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.
9-487: Derman may refer to: Cyrus Derman (1925-2011), American mathematician Emanuel Derman (born 1946), South African financial mathematician Derman (monastery) , an Orthodox monastery affiliated with Ostroh Academy Derman (film) , a 2008 Turkish-language film featuring Cengiz Küçükayvaz Derman, Iran , a village in Markazi Province, Iran Topics referred to by
18-531: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Cyrus Derman Derman grew up in Collingdale Pennsylvania. He was the son of a grocery store owner who came to the US from Lithuania. As a young boy he was often invited to play the violin at a Philadelphia radio show for talented children. Although his initial dream was to become a concert violinist, in
27-417: The management sciences . The Prize named after mathematician John von Neumann is awarded for a body of work, rather than a single piece. The Prize was intended to reflect contributions that have stood the test of time. The criteria include significance, innovation, depth, and scientific excellence. The award is $ 5,000, a medallion and a citation. The Prize has been awarded since 1975. The first recipient
36-681: The end he chose to study mathematics. Indeed, after he finished his undergraduate degree at the University of Pennsylvania in music and mathematics, he went on to Columbia University for his graduate work in mathematical statistics. At Columbia he was privileged to work with many of the important US statisticians and probabilists of that time. After taking his Ph.D., Derman joined the Department of Industrial Engineering at Columbia University in 1954 as an instructor in Operations Research. He rose to
45-610: The management sciences, he was a co-recipient of the 2002 John von Neumann Theory Prize of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Science. His significant contributions to probability and statistics which were recognized by his election as a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics and the American Statistical Association. Books by Cyrus Derman: Articles, a selection: In 1966 Derman
54-666: The rank of Professor of Operations Research in 1965 and retired in 1992. He was a key figure in operations research at Columbia during his 38 years there. He was instrumental in the formation of the Columbia Industrial Engineering and Operations Research Department in 1977, which rose to be one of the top departments in that field. In addition, professor Derman held visiting appointments and taught at Syracuse University , Stanford University , University of California Berkeley , University of California Davis , Imperial College (London) and The Technion (Israel). Dr. Derman
63-409: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Derman . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Derman&oldid=1038670045 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
72-782: Was an excellent teacher at all levels who managed to make difficult ideas easy for students to learn. He was also a dedicated and helpful advisor to 17 Ph.D. students and he has 260 descendants listed at the Mathematics Genealogy Project . Dr. Derman did fundamental research in Markov decision processes, i.e., sequential decisions under uncertainty, including an important book on the subject. He also did significant work in optimal maintenance, stochastic assignment, surveillance, quality control, clinical trials, queueing and inventory depletion management among others. For his sustained fundamental contributions to theory in operations research and
81-596: Was elected as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association . He was awarded the John von Neumann Theory Prize in 2002. John von Neumann Theory Prize The John von Neumann Theory Prize of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) is awarded annually to an individual (or sometimes a group) who has made fundamental and sustained contributions to theory in operations research and
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