Biography: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]

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