Computer Research: Alan T. Waterman Award

赫伯特·埃德尔斯布鲁纳博士是一位年轻的计算机科学家，他已经为新兴的计算几何领域做出了根本性的贡献。艾伦·T·沃特曼奖委员会从97名提名者中推荐埃德尔斯布鲁纳博士获得该奖项。这项奖金为500,000美元，为期三年。埃德尔斯布鲁纳博士将成为艾伦·T·沃特曼奖的第16位获奖者。Edelsbrunner博士是计算几何领域的先驱，该领域涉及几何形状和图案的表示和操作。处理现实世界的对象需要考虑它们的真实几何形状，而不是将它们视为理想化的、过于简化的形状。因此，计算几何在计算科学和计算机辅助设计中将是极其重要的。Edelsbrunner博士通过他自己的研究以及他1987年出版的《组合几何中的算法》一书对计算几何产生了巨大的影响，这本书在早期将该领域系统化。这本书被许多人认为仍然是计算几何最好的教科书和参考源。他还通过在该领域的专业活跃而影响了该领域。他组织了一些关于这一主题的会议和讲习班。他还担任过几种计算几何及相关学科期刊的编辑。毫无疑问，埃德尔斯布鲁纳博士的工作具有最高的研究质量，并且正在产生深远的影响。这个奖项是强烈推荐的。

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.