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，他已经对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名提名者中挑选埃德尔斯布伦纳博士为该奖的推荐人。该奖项提供为期三年的50万美元资助。埃德尔斯布伦纳博士将是第16位获得艾伦·t·沃特曼奖的人。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。处理现实世界的物体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，计算几何将在计算科学和计算机辅助设计中发挥极其重要的作用。Edelsbrunner博士通过他自己的研究以及他1987年出版的《组合几何算法》一书对计算几何产生了巨大的影响，该书在早期将该领域系统化。这本书被许多人认为仍然是最好的教科书和参考资料的计算几何。他还通过活跃在该领域的专业活动影响了该领域。他组织了许多关于这个主题的会议和讲习班。他还曾担任数家计算几何及相关学科期刊的编辑。毫无疑问，Edelsbrunner博士的工作具有最高的研究质量，并产生了深远的影响。我们强烈推荐这个奖项。

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.