Sariel Har-Peled

Sariel Har-Peled is the Donald Biggar Willett Professor in Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), affiliated with the Department of Computer Science within the College of Engineering. His research focuses on Theory and Algorithms, particularly in Geometric Approximation Algorithms and Computational Geometry. He actively teaches courses such as CS 374 (Algorithms), CS 473 (Algorithms), and specialized topics like Discrete & Computational Geometry. Har-Peled authored the book Geometric Approximation Algorithms and received the Test of Time Award at STOC 2024. His work emphasizes algorithmic efficiency and geometric problem-solving, with contributions to randomized algorithms and approximation techniques. Contact him via email or visit his homepage for further details.