Eric Allender
American computer scientist (born 1956)
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| Born | 1956 (age 67–68) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Georgia Institute of Technology |
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| Institutions | Rutgers University |
| Doctoral advisor | Kimberly 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
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
External links
- Rutgers home page
- Eric Warren Allender on the Mathematics Genealogy Project
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