Wojciech Szpankowski

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Short description: Polish computer scientist
Wojciech Szpankowski
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Wojciech Szpankowski in 2017
Born (1952-02-18) February 18, 1952 (age 72)
Wapno, Poland
Alma materTechnical University of Gdańsk
AwardsHumboldt Research Award[1]
Arden L. Bement Jr. Award [2]
Scientific career
FieldsInformation Theory
Analysis of algorithms
InstitutionsPurdue University
Websitewww.cs.purdue.edu/homes/spa/

Wojciech Szpankowski (born February 18, 1952 in Wapno) is the Saul Rosen Professor of Computer Science at Purdue University.[3] He is known for his work in analytic combinatorics, analysis of algorithms and analytic information theory. He is the director of the NSF Science and Technology Center for Science of Information.[4]

Biography

Szpankowski received his MS and PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Technical University of Gdańsk in 1970 and 1980 respectively.[5]

Awards and honors

  • Fellow of IEEE[6]
  • The Erskine Fellow
  • Flajolet Lecture Prize[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Center News, Center for Science of Information". Soihub.org. https://www.soihub.org/news-and-events/center-news/csoi-director-wojciech-szpankowski-recognized-as-humboldt-research-award-recipient/. Retrieved June 7, 2018. 
  2. ↑ "Professor Szpankowski honored with Purdue's inaugural 2015 Arden L. Bement Jr. Award - Purdue University". Purdue.edu. 2015-09-24. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2015/Q3/professor-szpankowski-honored-with-purdues-inaugural-2015-arden-l.-bement-jr.-award.html. Retrieved 2015-11-13. 
  3. ↑ "Wojciech Szpankowski". cs.purdue.edu. https://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/spa/. Retrieved 2015-11-13. 
  4. ↑ "Staff". soihub.org. https://www.soihub.org/about/participants/staff/. Retrieved June 7, 2018. 
  5. ↑ Wojciech Szpankowski at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  6. ↑ "Purdue University :: Computer Science ::". cs.purdue.edu. https://www.cs.purdue.edu/people/faculty/spa/. Retrieved 2015-11-13. 
  7. ↑ "Szpankowski Wins Flajolet Prize". 11 February 2020. https://www.cs.purdue.edu/news/articles/2020/flajolet_prize.html. 



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