Wojciech Szpankowski

Wojciech Szpankowski
Wojciech Szpankowski in 2017
Born	(1952-02-18) February 18, 1952 (age 72) Wapno, Poland
Alma mater	Technical University of Gdańsk
Awards	Humboldt Research Award[1] Arden L. Bement Jr. Award [2] Flajolet Lecture Prize
Scientific career
Fields	Information Theory Analysis of algorithms
Institutions	Purdue University
Website	www.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]
• Humboldt Research Award

References

1. "Center News, Center for Science of Information". Soihub.org. 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. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
3. "Wojciech Szpankowski". cs.purdue.edu. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
4. "Staff". soihub.org. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
5. Wojciech Szpankowski at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
6. "Purdue University :: Computer Science ::". cs.purdue.edu. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
7. "Szpankowski Wins Flajolet Prize". 11 February 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2021.