Peter Whittle
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Peter Whittle is a prominent New Zealand-born mathematician and statistician renowned for his foundational contributions to probability theory, time series analysis, and stochastic processes.
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| Peter Whittle canonical | 2 |
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| instanceOf |
mathematician
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person ⓘ probabilist ⓘ statistician ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in mathematics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Guy Medal in Gold
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Guy Medal in Silver ⓘ Lanchester Prize ⓘ Sylvester Medal ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | New Zealand ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | New Zealand ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cambridge University
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surface form:
University of Cambridge
University of New Zealand ⓘ Uppsala University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Uppsala
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| employer |
Cambridge University
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surface form:
University of Cambridge
University of Manchester ⓘ Uppsala University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Uppsala
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| fieldOfWork |
applied probability
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control theory ⓘ operations research ⓘ optimization ⓘ probability theory ⓘ queueing theory ⓘ stochastic processes ⓘ time series analysis ⓘ |
| influenced |
applications of stochastic control in engineering
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development of modern time series methods ⓘ index policies for multi-armed bandits ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Whittle index
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Whittle likelihood ⓘ contributions to stationary processes ⓘ contributions to stochastic control ⓘ contributions to time series analysis ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Armada Processes
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Optimization over Time ⓘ Prediction and Regulation by Linear Least-Square Methods ⓘ Probability via Expectation ⓘ Risk-Sensitive Optimal Control ⓘ Systems in Stochastic Equilibrium ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Wellington ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Professor at the University of Manchester
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Professor at the University of Uppsala ⓘ Professor of Mathematical Statistics at the University of Cambridge ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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