Jean-Claude Latombe

Jean-Claude Latombe
Born (1947-05-16) May 16, 1947
Pernes-les-Fontaines, France
NationalityFrench
American
Alma materUniversity of Grenoble
National Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble
Scientific career
InstitutionsStanford University
National Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble
Notable studentsSuresh Venkatasubramanian
Lydia E. Kavraki
James J. Kuffner Jr.

Jean-Claude Latombe (born May 14, 1947) is a French-American roboticist and the Kumagai Professor Emeritus in the School of Engineering at Stanford University. Latombe is a researcher in robot motion planning, and has authored one of the most highly cited books in the field.