Thomas H. Cormen

Thomas H. Cormen
Born1956
NationalityAmerican
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Princeton University
Scientific career
FieldsComputer Science
InstitutionsDartmouth College
Doctoral advisorCharles E. Leiserson
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
from the Grafton 15 district
Assumed office
December 7, 2022
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic

Thomas H. Cormen[1] is an American politician and retired academic. He is the co-author of Introduction to Algorithms, along with Charles Leiserson, Ron Rivest, and Cliff Stein. In 2013, he published a new book titled Algorithms Unlocked. He is an emeritus professor of computer science at Dartmouth College and former chairman of the Dartmouth College Department of Computer Science. Between 2004 and 2008 he directed the Dartmouth College Writing Program.[2] His research interests are algorithm engineering, parallel computing, and speeding up computations with high latency. In 2022, he was elected as a Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.

  1. ^ The middle name is just 'H.'
  2. ^ The actual title was:
    • 2004-2005: Director of the Dartmouth College Writing Program
    • 2005-2008: Chair of the Dartmouth College Writing Program
    • 2008: Director of the Dartmouth College Institute for Writing and Rhetoric
    • 2008: Chair of the Dartmouth College Writing and Rhetoric Program (the curricular component of the Institute)