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David P. Williamson is the Director of the School of Operations Research and Information Engineering at Cornell University and a Professor in the Department of Information Science. He obtained his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1993 under the supervision of Professor Michel X. Goemans. After completing his postdoctoral research at Cornell University, he worked as a Senior Manager for the Computer Science Principles and Methodologies group at IBM’s Almaden Research Center from 2000 to 2003. He joined Cornell University in 2004. His research mainly focuses on finding efficient algorithms for hard discrete optimization problems, particularly emphasizing approximation algorithms for problems in network design, facility location, and scheduling. His current interests include algorithms for information networks.
Cornell University • Ithaca, NY
Professor in the Department of Information Science and Director of the School of Operations Research and Information Engineering.
Department of Architecture