Persi Diaconis

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Statistician
gptkb:Mathematician
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:author gptkb:David_Aldous
gptkb:Persi_Diaconis
gptkbp:award Fellow of the American Statistical Association
Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
gptkbp:birth_date 1945-01-31
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:field gptkb:Mathematics
Statistics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Persi Diaconis
gptkbp:image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/ Persi_ Diaconis.jpg/220px-Persi_ Diaconis.jpg
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Richard_Stanley
gptkb:David_Blackwell
gptkb:John_von_Neumann
gptkb:David_Aldous
gptkb:William_Feller
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Statistician
Card shuffling
gptkbp:mentor gptkb:Frederick_Mosteller
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_students gptkb:S._R._S._Varadhan
gptkb:M._A._H._Dempster
gptkb:M._J._Wainwright
gptkb:David_Aldous
gptkb:Yasuyuki_Matsumoto
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Professor
gptkbp:research_focus gptkb:Combinatorics
Probability theory
gptkbp:research_interest Data mining
Machine learning
Time series analysis
Graph theory
Statistical mechanics
Bayesian inference
Statistical modeling
Statistical inference
Markov chains
Statistical education
Experimental design
Monte Carlo methods
Combinatorial designs
Statistical theory
Nonparametric statistics
Statistical computing
Statistical learning theory
Randomized algorithms
Statistical graphics
Statistical consulting
Mathematical magic
Mathematical card tricks
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Susan_Diaconis
gptkbp:title The Analysis of Random Walks
gptkbp:website http://statweb.stanford.edu/~diaconis/
gptkbp:work_location gptkb:Stanford_University
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Johann_Heinrich_Lambert
gptkb:Maryam_Mirzakhani
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5