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Professor Richard M. Karp is currently the leader of the Algorithms Group at the International Computer Science Institute as well as Professor at UC Berkeley. He is well known for his research in algorithms and computational biology. In addition to his extensive research projects, Professor Karp works closely with several PhD students and postdocs at ICSI and UC Berkeley. He is the former Chairman of the National Academy of Sciences Section 34.
Work Experience
- Research Scientist and Director of the Algorithms Group, International Computer Science Institute
- Professor, UC Berkeley, Departments of Bioengineering, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, and Mathematics
- Mathematics Department, Thomas J. Watson Research Center, IBM
- Professor of Computer Science and Adjunct Professor of Molecular Biotechnology, University of Washington, 1995-1999
Education
- PhD, Harvard University, 1959
Awards, Honors and Significant Achievements
- Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science, 2004
- U.S National Medal of Science
- Turing Award
- Fulkerson Prize
- Harvey Prize (Technion)
- Centennial Medal (Harvard)
- Lanchester Prize
- Von Neumann Theory Prize
- Von Neumann Lectureship
- Distinguished Teaching Award, UC Berkeley
- Faculty Research Lecturer, UC Berkeley
- Miller Research Professor, UC Berkeley
- Class of 1939 Chair, UC Berkeley
- Babbage Prize
- Seven honorary degrees
- Member, U.S. National Academies of Sciences and Engineering
- Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Association for Computing Machinery
- Institute for Operations Research and Management Science
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