Donald L. Iglehart
American computer scientist
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Donald Lee Iglehart (born 1933) is an American computer scientist and researcher.
BornMay 11, 1933 (age 93)
AlmamaterStanford University
KnownforQueueing theory
Fieldsoperations research
Donald Lee Iglehart | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 11, 1933 (age 93) |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Known for | Queueing theory |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | operations research |
| Workplaces | Stanford University |
| Thesis | Dynamic Programming and Stationary Analysis of Inventory Problems (1961) |
| Herbert Scarf and Samuel Karlin | |
Doctoral students | |
Biography
He was born on 11 May 1933.[1]
Education
He completed his PhD at Stanford University in 1961.[2]
His doctoral dissertation supervisors were Herbert Eli Scarf and Samuel Karlin.[2]
Career
He became a full professor at Stanford University in 1967.[3]
He supervised the doctoral dissertations of several notable PhD students, these include: Ward Whitt, Rick Durrett and Roger C. Glassey.[2]
Awards and honours
He was jointly awarded the John von Neumann Theory Prize in 2002 with Cyrus Derman for their fundamental contributions to performance analysis and optimization of stochastic systems.[4]