Charles E. Leiserson

Charles E. Leiserson is a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), affiliated with the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) and leading the Supertech research group at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL). His career spans groundbreaking contributions to parallel computing, algorithms, and education.

• Educated at Yale University (B.S., 1975) and Carnegie Mellon University (Ph.D., 1981).

Research Interests include:

• Parallel Computing: Systolic architectures, fat-tree interconnection networks, and work-stealing schedulers.
• Algorithm Design: Retiming for digital-circuit optimization, cache-oblivious algorithms, and Cilk multithreaded programming technology.
• Engineering Impact: Development of Akamai Technologies' content-distribution network and Cilk Arts, Inc.

Scientific Awards & Honors

• IEEE Computer Society Taylor L. Booth Education Award (2014)
• ACM Paris Kanellakis Theory and Practice Award (2013)
• ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award (1982)
• Margaret MacVicar Faculty Fellow (MIT's highest undergraduate teaching honor)
• Fellow of ACM, AAAS, IEEE, and SIAM

Educational Contributions include co-authoring the influential textbook Introduction to Algorithms, developing MIT courses on algorithms and software performance engineering, and pioneering remote education through the Singapore-MIT Alliance (SMA) program. His work has impacted hundreds of faculty and students via leadership workshops and the Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program (UPOP).