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Video Lecture

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	== Video Lecture ==		== Video Lecture ==
-	[http://videolectures.net/dimitri_bertsekas Polyhedral ~~Approximation~~]	+	[http://videolectures.net/dimitri_bertsekas Polyhedral Approximations in Convex Optimization]

	==VITA==		==VITA==

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	*[http://web.mit.edu/dimitrib/www/pdc.html Parallel and Distributed Computation: Numerical Methods]		*[http://web.mit.edu/dimitrib/www/pdc.html Parallel and Distributed Computation: Numerical Methods]
	*[http://web.mit.edu/dimitrib/www/soc.html Stochastic Optimal Control: The Discrete-Time Case]		*[http://web.mit.edu/dimitrib/www/soc.html Stochastic Optimal Control: The Discrete-Time Case]
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		+	== Video Lecture ==
		+	[http://videolectures.net/dimitri_bertsekas Polyhedral Approximation]

	==VITA==		==VITA==

Ranjelin: /* Biographical sketch */

Ranjelin — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:22:32 GMT

Biographical sketch

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	I was born in Greece and lived my childhood there. I studied for five years at the National Technical University of Athens Greece '''('''a time that was spent mostly playing poker and chess and dating my future wife Ioanna''')''', for about a year and a half at the George Washington University '''('''at night, while working as a research engineer''')''', and for about two years at MIT where I obtained a doctorate in system science. I also taught for three years at the Engineering-Economic Systems Dept. of Stanford University, and for five years at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept. of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.		I was born in Greece and lived my childhood there. I studied for five years at the National Technical University of Athens Greece '''('''a time that was spent mostly playing poker and chess and dating my future wife Ioanna''')''', for about a year and a half at the George Washington University '''('''at night, while working as a research engineer''')''', and for about two years at MIT where I obtained a doctorate in system science. I also taught for three years at the Engineering-Economic Systems Dept. of Stanford University, and for five years at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept. of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

		+	I have a strong interest in chess (a passion that had to be moderated when my college math grades started declining precipitously).
	My photographs have been exhibited at M.I.T. and can be accessed from [http://web.mit.edu/dimitrib/www/home.html http://web.mit.edu/dimitrib/www/home.html].		My photographs have been exhibited at M.I.T. and can be accessed from [http://web.mit.edu/dimitrib/www/home.html http://web.mit.edu/dimitrib/www/home.html].

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Ranjelin — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:10:38 GMT

Biographical sketch

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-	I was born in Greece and lived my childhood there. I studied for five years at the National Technical University of Athens Greece '''('''a time that was spent mostly playing poker and chess and dating my future wife Ioanna''')''', for about a year and a half at the George Washington University (at night, while working as a research engineer), and for about two years at MIT where I obtained a doctorate in system science. I also taught for three years at the Engineering-Economic Systems Dept. of Stanford University, and for five years at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept. of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.	+	I was born in Greece and lived my childhood there. I studied for five years at the National Technical University of Athens Greece '''('''a time that was spent mostly playing poker and chess and dating my future wife Ioanna''')''', for about a year and a half at the George Washington University '''('''at night, while working as a research engineer''')''', and for about two years at MIT where I obtained a doctorate in system science. I also taught for three years at the Engineering-Economic Systems Dept. of Stanford University, and for five years at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept. of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

	My photographs have been exhibited at M.I.T. and can be accessed from [http://web.mit.edu/dimitrib/www/home.html http://web.mit.edu/dimitrib/www/home.html].		My photographs have been exhibited at M.I.T. and can be accessed from [http://web.mit.edu/dimitrib/www/home.html http://web.mit.edu/dimitrib/www/home.html].

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Ranjelin — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:10:13 GMT

Biographical sketch

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-	I was born in Greece and lived my childhood there. I studied for five years at the National Technical University of Athens Greece '''('''a time that was spent mostly in playing poker and chess and dating my future wife Ioanna''')''', for about a year and a half at the George Washington University (at night, while working as a research engineer), and for about two years at MIT where I obtained a doctorate in system science. I also taught for three years at the Engineering-Economic Systems Dept. of Stanford University, and for five years at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept. of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.	+	I was born in Greece and lived my childhood there. I studied for five years at the National Technical University of Athens Greece '''('''a time that was spent mostly playing poker and chess and dating my future wife Ioanna''')''', for about a year and a half at the George Washington University (at night, while working as a research engineer), and for about two years at MIT where I obtained a doctorate in system science. I also taught for three years at the Engineering-Economic Systems Dept. of Stanford University, and for five years at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept. of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

	My photographs have been exhibited at M.I.T. and can be accessed from [http://web.mit.edu/dimitrib/www/home.html http://web.mit.edu/dimitrib/www/home.html].		My photographs have been exhibited at M.I.T. and can be accessed from [http://web.mit.edu/dimitrib/www/home.html http://web.mit.edu/dimitrib/www/home.html].

