Laszlo Babai

László Babai is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Chicago. He is renowned for his groundbreaking contributions to theoretical computer science, combinatorics, and algorithm design.

• Key research areas: Graph Isomorphism, Computational Complexity, Group Theory, and Combinatorics.
• His 2017 work on the quasipolynomial-time Graph Isomorphism algorithm remains a landmark achievement.
• He has advised numerous doctoral students in both Computer Science and Mathematics.

His academic leadership extends to founding initiatives like the free journal Theory of Computing and educational programs such as Budapest Semesters in Mathematics.