Rajeev Motwani Scientist

Rajeev Motwani (Hindi: राजीव मोटवानी; March 26, 1962 – June 5, 2009) was a professor of Computer Science at Stanford University whose research focused on theoretical computer science. He was an early advisor and supporter of companies including Google and PayPal, and a special advisor to Sequoia Capital. He was a winner of the Gödel Prize in 2001.

Personal facts

Birth date	March 26, 1962
Birth place	India , Jammu
Date of death	June 05, 2009
Place of death	Atherton California , United States

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awards	Gödel Prize
doctoral advisor	Richard M. Karp
doctoral student	Piotr Indyk David Karger Moses Charikar
Field of study	Theoretical computer science Information privacy Drug design Robotics Web search engine