Subhash Khot is best known for his unique games conjecture.
14 Facts About Subhash Khot
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Subhash Khot was awarded the 2014 Rolf Nevanlinna Prize by the International Mathematical Union.
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Subhash Khot received the MacArthur Fellowship in 2016 and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2017.
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Early in his schooling days, as a Marathi-medium student, Khot was identified as a very bright student by Vyankatrao high school head master V G Gogate.
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Subhash Khot topped secondary and higher secondary school board exams as well.
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Subhash Khot topped the IIT-JEE exam and later obtained his bachelor's degree in computer science from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in 1999.
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Subhash Khot received his doctorate degree in computer science from Princeton University in 2003 under the supervision of Sanjeev Arora.
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Subhash Khot is a two time silver medalist representing India at the International Mathematical Olympiad in the years 1994 and 1995.
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In 1995, Subhash Khot topped the Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination.
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In 2010, Khot received the Alan T Waterman Award, which recognizes an early career scientist for their outstanding contributions in their respective field.
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Subhash Khot gave an invited talk at the International Congress of Mathematicians in 2010, on the topic of "Mathematical Aspects of Computer Science".
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Subhash Khot was awarded the 2014 Rolf Nevanlinna Prize by the International Mathematical Union, for his work related to the Unique Games Conjecture, as well as for posing the conjecture itself.
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Subhash Khot received the MacArthur Fellowship in 2016.
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Subhash Khot was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2017.