About: Ward Whitt

Ward Whitt (born 1942) is an American professor of operations research and management sciences. He is currently the Wai T. Chang Professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at Columbia University. His research focuses on queueing theory, performance analysis, stochastic models of telecommunication systems, and numerical transform inversion.

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dbpedia-owl:abstract	Ward Whitt (born 1942) is an American professor of operations research and management sciences. He is currently the Wai T. Chang Professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at Columbia University. His research focuses on queueing theory, performance analysis, stochastic models of telecommunication systems, and numerical transform inversion. He is recognized for his contributions to the understanding and analyses of complex queues and queuing networks, which led to advances in the telecommunications system.
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