Peter Eades
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Peter D. Eades is an Australian computer scientist
, a professor in the School of Information Technologies at the University of Sydney
, known for his expertise in graph drawing
.
Eades received his bachelor's degree in mathematics from Australian National University
in 1974, and his Ph.D. in mathematics from the same university in 1977 under the supervision of Jennifer Seberry
. He then did postdoctoral studies at the University of Waterloo
before taking an academic position at the University of Queensland
, where he remained until 1991. He was a professor of computer science at the University of Newcastle from 1992 to 1999, and joined the University of Sydney faculty in 2000. As well as his faculty position at Sydney, Eades is also a distinguished researcher at NICTA.
Eades is the co-author (with Giuseppe Di Battista, Roberto Tamassia
, and Ioannis G. Tollis) of the book Graph drawing: Algorithms for the visualization of graphs, and of the associated survey "Algorithms for drawing graphs: an annotated bibliography". He has also written many highly cited research papers in graph drawing, on topics including maintenance of the "mental map" in dynamically changing drawings, heuristics for reducing the number of edge crossings
in layered graph drawing
s, and visual display of clustering
information in graphs. He was the keynote speaker at the 12th IEEE Symposium on Information Visualization in 2006, was one of three invited speakers at the 19th International Symposium on Algorithms and Computation in 2008, and was one of two invited speakers at the 18th International Symposium on Graph Drawing
in 2010.
He has been the doctoral advisor
of over 30 graduate students.
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....
, a professor in the School of Information Technologies at the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
, known for his expertise in graph drawing
Graph drawing
Graph drawing is an area of mathematics and computer science combining methods from geometric graph theory and information visualization to derive two-dimensional depictions of graphs arising from applications such as social network analysis, cartography, and bioinformatics...
.
Eades received his bachelor's degree in mathematics from Australian National University
Australian National University
The Australian National University is a teaching and research university located in the Australian capital, Canberra.As of 2009, the ANU employs 3,945 administrative staff who teach approximately 10,000 undergraduates, and 7,500 postgraduate students...
in 1974, and his Ph.D. in mathematics from the same university in 1977 under the supervision of Jennifer Seberry
Jennifer Seberry
Jennifer Roma Seberry is an Australian cryptographer, mathematician, and computer scientist, currently a professor at the University of Wollongong, Australia...
. He then did postdoctoral studies at the University of Waterloo
University of Waterloo
The University of Waterloo is a comprehensive public university in the city of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The school was founded in 1957 by Drs. Gerry Hagey and Ira G. Needles, and has since grown to an institution of more than 30,000 students, faculty, and staff...
before taking an academic position at the University of Queensland
University of Queensland
The University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...
, where he remained until 1991. He was a professor of computer science at the University of Newcastle from 1992 to 1999, and joined the University of Sydney faculty in 2000. As well as his faculty position at Sydney, Eades is also a distinguished researcher at NICTA.
Eades is the co-author (with Giuseppe Di Battista, Roberto Tamassia
Roberto Tamassia
Roberto Tamassia is a computer scientist, the Plastech Professor of Computer Science at Brown University, and since 2007 has been chair of the Brown Computer Science department...
, and Ioannis G. Tollis) of the book Graph drawing: Algorithms for the visualization of graphs, and of the associated survey "Algorithms for drawing graphs: an annotated bibliography". He has also written many highly cited research papers in graph drawing, on topics including maintenance of the "mental map" in dynamically changing drawings, heuristics for reducing the number of edge crossings
Crossing number (graph theory)
In graph theory, the crossing number cr of a graph G is the lowest number of edge crossings of a planar drawing of the graph G. For instance, a graph is planar if and only if its crossing number is zero.The concept originated in...
in layered graph drawing
Layered graph drawing
Layered graph drawing is a type of graph drawing in which the vertices of a directed graph are drawn in horizontal rows or layers with the edges generally directed downwards...
s, and visual display of clustering
Clustering
Clustering can refer to the following:In demographics:* Clustering , the gathering of various populations based on factors such as ethnicity, economics or religion.In graph theory:...
information in graphs. He was the keynote speaker at the 12th IEEE Symposium on Information Visualization in 2006, was one of three invited speakers at the 19th International Symposium on Algorithms and Computation in 2008, and was one of two invited speakers at the 18th International Symposium on Graph Drawing
International Symposium on Graph Drawing
The International Symposium on Graph Drawing is an annual academic conference in which researchers present peer reviewed papers on graph drawing, information visualization of network information, geometric graph theory, and related topics.-Significance:...
in 2010.
He has been the doctoral advisor
Doctoral advisor
A doctoral advisor is an advanced member of a university faculty whose role is to guide a graduate student who is a candidate for a doctorate degree, helping them select coursework, as well as shaping, refining and directing the students' choice of sub-discipline...
of over 30 graduate students.
External links
- Home page at the University of Sydney
- List of publications in DBLP