Biography:Hanan Samet

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Hanan Samet
NationalityAmerican
Alma materStanford University
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Maryland
Doctoral studentsAya Soffer

Hanan Samet is a Computer Science researcher and Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland's Computer Science Department, which is part of the University of Maryland College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences.[1] He completed his PhD at Stanford University in 1975.[1]

Samet is a pioneer in research on quadtrees and other multidimensional spatial data structures for sorting spatial information, as well as having written several well-received books.[2] He has profoundly influenced the theory and application of these areas of research and his impact can be seen in many real-world applications including Google Earth, the world’s most widely used graphics application.[2]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Hanan Samet". University of Maryland Computer Science Department. http://cs.umd.edu/people/hjs. Retrieved 29 April 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "ACM honors computing innovators for advances in research, education, and industry" (Press release). ACM. 26 Apr 2012. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 2014-08-07.