Prof. Dr. Leonid Levin

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietTheoretische Informatik

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandUSA
OrtBoston
Universität/InstitutionBoston University
Institut/AbteilungDepartment of Computer Science
Websitehttp://www.cs.bu.edu/fac/lnd/

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Priv. Doz. Dr. Wolfgang MerkleInstitut für Informatik, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.06.2010

Programm(e)

2010Humboldt-Forschungspreis-Programm für Naturwissenschaftler*innen aus den USA

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Professor Levin is an internationally leading researcher in theoretical computer science. He is one of the co-founders of the theory of NP completeness, which today is part of the basic curriculum of virtually every computer science programme around the globe. Furthermore, he founded the theory of average case complexity and made fundamental contributions in areas such as algorithmic randomness, Kolmogorov complexity, interactive proof systems and cryptography. In Germany, he will work on algorithmic randomness and its relations to pseudorandomness.