Esko Ukkonen

Esko Ukkonen
Born (1950-01-26) January 26, 1950
Savonlinna, Finland
CitizenshipFinland
Alma materUniversity of Helsinki
Known forUkkonen's algorithm
Scientific career
FieldsString algorithms
InstitutionsUniversity of Helsinki
Doctoral advisorMartti Tienari
Doctoral studentsHeikki Mannila

Esko Juhani Ukkonen (born 1950) is a Finnish theoretical computer scientist known for his contributions to string algorithms, and particularly for Ukkonen's algorithm for suffix tree construction. He is a professor emeritus of the University of Helsinki.

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