Dr. Donoho was born in 1957 in Los Angeles and is professor of statistics at Stanford University.

WSJ: Six U.S.-Born Scientists Win Asian Prize

The prime objective of Dr. Donoho's research is to apply mathematical and statistical tools to solve real-life problems, said Prof.

WSJ: Six U.S.-Born Scientists Win Asian Prize

Using statistical means, Dr. Donoho developed algorithms that would diminish noise and interference "by recovering or reconstructing the original signal as much as possible, " Prof.

WSJ: Six U.S.-Born Scientists Win Asian Prize

The mathematical sciences prize was awarded to David L. Donoho for his "contributions to modern mathematical statistics and in particular the development of optimal algorithms for statistical estimation in the presence of noise and of efficient techniques for sparse representation and recovery in large data-sets, " the committee said.

WSJ: Six U.S.-Born Scientists Win Asian Prize