Jeff Erickson

Jeff Erickson is the Sohaib and Sara Abbasi Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's Siebel School of Computing and Data Science. He has been a faculty member since 1998, with a focus on computational geometry, topology, algorithms, and computer science education. His research includes over 100 technical papers and a popular free algorithms textbook. He has held roles like chair of the SOCG steering committee and is a SafeTOC advocate. Erickson has advised numerous PhD students, many of whom have won NSF CAREER awards. His teaching awards include the Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching and the Everitt Award. He has taught courses like CS 473 (Algorithms) and developed tools like FSM Builder for autograded exercises.

Education: PhD in Computer Science from UC Berkeley (1996), MS from UC Irvine (1992), and B.A. from Rice University (1987). Awards include the Sloan Fellowship, NSF CAREER, and multiple UIUC teaching honors. Research interests span algorithms, geometry, topology, and education innovation.