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Christos Papadimitriou is a Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, with a rich academic background including positions at Harvard, MIT, Athens Polytechnic, Stanford, and UCSD. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Athens Polytechnic in 1972, followed by an M.S. and Ph.D. in EECS from Princeton in 1974 and 1976, respectively. His research interests primarily focus on computational complexity and combinatorial optimization. He has authored several influential publications, such as 'Elements of the Theory of Computation' and 'Combinatorial Optimization: Algorithms and Complexity.' Papadimitriou has made significant contributions to several areas of computer science, including database concurrency control and algorithms, and has delivered keynote addresses on innovative teaching methods in computer science. His work is widely recognized in the academic community, evidenced by publications in prestigious journals and conferences.
University of California, Berkeley • Berkeley, CA
Founding member of the EECS Department, teaching a variety of courses and supervising graduate students.
The Mathematics Subject GRE is required for the Fall 2026 admissions cycle. General GRE is optional.