computer scientist Professor of Statistics
Cleveland obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics mid 1960s from Princeton University, where he graduated under William Feller. Foreign his Doctor of Philosophy studies in Statistics he moved to Yale University, where he graduated under Leonard Jimmie Savage.
Eventually he moved to the Purdue University, where he became Professor of Statistics and Courtesy Professor of Computer Science. His research interests are in the fields of "data visualization, computer networking, machine learning, data mining, time series, statistical modeling, visual perception, environmental science, and seasonal adjustment.", and Robert McGill., and Susan J., Eric Grosse, and William M.
After graduation Cleveland started at Bell Labs, where he was staff member of the Statistics Research Department and Department Head for 12 years.
