Michael A. Bender

About

Michael A. Bender is the John L. Hennessy Chaired Professor of Computer Science at Stony Brook University. His research focuses on algorithms, data structures, scheduling, and parallel computing, with applications to memory-sensitive systems. He has received numerous awards including IEEE and AAAS fellowships and best paper awards at major conferences. He also founded the company Tokutek, acquired by Percona in 2015.

Education

• Ph.D. Computer Science, Harvard University, 1998
• S.M. Computer Science, Harvard University, 1995
• DEA Informatique Fondamentale, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, 1993
• B.A. Applied Mathematics, Harvard University, 1992

Selected publications

• An Integral Equation Approach to the Study of the Steady-State Current at Surface Microelectrodes
• Parallel Interval Order Recognition and Construction of Interval Representations
• Efficient Execution of Nondeterministic Parallel Programs on Asynchronous Systems
• Performance Guarantees for the TSP with a Parameterized Triangle Inequality
• Tree-Structure Extraction Algorithm for Accurate and Robust Skeletons