Wojciech Szpankowski

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Wojciech Szpankowski
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Wojciech Szpankowski in 2017
Born (1952-02-18) February 18, 1952 (age 72)
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]

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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

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References

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