Yu-Chi Ho
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"Larry Ho" redirects here. For the writer and mayor of St Paul, see Laurence C. Hodgson.
Yu-Chi "Larry" Ho (Chinese: 何毓琦; pinyin: Hé Yùqí; born March 1, 1934) is a Chinese-American mathematician, control theorist, and a professor at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University.
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Born | (1934-03-01) March 1, 1934 (age 90) |
Nationality | American (1961-present) Chinese (1934-1961) |
Alma mater | Harvard University Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Awards | Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award (1999) Rufus Oldenburger Medal (1999) IEEE Control Systems Science and Engineering Award NAE Member CAE Member CAS Member |
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Fields | Applied mathematics Control theory |
Institutions | Harvard University |
Thesis | A Study of the Optimal Control of Dynamic Systems[1] |
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He is the co-author of Applied Optimal Control,[2] and an influential researcher in differential games, pattern recognition, and discrete event dynamic systems.
Ho was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 1987 for pioneering and sustained contributions to applied optimization, control, and systems engineering theory and application.