Joseph S. B. Mitchell
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Joseph S. B. Mitchell is an American computer scientist
and mathematician
. He is Professor
of Applied Mathematics
and Statistics
and Research Professor of Computer Science
at the Stony Brook University.
, and Ph.D. (1986, Operations Research) from Stanford University
(under advisorship of Christos Papadimitriou
). He was with Hughes Research Laboratories
(1981–86) and then on the faculty of Cornell University
(1986–1991). He now serves as Professor of Applied Mathematics and Statistics and Research Professor of Computer Science at the Stony Brook University.
Mitchell has received various research awards (Gödel Prize
, NSF Presidential Young Investigator, Fulbright Scholar
, President's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities) and numerous teaching awards. His primary research area is computational geometry
, applied to problems in computer graphics
, visualization, air traffic management
, manufacturing
, and geographic information systems.
Mitchell has served for several years on the Computational Geometry Steering Committee, often as Chair. He is on the editorial board of the journals Discrete and Computational Geometry
, Computational Geometry: Theory and Applications, Journal of Computational Geometry, and the Journal of Graph Algorithms and Applications
, and is an Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Computational Geometry and Applications. He has served on numerous program committees and was co-chair of the PC for the 21st ACM Symposium on Computational Geometry (2005).
Computer scientist
A computer scientist is a scientist who has acquired knowledge of computer science, the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their application in computer systems....
and mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
. He is Professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of Applied Mathematics
Applied mathematics
Applied mathematics is a branch of mathematics that concerns itself with mathematical methods that are typically used in science, engineering, business, and industry. Thus, "applied mathematics" is a mathematical science with specialized knowledge...
and Statistics
Statistics
Statistics is the study of the collection, organization, analysis, and interpretation of data. It deals with all aspects of this, including the planning of data collection in terms of the design of surveys and experiments....
and Research Professor of Computer Science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
at the Stony Brook University.
Biography
Mitchell received a BS (1981, Physics and Applied Mathematics), and an MS (1981, Mathematics) from Carnegie Mellon UniversityCarnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
, and Ph.D. (1986, Operations Research) from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
(under advisorship of Christos Papadimitriou
Christos Papadimitriou
Christos Harilaos Papadimitriou is a Professor in the Computer Science Division at the University of California, Berkeley, United States...
). He was with Hughes Research Laboratories
Hughes Research Laboratories
HRL Laboratories , was the research arm of the Hughes Aircraft Company. Its dedicated research center was established in 1960 in Malibu...
(1981–86) and then on the faculty of Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
(1986–1991). He now serves as Professor of Applied Mathematics and Statistics and Research Professor of Computer Science at the Stony Brook University.
Mitchell has received various research awards (Gödel Prize
Gödel Prize
The Gödel Prize is a prize for outstanding papers in theoretical computer science, named after Kurt Gödel and awarded jointly by the European Association for Theoretical Computer Science and the Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Algorithms and Computation Theory .The...
, NSF Presidential Young Investigator, Fulbright Scholar
Fulbright Program
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, President's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities) and numerous teaching awards. His primary research area is computational geometry
Computational geometry
Computational geometry is a branch of computer science devoted to the study of algorithms which can be stated in terms of geometry. Some purely geometrical problems arise out of the study of computational geometric algorithms, and such problems are also considered to be part of computational...
, applied to problems in computer graphics
Computer graphics
Computer graphics are graphics created using computers and, more generally, the representation and manipulation of image data by a computer with help from specialized software and hardware....
, visualization, air traffic management
Air traffic control
Air traffic control is a service provided by ground-based controllers who direct aircraft on the ground and in the air. The primary purpose of ATC systems worldwide is to separate aircraft to prevent collisions, to organize and expedite the flow of traffic, and to provide information and other...
, manufacturing
Manufacturing
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, and geographic information systems.
Mitchell has served for several years on the Computational Geometry Steering Committee, often as Chair. He is on the editorial board of the journals Discrete and Computational Geometry
Discrete and Computational Geometry
Discrete & Computational Geometry is a peer-reviewed mathematics journal published quarterly by Springer. Founded in 1986, the journal publishes articles on in discrete geometry and computational geometry....
, Computational Geometry: Theory and Applications, Journal of Computational Geometry, and the Journal of Graph Algorithms and Applications
Journal of Graph Algorithms and Applications
The Journal of Graph Algorithms and Applications is an open access electronically published academic journal devoted to the subject of graph algorithms and graph drawing....
, and is an Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Computational Geometry and Applications. He has served on numerous program committees and was co-chair of the PC for the 21st ACM Symposium on Computational Geometry (2005).