Eric Allender

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Eric Allender
Born1956 (age 67–68)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materGeorgia Institute of Technology
Scientific career
InstitutionsRutgers University
Doctoral advisorKimberly King

Eric Warren Allender (born 1956)[1] is an American computer scientist active in the field of computational complexity theory.

In 2006 he was inducted as a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery. Since 2023 he has been a distinguished professor emeritus at Rutgers University, where he chaired the Department of Computer Science from 2006 until 2009.

Biography[edit]

Allender went to High School in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. He graduated from the University of Iowa in 1979 with a double major in Computer Science and Theater. He then graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a Ph.D. in Computer Science in 1985.[2]

After graduation, he became a professor at Rutgers University, where he stayed for the remainder of his career.[3]

He is the brother of Fred Truck.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Eric Warren Allender." (n.d.): Marquis Biographies Online. Web. 31 Aug. 2014.
  2. ^ "Eric Allender". Rutgers University. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
  3. ^ "Curriculum Vitae Info". people.cs.rutgers.edu.

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