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Stephen P. Boyd is the Samsung Professor of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University and a member of the Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering. His research focus includes applications of convex optimization in control, signal processing, machine learning, and finance. Boyd received his AB degree in Mathematics, summa cum laude, from Harvard University in 1980 and his PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences from the University of California, Berkeley in 1985. Following his graduation, he joined Stanford's Electrical Engineering Department. He has held numerous visiting professor positions across prestigious institutions worldwide. Boyd is a prolific author, contributing research articles and books in his field. He has been recognized with numerous awards for his contributions to research and education in control systems, including the IEEE Control Systems Award and the AACC Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award. He is also a fellow of multiple academic societies and has delivered over 100 keynote lectures at major conferences.
Stanford University • Stanford, California
Teaching and conducting research in Electrical Engineering, focusing on convex optimization and its applications.
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