| Theoretical Computer Science: Essays in Memory of Shimon Even 2006 Edition Contributor(s): Goldreich, Oded (Editor), Rosenberg, Arnold L. (Editor), Selman, Alan L. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3540328807 ISBN-13: 9783540328803 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2006 Annotation: This volume commemorates Shimon Even, one of founding fathers of Computer Science in Israel, who passed away on May 1, 2004. This Festschrift contains research contributions, surveys and educational essays in theoretical computer science, written by former students and close collaborators of Shimon. In accordance with Shimon's style and principles, the essays address natural computational problems and are intended to be accessible to most researchers in theoretical computer science. To make these research contributions accessible to a wide range of researchers - rather than merely to experts in the area - the contributions have been refereed both by experts and by non-experts. The contributions are of three different types, reflecting three main scientific activities of Shimon: original research, technical surveys, and educational essays. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Computers | Computer Science - Mathematics | Discrete Mathematics - Computers | Security - General |
| Dewey: 004 |
| LCCN: 2006922002 |
| Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.28 lbs) 399 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: On May 1, 2004, the world of theoretical computer science su?ered a stunning loss: Shimon Even passed away. Few computer scientists have had as long, s- tained, and in?uential a career as Shimon. Shimon Even was born in Tel-Aviv in 1935. He received a B.Sc. in Elect- cal Engineering from the Technion in 1959, an M.A. in Mathematics from the University of Northern Carolina in 1961, and a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University in 1963. He held positions at the Technion (1964-67 and 1974-2003), Harvard University (1967-69), the Weizmann Institute (1969- 74), and the Tel-Aviv Academic College (2003-04). He visited many universities and research institutes, including Bell Laboratories, Boston University, Cornell, Duke, Lucent Technologies, MIT, Paderborn, Stanford, UC-Berkeley, USC and UT-Dallas. Shimon Even played a major role in establishing computer science education in Israel and led the development of academic programs in two major insti- tions: the Weizmann Institute and the Technion. In 1969 he established at the Weizmann the ?rst computer science education program in Israel, and led this program for ?ve years. In 1974 he joined the newly formed computer science department at the Technion and shaped its academic development for several decades. These two academic programs turned out to have a lasting impact on the evolution of computer science in Israel. |