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Richard M. Karp is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1959. His career includes being a member of the Mathematical Sciences Department at IBM Research from 1968 to 1994 and serving as a professor at UC Berkeley since 1999. Karp has made significant contributions to the fields of algorithmic methods, genomics, and computer networking and has supervised thirty-six Ph.D. dissertations. His awards include the U.S. National Medal of Science, Turing Award, and several prestigious fellowships. He is a member of the U.S. National Academies of Sciences and Engineering and has received numerous honors for his research and teaching, which focus on algorithms and computational biology. Karp's notable works include studies on protein interactions and efficient reconstruction models in bioinformatics, reflecting his enduring influence in the intersection of computer science and biology.
University of California, Berkeley • Berkeley, CA
Professor Emeritus in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, held the Class of 1939 Chair.
International Computer Science Institute • Berkeley, CA
Conducting research related to algorithms in genomics and networking.
The Mathematics Subject GRE is required for the Fall 2026 admissions cycle. General GRE is optional.