Endre Szemerédi
Hungarian-American mathematician and theoretical computer scientist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Endre Szemerédi (born August 21, 1940) is a Hungarian-American[1] mathematician. He worked in the field of combinatorics and theoretical computer science. He has been the State of New Jersey Professor of computer science at Rutgers University since 1986.
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Endre Szemerédi | |
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Born | (1940-08-21) August 21, 1940 (age 83) |
Nationality | Hungarian American |
Alma mater | Moscow State University |
Awards | Abel Prize (2012) Széchenyi Prize (2012) Rolf Schock Prizes (2008) Leroy P. Steele Prize (2008) George Pólya Prize (1975) Alfréd Rényi Prize (1973) Member of the National Academy of Sciences |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Combinatorics Computer science Mathematics Theoretical computer science |
Institutions | Rutgers University |
Doctoral advisor | Israel Gelfand |
Doctoral students | Jaikumar Radhakrishnan Gabor Sarkozy |
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He also holds a professor emeritus status at the Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.