Ian Munro (computer scientist)
James Ian Munro (born July 10, 1947) is a Canadian computer scientist. He is known for his fundamental contributions to algorithms and data structures (including optimal binary search trees, priority queues, hashing, and space-efficient data structures).
J. Ian Munro | |
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| Born | July 10, 1947 |
| Alma mater | University of New Brunswick University of British Columbia University of Toronto |
| Known for | Algorithms and data structures Succinct data structure Implicit data structure |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer Science |
| Institutions | University of Waterloo |
| Thesis | Some Results in the Study of Algorithms (1971) |
| Doctoral advisor | Allan Borodin |
After earning a bachelor's degree in 1968 from the University of New Brunswick and a master's in 1969 from the University of British Columbia, Munro finished his doctorate in 1971 from the University of Toronto, under the supervision of Allan Borodin. In Munro & Suwanda (1980), he formalized the notion of an implicit data structure, and has continued work in this area. He is currently a University Professor in the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo and the Canada Research Chair in Algorithm Design (Tier I), a research title that was first given in 2001 and was renewed most recently in 2016.