Vivek Borkar
Indian electrical engineer and mathematician (born 1954) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vivek Shripad Borkar (born 1954) is an Indian electrical engineer, mathematician and an Institute chair professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai.[1] He is known for introducing analytical paradigm in stochastic optimal control processes[2] and is an elected fellow of all the three major Indian science academies viz. the Indian Academy of Sciences,[3] Indian National Science Academy[4] and the National Academy of Sciences, India.[5] He also holds elected fellowships of The World Academy of Sciences,[6] Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,[7] Indian National Academy of Engineering[8] and the American Mathematical Society.[9] The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards for his contributions to Engineering Sciences in 1992.[10][note 1] He received the TWAS Prize of the World Academy of Sciences in 2009.[11]
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Born | (1954-09-19) 19 September 1954 (age 69) Maharashtra, India |
Nationality | Indian |
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Known for | Introducing analytical paradigm in stochastic optimal control processes |
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