Bernard Chazelle

Computer Scientist and Academic

Bernard Chazelle - Computer Scientist and Academic
Born

November 5th, 1955
69 years ago

Category

Scientists & Innovators

Country

France

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A computer scientist and academic contributed significantly to algorithm design and computational geometry. Served as a professor at Princeton University, leading research in theoretical computer science. Published influential papers advancing knowledge in areas such as algorithms and data structures. Actively involved in the development of software and methodologies that adhered to rigorous mathematical foundations.

Contributed to computational geometry

Published influential papers in algorithm design

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