David Donoho
Encyclopedia
David Leigh Donoho, born on March 5, 1957 in Los Angeles
, is a professor of statistics at Stanford University
, where he is also the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor in the Humanities and Sciences. His work includes the development of effective methods for the construction of low-dimensional representations for high-dimensional data problems (multiscale geometric analysis
), developments of wavelets for denoising and compressed sensing
.
, graduating in 1978. He obtained his Ph.D. from Harvard University
in 1983, under the supervision of Peter Jost Huber. He was on the faculty of the University of California, Berkeley
from 1984 to 1990 before moving to Stanford.
He has been the Ph.D. advisor of at least 20 doctoral students, including Emmanuel Candès
.
. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
in 1992. He was the winner of the COPSS Presidents' Award
in 1994. In 2001, he won the John von Neumann Prize of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
. In 2002, he was appointed to the Bass professorship. He was elected a SIAM
Fellow and a foreign associate of the French Académie des sciences in 2009, and in the same year received an honorary doctorate from the University of Chicago
. In 2010 he won the Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics
, given jointly by SIAM and the American Mathematical Society
. He is also a member of the United States National Academy of Science.
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, is a professor of statistics at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, where he is also the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor in the Humanities and Sciences. His work includes the development of effective methods for the construction of low-dimensional representations for high-dimensional data problems (multiscale geometric analysis
Multiscale geometric analysis
Multiscale geometric analysis or geometric multiscale analysis is an emerging area of high-dimensional signal processing and data analysis.-See also:*Wavelet*Scale space*Multi-scale approaches*Multiresolution analysis*Singular value decomposition...
), developments of wavelets for denoising and compressed sensing
Compressed sensing
Compressed sensing, also known as compressive sensing, compressive sampling and sparse sampling, is a technique for finding sparse solutions to underdetermined linear systems...
.
Academic biography
Donoho did his undergraduate studies at Princeton UniversityPrinceton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, graduating in 1978. He obtained his Ph.D. from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1983, under the supervision of Peter Jost Huber. He was on the faculty of the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
from 1984 to 1990 before moving to Stanford.
He has been the Ph.D. advisor of at least 20 doctoral students, including Emmanuel Candès
Emmanuel Candès
Emmanuel Jean Candès is a professor of mathematics and statistics at Stanford University.-Academic biography:Candès earned a B.Sc. from the École Polytechnique in 1993. He did his graduate studies at Stanford, where he earned a Ph.D. in statistics in 1998 under the supervision of David Donoho and...
.
Awards and honors
In 1991, Donoho was named a MacArthur FellowMacArthur Fellows Program
The MacArthur Fellows Program or MacArthur Fellowship is an award given by the John D. and Catherine T...
. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and...
in 1992. He was the winner of the COPSS Presidents' Award
COPSS Presidents' Award
The COPSS Presidents' Award is given annually by the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies to a person under the age of 40, in recognition of outstanding contributions to the profession of statistics...
in 1994. In 2001, he won the John von Neumann Prize of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics was founded by a small group of mathematicians from academia and industry who met in Philadelphia in 1951 to start an organization whose members would meet periodically to exchange ideas about the uses of mathematics in industry. This meeting led...
. In 2002, he was appointed to the Bass professorship. He was elected a SIAM
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics was founded by a small group of mathematicians from academia and industry who met in Philadelphia in 1951 to start an organization whose members would meet periodically to exchange ideas about the uses of mathematics in industry. This meeting led...
Fellow and a foreign associate of the French Académie des sciences in 2009, and in the same year received an honorary doctorate from the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
. In 2010 he won the Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics
Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics
The Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics is a $5000 prize awarded every three years to for an outstanding contribution to "applied mathematics in the highest and broadest sense." It was endowed in 1967 in honor of Norbert Wiener by MIT's mathematics department and is provided jointly by the...
, given jointly by SIAM and the American Mathematical Society
American Mathematical Society
The American Mathematical Society is an association of professional mathematicians dedicated to the interests of mathematical research and scholarship, which it does with various publications and conferences as well as annual monetary awards and prizes to mathematicians.The society is one of the...
. He is also a member of the United States National Academy of Science.