Clyde Kruskal


Clyde P. Kruskal is an American computer scientist, working on parallel computing architectures, models, and algorithms. He got his
A.B. degree in mathematics and computer science from Brandeis University,
M.Sc. and Ph.D. from New York University under Jack Schwartz.
Since then he has worked as assistant professor at University of Illinois and University of Maryland, College Park, as associate professor. He has published extensively, becoming an ISI highly cited researcher.
His father was the world-renowned mathematician Martin Kruskal. He currently teaches Introduction to Algorithms at University of Maryland, College Park.

Selected publications