Susanne Albers

Computer Scientist and Academic

Susanne Albers - Computer Scientist and Academic
Born

June 10th, 1965
59 years ago

Category

Scientists & Innovators

Country

Germany

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Worked in the field of computer science with a focus on algorithms and complexity. Contributed to various areas including graph algorithms, approximation algorithms, and data structures. Held a professorship at a university, providing education and research in algorithmic theory and its applications. Published numerous academic papers and led research projects in computational methods and optimization.

Contributed to advancements in graph algorithms

Published influential research in computational complexity

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