Cyrus Derman
Cyrus Derman | |
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| Born | July 16, 1925 Collingdale, Pennsylvania, US |
| Died | April 27, 2011 (aged 85) Carmel, New York, US |
| Alma mater | Columbia University University of Pennsylvania |
| Known for | Markov decision process Stochastic process Operations Research |
| Awards | John von Neumann Theory Prize (2002) Fellow, ASA, IMS |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Operations Research |
| Institutions | Columbia University |
| Doctoral advisor | Kai-Lai Chung |
| Other academic advisors | Herbert Robbins Ted Harris |
| Notable students | Michael N. Katehakis Morton Klein Sheldon M. Ross Kiran Seth Arthur F. Veinott, Jr. |
Cyrus Derman (July 16, 1925 – April 27, 2011) was an American mathematician and amateur musician who did research in Markov decision process, stochastic processes, operations research, statistics and a variety of other fields.