Volker Strassen
German mathematician and algorithms researcher (b.1936) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Volker Strassen (born April 29, 1936) is a German mathematician, a professor emeritus in the department of mathematics and statistics at the University of Konstanz.[1]
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Volker Strassen | |
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Born | (1936-04-29) April 29, 1936 (age 88) |
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | University of Göttingen |
Known for | Strassen algorithm |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University of Konstanz |
Doctoral advisor | Konrad Jacobs [de] |
Doctoral students | Peter Bürgisser Joachim von zur Gathen |
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For important contributions to the analysis of algorithms he has received many awards, including the Cantor medal,[2] the Konrad Zuse Medal,[3] the Paris Kanellakis Award for work on randomized primality testing,[4] the Knuth Prize for "seminal and influential contributions to the design and analysis of efficient algorithms."[5]