Cynthia A. Phillips

Cynthia A. Phillips is a researcher at the Center for Computing Research of Sandia National Laboratories,[1] known for her work in combinatorial optimization.[2]

Education

Phillips earned a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1983, a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT in 1985, and a doctorate in computer science from MIT in 1990.[1] Her dissertation, on parallel algorithms, was supervised by Charles Leiserson.[1][3]

Recognition

In 2015 the Association for Computing Machinery listed her as a Distinguished Member.[4] She became a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics in 2016 "for contributions to the theory and applications of combinatorial optimization".[2]

References
  1. Curriculum vitae, July 2015, retrieved 2017-07-01
  2. SIAM Fellows: Class of 2016, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, retrieved 2017-07-01
  3. Cynthia A. Phillips at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  4. Cynthia Phillips, ACM Award Winners, retrieved 2017-07-01
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