Computer Research: Alan T. Waterman Award

赫伯特·埃德尔斯布伦纳博士是一位年轻的计算机科学家， 为新兴的计算领域做出了重要贡献 几何 艾伦·T沃特曼奖委员会建议 Edelsbrunner博士为这个奖项，选择他从97个提名。 该奖项提供为期三年的50万美元赠款。 博士 Edelsbrunner将成为Alan T. Waterman 奖 Edelsbrunner博士是计算几何领域的先驱 它处理几何图形的表示和操作， 形状和图案。 处理现实世界的物体需要 考虑到它们的真实的几何形状，而不是处理 它们是理想化的、过度简化的形状。 计算几何是 因此在计算科学中至关重要， 计算机辅助设计 Edelsbrunner博士对计算几何学产生了巨大的影响 根据他自己的研究以及他1987年的著作《算法》， 组合几何，系统化的领域，在其早期 天 这本书被许多人认为仍然是最好的 计算几何教科书和参考资料。 他还 通过在专业上的活跃来影响这个领域。他已经 就这一主题组织了一些会议和讲习班。 他 还担任过几个计算期刊的编辑 几何学及相关学科。 毫无疑问，Edelsbrunner博士的工作是最高的 研究质量，影响深远。 这个奖项是 强烈推荐

Dr.Herbert Edelsbrunner is a young computer scientist who has already made fundamental contributions to the emerging field of computational geometry. The Alan T. Waterman award committee has recommended Dr. Edelsbrunner for this award, selecting him from among 97 nominees. This award carries a grant of $500,000 for three years. Dr. Edelsbrunner will be the sixteenth recipient of the Alan T. Waterman award. Dr. Edelsbrunner is a pioneer in the field of computational geometry which deals with the representation and manipulation of geometric shapes and patterns. Coping with the real-world objects requires taking into consideration their real geometries rather than treating them as idealized, oversimplified shapes. Computational geometry is thus going to be of utmost importance in computational science and computer-aided design. Dr. Edelsbrunner has had a tremendous impact on computational geometry by his own research as well as by his l987 book Algorithms in Combinatorial Geometry which systematized the field in its early days. This book is considered by many people to be still the best textbook and reference source on computational geometry. He has also influenced the field by being active professionally in it. He has organized a number of conferences and workshops on the subject. He has also served as editor for several journals on computational geometry and related subjects. There is no question that Dr. Edelsbrunner's work is of the highest research quality and is having far-reaching impact. This award is highly recommended.