Ranjelin: /* DIMITRI P. BERTSEKAS */

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DIMITRI P. BERTSEKAS

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	[http://www.mit.edu/people/dimitrib/home.html Dimitri Bertsekas] is an applied mathematician, computer scientist, and professor at the department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge Massachusetts.		[http://www.mit.edu/people/dimitrib/home.html Dimitri Bertsekas] is an applied mathematician, computer scientist, and professor at the department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge Massachusetts.

-	He is known for his research and fourteen textbooks and monographs in theoretical and algorithmic optimization, control, and applied probability. His work ranges from theoretical/foundational ~~work~~ to algorithmic analysis and design for Optimization with applications to data communication, transportation networks, and electric power generation. He is featured among the top 100 most cited computer science authors in the CiteSeer search engine academic database and digital library. In 1995, he co-founded a publishing company [http://www.athenasc.com/index.html Athena Scientific] that, among others, publishes most of his books.	+	He is known for his research and fourteen textbooks and monographs in theoretical and algorithmic optimization, control, and applied probability. His work ranges from theoretical/foundational to algorithmic analysis and design for Optimization with applications to data communication, transportation networks, and electric power generation. He is featured among the top 100 most cited computer science authors in the CiteSeer search engine academic database and digital library. In 1995, he co-founded a publishing company [http://www.athenasc.com/index.html Athena Scientific] that, among others, publishes most of his books.

	== Biographical sketch ==		== Biographical sketch ==

Ranjelin: /* Biographical sketch */

Ranjelin — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:08:05 GMT

Biographical sketch

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	== Biographical sketch ==		== Biographical sketch ==
-	~~Dimitri P. Bertsekas~~ was born in Greece and lived ~~his~~ childhood there. He studied for five years at the National Technical University of Athens Greece '''('''a time that~~, by his account,~~ was spent mostly in playing poker and chess and dating ~~his~~ future wife Ioanna''')''', for about a year and a half at the George Washington University (at night, while working as a research engineer), and for about two years at MIT where he obtained a doctorate in system science. He also taught for three years at the Engineering-Economic Systems Dept. of Stanford University, and for five years at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept. of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.	+	I was born in Greece and lived my childhood there. I studied for five years at the National Technical University of Athens Greece '''('''a time that was spent mostly in playing poker and chess and dating my future wife Ioanna''')''', for about a year and a half at the George Washington University (at night, while working as a research engineer), and for about two years at MIT where I obtained a doctorate in system science. I also taught for three years at the Engineering-Economic Systems Dept. of Stanford University, and for five years at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept. of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

-	~~Bertsekas'~~ photographs have been exhibited at M.I.T. and can be accessed from [http://web.mit.edu/dimitrib/www/home.html http://web.mit.edu/dimitrib/www/home.html].	+	My photographs have been exhibited at M.I.T. and can be accessed from [http://web.mit.edu/dimitrib/www/home.html http://web.mit.edu/dimitrib/www/home.html].

	==Download books by Bertsekas==		==Download books by Bertsekas==

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	[[Image:Dimitri.jpg\|thumb\|right\|450px\|Dimitri P. Bertsekas]]		[[Image:Dimitri.jpg\|thumb\|right\|450px\|Dimitri P. Bertsekas]]
	[http://www.mit.edu/people/dimitrib/home.html Dimitri Bertsekas] is an applied mathematician, computer scientist, and professor at the department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge Massachusetts.		[http://www.mit.edu/people/dimitrib/home.html Dimitri Bertsekas] is an applied mathematician, computer scientist, and professor at the department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge Massachusetts.
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		+	He is known for his research and fourteen textbooks and monographs in theoretical and algorithmic optimization, control, and applied probability. His work ranges from theoretical/foundational work to algorithmic analysis and design for Optimization with applications to data communication, transportation networks, and electric power generation. He is featured among the top 100 most cited computer science authors in the CiteSeer search engine academic database and digital library. In 1995, he co-founded a publishing company [http://www.athenasc.com/index.html Athena Scientific] that, among others, publishes most of his books.

