Thomas H. Cormen is the co-author of
Introduction to AlgorithmsIntroduction to Algorithms is a book by Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest, and Clifford Stein. It is used as the textbook for algorithms courses at many universities...
, along with Charles Leiserson,
Ron RivestRonald Linn Rivest is a cryptographer. He is the Andrew and Erna Viterbi Professor of Computer Science at MIT's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and a member of MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory...
, and
Cliff SteinClifford Stein, a computer scientist, is currently a professor of industrial engineering and operations research at Columbia University in New York, NY, where he also holds an appointment in the Department of Computer Science. Dr. Stein is chair of the Industrial Engineering and Operations Research...
. He is a Full Professor of
computer scienceComputer science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation, and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems. It is frequently described as the systematic study of algorithmic processes that create, describe and transform...
at
Dartmouth CollegeDartmouth College is a private, coeducational university located in Hanover, New Hampshire, USA. Incorporated as "Trustees of Dartmouth College," it is a member of the Ivy League and one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution...
and currently Chair of the Dartmouth College Department of Computer Science. Between 2004 and 2008 he directed the Dartmouth College Writing Program .
Thomas H. Cormen was born in
New York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States, and the center of the New York metropolitan area, which is among the most populous urban areas in the world. A leading global city, New York exerts a powerful influence over worldwide commerce, finance, culture, fashion and entertainment...
in 1956. He grew up in
Oceanside, New YorkOceanside is a hamlet located in the south part of the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York. The population was 32,733 at the 2000 census.-History:...
.
He received his
bachelor's degreeA bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for four years, but can range from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
summa cum laude in
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from
Princeton UniversityPrinceton University a private university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League and is considered one of the Colonial Colleges....
in June 1978.
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Thomas H. Cormen is the co-author of
Introduction to AlgorithmsIntroduction to Algorithms is a book by Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest, and Clifford Stein. It is used as the textbook for algorithms courses at many universities...
, along with Charles Leiserson,
Ron RivestRonald Linn Rivest is a cryptographer. He is the Andrew and Erna Viterbi Professor of Computer Science at MIT's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and a member of MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory...
, and
Cliff SteinClifford Stein, a computer scientist, is currently a professor of industrial engineering and operations research at Columbia University in New York, NY, where he also holds an appointment in the Department of Computer Science. Dr. Stein is chair of the Industrial Engineering and Operations Research...
. He is a Full Professor of
computer scienceComputer science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation, and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems. It is frequently described as the systematic study of algorithmic processes that create, describe and transform...
at
Dartmouth CollegeDartmouth College is a private, coeducational university located in Hanover, New Hampshire, USA. Incorporated as "Trustees of Dartmouth College," it is a member of the Ivy League and one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution...
and currently Chair of the Dartmouth College Department of Computer Science. Between 2004 and 2008 he directed the Dartmouth College Writing Program .
Early life and education
Thomas H. Cormen was born in
New York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States, and the center of the New York metropolitan area, which is among the most populous urban areas in the world. A leading global city, New York exerts a powerful influence over worldwide commerce, finance, culture, fashion and entertainment...
in 1956. He grew up in
Oceanside, New YorkOceanside is a hamlet located in the south part of the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York. The population was 32,733 at the 2000 census.-History:...
.
He received his
bachelor's degreeA bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for four years, but can range from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
summa cum laude in
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from
Princeton UniversityPrinceton University a private university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League and is considered one of the Colonial Colleges....
in June 1978.
Honors and Awards
During his career he received several honors and awards:
- Elected to Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi
The Tau Beta Pi Association is the oldest engineering honor society in the United States and the second oldest collegiate honor society in America. It honors engineering students who have shown a history of academic achievement as well as a commitment to personal and professional integrity...
, Eta Kappa NuEta Kappa Nu is a national electrical and computer engineering honor society in the United States founded in October 1904 by Maurice L. Carr at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign...
.
- National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health...
Fellowship.
- Best Presentation Award, 1986 International Conference on Parallel Processing, St. Charles, Illinois.
- Distinguished Presentation Award, 1987 International Conference on Parallel Processing, St. Charles, Illinois.
- Professional and Scholarly Publishing Award in Computer Science and Data Processing, Association of American Publishers
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, 1990.
- Dartmouth College Class of 1962 Faculty Fellowship, 1995–1996.
- Jacobus Family Fellow, Dartmouth College, 1998–1999.
- McLane Family Fellow, Dartmouth College, 2004–2005.
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