Oscar H. Ibarra
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Prof. Oscar H. Ibarra in 2015. | |
| Born | September 29, 1941 (age 83) |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines, University of California, Berkeley |
| Known for | automata theory, formal languages, computational complexity theory, design and analysis of algorithms |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellow (1984), ACM Fellow (1995), Harry H. Goode Memorial Award (2001), Blaise Pascal Medal (2007) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of California-Santa Barbara, University of Minnesota, University of California, Berkeley |
| Doctoral advisor | Michael A. Harrison |
Oscar H. Ibarra (born September 29, 1941 in Negros Occidental, Philippines) is a Filipino-American theoretical computer scientist, prominent for work in automata theory, formal languages, design and analysis of algorithms and computational complexity theory. He was a Professor of the Department of Computer Science at the University of California-Santa Barbara until his retirement in 2011. Previously, he was on the faculties of UC Berkeley (1967-1969) and the University of Minnesota (1969-1990). He is currently a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at UCSB.