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Thore Husfeldt

Thore Husfeldt

Full Professor

IT University of Copenhagen
Rued Langgaards Vej 7
DK-2300 Copenhagen S
Denmark

Building: 4B08

Phone: +45 7218 5075

Information Desk: 72185000

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Curriculum

My research is in theoretical computer science, namely algorithms. I began in data structures, but in the last few years the focus has been on combinatorial optimisation (“algorithms for hard problems”, if you want). Most of my recent results are in exponential time algorithms.

Education and training

1993. Bachelor (B.Sc.) in Computer Science and Mathematics, University of Aarhus.

1994. Cand. scient. (M.Sc.) in Computer Science, University of Aarhus.

1997. Ph.d. degree in Science, University of Aarhus (Computer Science Department). Title: Dynamic Computation, supervisor: Sven Skyum.

2007. Docent, Lund University.

2012. Professor of Computer Science, University of Lund

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    Research areas

  • Computer science, Algorithms, Graph algorithms, Exponential time algorithms
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Research outputs (34)

  1. Published

    Om frihet är målet behövs en plan för hur ett samhälle utan arbete ska organiseras

    Research output: Journal Article or Conference Article in Journal › Contribution to newspaper - Comment/debate

  2. Published

    Counting Connected Subgraphs with Maximum-Degree-Aware Sieving

    Research output: Conference Article in Proceeding or Book/Report chapter › Article in proceedings › Research › peer-review

  3. Published

    Counting Shortest Two Disjoint Paths in Cubic Planar Graphs with an NC Algorithm

    Research output: Conference Article in Proceeding or Book/Report chapter › Article in proceedings › Research › peer-review

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Prizes (2)

  1. Excellence in Teaching

    Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions

  2. Best Paper Award: Best Paper at ICALP 2014, Track A: Algorithms, Complexity and Games

    Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions

Research Activities (1)

  1. The mathematics in The Hilbert Heartbreak Hotel

    Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution

Press (37)

  1. ITU-professor skal give danskerne troværdig it-viden i nyt opslagsværk

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  2. ALGORITMER KAN OGSÅ VÆRE GRØNNE

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  3. Alternativet-profil overdriver bekymring for ansigtsgenkendelse

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Recent activities and conferences

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