Richard Lipton
Richard Lipton | |
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| Born | Richard Jay Lipton September 6, 1946 |
| Alma mater | |
| Known for | Karp–Lipton theorem and planar separator theorem |
| Awards | Knuth Prize (2014) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer Science |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | On Synchronization Primitive Systems (1973) |
| Doctoral advisor | David Parnas |
| Doctoral students | |
Richard Jay Lipton (born September 6, 1946) is an American computer scientist who is Associate Dean of Research, Professor, and the Frederick G. Storey Chair in Computing in the College of Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He has worked in computer science theory, cryptography, and DNA computing.