Theory
Carnegie Mellon University has a strong and diverse group in Algorithms and Complexity Theory. The goals of the group are, broadly speaking, to provide a mathematical understanding of fundamental issues in Computer Science, and to use this understanding to produce better algorithms, protocols, and systems, as well as identify the inherent limitations of efficient computation. Research interests include data structures, algorithm design, complexity theory, coding theory, parallel algorithms and languages, machine learning theory, cryptography and security, computational aspects of economics, online algorithms, and scientific computing.
Faculty working in this area:
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First | Title | |
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Acar | Umut | Associate Professor | umut@cs.cmu.edu |
Balcan | Nina | Associate Professor | ninamf@cs.cmu.edu |
Beckmann | Nathan | Assistant Professor | beckmann@cs.cmu.edu |
Blelloch | Guy | Professor, Assoc. Dean for Undergraduate Programs | guyb@cs.cmu.edu |
Blum | Lenore | Distinguished Career Professor of Computer Science | lblum@cs.cmu.edu |
Blum | Manuel | Bruce J. Nelson University Professor | mblum@cs.cmu.edu |
Goyal | Vipul | Associate Professor | goyal@cs.cmu.edu |
Gupta | Anupam | Professor | anupamg@cs.cmu.edu |
Guruswami | Venkatesan | Professor | venkatg@cs.cmu.edu |
Haeupler | Bernhard | Assistant Professor | haeupler@cs.cmu.edu |
Harchol-Balter | Mor | Professor | harchol@cs.cmu.edu |
Miller | Gary | Professor | glmiller@cs.cmu.edu |
O'Donnell | Ryan | Professor | odonnell@cs.cmu.edu |
Procaccia | Ariel | Associate Professor | arielpro@cs.cmu.edu |
Rudich | Steven | Professor | rudich@cs.cmu.edu |
Sandholm | Tuomas | Angel Jordan Professor of Computer Science | sandholm@cs.cmu.edu |
Shah | Nihar | Assistant Professor | nihars@cs.cmu.edu |
Sleator | Daniel | Professor | sleator@cs.cmu.edu |
Vinayak | Rashmi | Assistant Professor | rvinayak@andrew.cmu.edu |
Von Ahn | Luis | Consulting Professor | biglou@cs.cmu.edu |
Woodruff | David | Associate Professor | dwoodruf@cs.cmu.edu |