Leslie Valiant

Who is this?

Leslie Gabriel Valiant (born 28 March 1949) is a British American computer scientist and computational theorist. He was born to a chemical engineer father and a translator mother. He is currently the T. Jefferson Coolidge Professor of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics at Harvard University. Valiant was awarded the Turing Award in 2010, having been described by the A.C.M. as a heroic figure in theoretical computer science and a role model for his courage and creativity in addressing some of the deepest unsolved problems in science; in particular for his "striking combination of depth and breadth".

Career

1. 1949
   Born
2. 1985
   Won Guggenheim Fellowship
3. 1997
   Won Knuth Prize
4. 2001
   Member of National Academy of Sciences
5. 2008
   Won EATCS award
6. 2010
   Won Turing Award
7. Member of Royal Society
8. Member of Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence
9. Won Fellow of the Royal Society

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Budapest
• •Citizenship: United Kingdom, United States
• •Known as: computer scientist, university teacher