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Wojciech Szpankowski is the Saul Rosen Distinguished Professor of Computer Science at Purdue University. He holds concurrent positions as a Guest Professor at ETH Zurich and a Professor at Jagiellonian University, Krakow. His research focuses on analysis of algorithms, information theory, analytic combinatorics, and random structures. He has directed major initiatives like the NSF Science & Technology Center on Science of Information (CSoI), a $50M 10-year project. Szpankowski is a Fellow of the IEEE and has received prestigious awards including the Flajolet Prize (2020) and Humboldt Research Award (2010). He has held visiting roles at institutions worldwide, including Stanford University and the Newton Institute, Cambridge.
His academic journey includes tenure as Full Professor at Purdue (since 1992), Assistant Professorships at McGill University (1984–1992) and Technical University of Gdańsk (1980–1984). His scholarly contributions span monographs like "Average Case Analysis of Algorithms on Sequences" (2001) and "Analytic Pattern Matching" (2015), with a forthcoming work on Analytic Information Theory (2022). He actively contributes to scientific boards, including HIIT Helsinki and NeuroMat Brazil.
Szpankowski’s publications emphasize interdisciplinary research at the intersection of computer science, mathematics, and biology. His work on privacy-preserving data analysis, dynamic network inference, and protein superfamily evolution showcases his broad impact. Keynote talks at major conferences (e.g., SODA 2019, AofA 2016) reflect his leadership in theoretical computer science.
His grants and recognitions underscore institutional trust: the NSF Science & Technology Center (2010) and Arden L. Bement Jr. Award (2015) highlight his pioneering role in redefining information science. Collaborations span academia and industry, with affiliations at Hewlett-Packard and INRIA.
