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Jean Walrand

University of California, Berkeley

Jean Walrand is a professor emeritus in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley. His work connects probability and mathematical modelling with the design and analysis of communication networks.

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Highest degreePh.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
UpdatedNov 2026
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About Jean Walrand

Jean Walrand is a professor emeritus in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley. His work connects probability and mathematical modelling with the design and analysis of communication networks.

Academic background and professional work

He earned his EECS doctorate at Berkeley. His research includes network performance, resource allocation and game theory. He is an IEEE Fellow and has received the Lanchester Prize, the Stephen O. Rice Prize, the Koji Kobayashi Award and the ACM SIGMETRICS Achievement Award. His books include An Introduction to Queueing Networks and coauthored works on communication networks, congestion control and resource sharing.

Contribution to books in this library

He wrote Probability in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, an application-driven introduction linking probability concepts to computing, communication and engineering problems.

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Education

  • Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley

Selected awards and achievements

  • INFORMS Lanchester Prize (1989)
  • IEEE Fellow (1993)
  • IEEE Stephen O. Rice Prize (2000)
  • IEEE Koji Kobayashi Award (2012)
  • ACM SIGMETRICS Achievement Award (2013)
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Profile updated 11 November 2026

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