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Cynthia A. Phillips

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Cynthia A. Phillips is a researcher at the Center for Computing Research of Sandia National Laboratories,[1] known for her work in combinatorial optimization.[2]

Education

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Phillips earned a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1983, a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT in 1985, and a doctorate in computer science from MIT in 1990.[1] Her dissertation, on parallel algorithms, was supervised by Charles Leiserson.[1][3]

Recognition

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In 2015 the Association for Computing Machinery listed her as a Distinguished Member.[4] She became a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics in 2016 "for contributions to the theory and applications of combinatorial optimization".[2] She was selected a Sandia Lab Fellow in 2022.[5]

References

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  • "Cynthia A. Phillips". Sandia National Laboratories. Archived from the original on 10 Feb 2017.