	== Biographical sketch ==		== Biographical sketch ==
	Dimitri P. Bertsekas was born in Greece and lived his childhood there. He studied for five years at the National Technical University of Athens Greece '''('''a time that, by his account, was spent mostly in playing poker and chess and dating his future wife Ioanna''')''', for about a year and a half at the George Washington University (at night, while working as a research engineer), and for about two years at MIT where he obtained a doctorate in system science. He also taught for three years at the Engineering-Economic Systems Dept. of Stanford University, and for five years at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept. of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.		Dimitri P. Bertsekas was born in Greece and lived his childhood there. He studied for five years at the National Technical University of Athens Greece '''('''a time that, by his account, was spent mostly in playing poker and chess and dating his future wife Ioanna''')''', for about a year and a half at the George Washington University (at night, while working as a research engineer), and for about two years at MIT where he obtained a doctorate in system science. He also taught for three years at the Engineering-Economic Systems Dept. of Stanford University, and for five years at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept. of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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-	He is known for his research work and for his fourteen textbooks and monographs in theoretical and algorithmic optimization, control, and applied probability. His work ranges from theoretical/foundational work to algorithmic analysis and design for optimization problems and to applications such as data communication, transportation networks, and electric power generation. He is featured among the top 100 most cited computer science authors in the CiteSeer search engine academic database and digital library. In 1995, he co-founded a publishing company [http://www.athenasc.com/index.html Athena Scientific] that, among others, publishes most of his books.

	Bertsekas' photographs have been exhibited at M.I.T. and can be accessed from [http://web.mit.edu/dimitrib/www/home.html http://web.mit.edu/dimitrib/www/home.html].		Bertsekas' photographs have been exhibited at M.I.T. and can be accessed from [http://web.mit.edu/dimitrib/www/home.html http://web.mit.edu/dimitrib/www/home.html].

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Ranjelin — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:46:39 GMT

VITA

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	Dr. Bertsekas has held faculty positions with the Engineering-Economic Systems Dept. at Stanford University (1971-1974) and the Electrical Engineering Dept. of the University of Illinois, Urbana (1974-1979).		Dr. Bertsekas has held faculty positions with the Engineering-Economic Systems Dept. at Stanford University (1971-1974) and the Electrical Engineering Dept. of the University of Illinois, Urbana (1974-1979).

-	Since 1979 he has been teaching at the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.), where he is currently McAfee Professor of Engineering.	+	Since 1979 he has been teaching at the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) where he is currently McAfee Professor of Engineering.

	He consults regularly with private industry and has held editorial positions in several journals.		He consults regularly with private industry and has held editorial positions in several journals.
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	In 2001, he was elected to the United States National Academy of Engineering.		In 2001, he was elected to the United States National Academy of Engineering.

-	Dr. Bertsekas' recent books are ''Introduction to Probability'' (2002), ''Convex Analysis and Optimization'' (2003), ''Dynamic Programming and Optimal Control: 3rd Edition'' (2007), all published by Athena Scientific.	+	Dr. Bertsekas' recent books are ''Introduction to Probability'' (2002), ''Convex Analysis and Optimization'' (2003), ''Dynamic Programming and Optimal Control: 3rd Edition'' (2007), all published by Athena Scientific.

	==Awards and honors==		==Awards and honors==

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Ranjelin — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:45:35 GMT

DIMITRI P. BERTSEKAS

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	= DIMITRI P. BERTSEKAS =		= DIMITRI P. BERTSEKAS =
	[[Image:Dimitri.jpg\|thumb\|right\|450px\|Dimitri P. Bertsekas]]		[[Image:Dimitri.jpg\|thumb\|right\|450px\|Dimitri P. Bertsekas]]
-	[http://www.mit.edu/people/dimitrib/home.html Dimitri Bertsekas] is an applied mathematician ~~and~~ computer scientist, and a professor at the department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts.	+	[http://www.mit.edu/people/dimitrib/home.html Dimitri Bertsekas] is an applied mathematician, computer scientist, and professor at the department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge Massachusetts.

	== Biographical sketch ==		== Biographical sketch ==