Leslie Gabriel Valiant FRS (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.
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Leslie Gabriel Valiant FRS (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.
Leslie Valiant, in full Leslie Gabriel Valiant, (born March 28, 1949, Budapest, Hung.), Hungarian-born American computer scientist and winner of the 2010 A.M. Turing Award, the highest honour in computer science, “for his fundamental contributions to the development of computational learning theory and to the broader theory of computer science.”
Leslie G. Valiant T. Jefferson Coolidge Professor of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics Primary Teaching Area Computer Science Contact 150 Western Ave, Sci&Eng 3.328 valiant@seas.harvard.edu (617) 495-5817 Websites people.seas.harvard.edu/~valiant toc.seas.harvard.edu Assistant Jane Salant 150 Western Ave, Sci&Eng Room 2.401
Leslie Valiant T. Jefferson Coolidge Professor of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University. Contact Info: Email: valiant seas harvard edu . Earlier Publications. Recent Publications: 71. Circuits of the Mind, Oxford University Press, (1994, 2000). 72.
Leslie Valiant T. Jefferson Coolidge Professor of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics He is currently T. Jefferson Coolidge Professor of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics in the Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard, where he has taught since 1982.
Les Valiant has had an extraordinarily productive career in theoretical computer science producing results of great beauty and originality. His research has opened new frontiers and has resulted in a transformation of many areas. His work includes the study of both natural and artificial phenomena.
Leslie Valiant is a British American computer scientist who has made fundamental contributions to many aspects of theoretical computer science. View five larger pictures Biography Leslie Valiant's parents were Leslie Valiant and Eva Julia Ujlaki. He was brought up in England, attending Tynemouth High School, North Shields.
Leslie Valiant, PhD T. Jefferson Coolidge Professor of Computer Science, and Applied Mathematics, Harvard University Theory of Computation Computer science encompasses the study of both artificial as well as natural phenomena. The former concern artificially created devices such as computers.
In this book, Leslie Valiant, the T. Jefferson Coolidge Professor of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics at Harvard University, presents a readable introduction to his work on ‘probably approximately correct’ learning algorithms – PACs.
About the Author. Leslie Valiant is the T. Jefferson Coolidge Professor of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics at Harvard University. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society and a member of the National Academy of Sciences. He is a winner of the Nevanlinna Prize from the International Mathematical Union, and the Turing Award, known as the ...