary

Umesh Vazirani is a human^[1]. He was born on January 1, 2000^[2]. He worked as a university teacher^[3], computer scientist^[4], mathematician^[5], information scientist^[6], and electrotechnician^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (449 views/month, #7,127 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Umesh Vazirani was born on January 1, 2000^[2].
• Umesh Vazirani held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Umesh Vazirani worked as a university teacher^[3].
• Umesh Vazirani's professions included computer scientist^[4].
• Umesh Vazirani worked as a mathematician^[5].
• Umesh Vazirani's professions included information scientist^[6].
• Umesh Vazirani's professions included electrotechnician^[7].
• Umesh Vazirani's field of work was quantum computer^[10].
• Umesh Vazirani was employed by University of California, Berkeley^[11].
• Umesh Vazirani's doctoral advisor was Manuel Blum^[12].
• Umesh Vazirani received the Fulkerson Prize^[13].
• Umesh Vazirani received the ACM Fellow^[14].
• Umesh Vazirani was a member of Association for Computing Machinery^[15].
• Umesh Vazirani was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[16].
• Umesh Vazirani is recorded as male^[17].
• Umesh Vazirani's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Umesh Vazirani supervised Sanjeev Arora as a doctoral student^[19].
• Umesh Vazirani supervised Madhu Sudan as a doctoral student^[20].
• Umesh Vazirani supervised Scott Aaronson as a doctoral student^[21].
• Umesh Vazirani supervised Andris Ambainis as a doctoral student^[22].
• Umesh Vazirani supervised David Zuckerman as a doctoral student^[23].
• Umesh Vazirani supervised Lisa Ruth Hales as a doctoral student^[24].
• Umesh Vazirani supervised Sean Joseph Hallgren as a doctoral student^[25].
• Umesh Vazirani supervised Lawrence Ip as a doctoral student^[26].
• Umesh Vazirani supervised Milena (Kalomira-Eleni) Mihail as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Umesh Vazirani was born on January 1, 2000^[2].

Education

Umesh Vazirani's doctoral advisor was Manuel Blum^[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher^[3], computer scientist^[4], mathematician^[5], information scientist^[6], and electrotechnician^[7]. Umesh Vazirani's field of work was quantum computer^[10]. Among his employers was University of California, Berkeley^[11]. Doctoral students include Sanjeev Arora^[19], a computer scientist^[28], b. 1968^[29], of United States^[30], awarded the Gödel Prize^[31], specialised in theoretical computer science^[32]; Madhu Sudan^[20], a computer scientist^[33], b. 1966^[34], of India^[35], awarded the Gödel Prize^[36]; Scott Aaronson^[21], a computer scientist^[37], b. 1981^[38], of United States^[39], awarded the Alan T. Waterman Award^[40], specialised in computational complexity theory^[41]; Andris Ambainis^[22], a computer scientist^[42], b. 1975^[43], of Latvia^[44], awarded the Grand Medal of the Latvian Academy of Sciences^[45], specialised in quantum information science^[46]; David Zuckerman^[23], a computer scientist^[47], awarded the ACM Fellow^[48]; and Lisa Ruth Hales^[24].

Recognition

Awards received include Fulkerson Prize^[13], a science award^[49], in United States^[50], founded in 1979^[51] and ACM Fellow^[14], a fellowship award^[52].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Umesh Vazirani include Bernstein-Vazirani algorithm^[53].

Why It Matters

Umesh Vazirani ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (449 views/month, #7,127 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[54] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[55]

Entities named for him include Bernstein-Vazirani algorithm^[53].

His notable doctoral advisees include Scott Aaronson^[56], a computer scientist^[57], b. 1981^[58], of United States^[59], awarded the Alan T. Waterman Award^[60], specialised in computational complexity theory^[61]; Thomas John Watson, Sr.^[62], an entrepreneur^[63], 1874–1956^[64], of United States^[65], awarded the Order of the German Eagle^[66], specialised in computing^[67]; Sanjeev Arora^[68], a computer scientist^[69], b. 1968^[70], of United States^[71], awarded the Gödel Prize^[72], specialised in theoretical computer science^[73]; Madhu Sudan^[74], a computer scientist^[75], b. 1966^[76], of India^[77], awarded the Gödel Prize^[78]; Urmila Mahadev^[79], a computer scientist^[80], of United States^[81], awarded the Maryam Mirzakhani New Frontiers Prize^[82]; and Paul Christiano^[83], a computer scientist^[84], specialised in artificial intelligence^[85].

FAQs

What did Umesh Vazirani do for work?

Umesh Vazirani worked as university teacher^[3], computer scientist^[4], mathematician^[5], information scientist^[6], and electrotechnician^[7].

What awards did Umesh Vazirani receive?

Honors received include Fulkerson Prize^[13] and ACM Fellow^[14].