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Valiant, Leslie Gabriel Son of Leslie and Eva Julia (Ujlaki) Valiant.
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Leslie Gabriel Valiant
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Leslie Gabriel Valiant, American Computer scientist. Guggenheim fellow, 1985-1986; recipient Nevanlinna prize International Mathematics Union, 1986, Knuth prize, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)/Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1997. Fellow Royal Society, American Association for Artificial Intelligence.
Education
Master of Arts, Kings College, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 1970; Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation, Imperial College, London, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Warwick, United Kingdom, 1974.
Career
Visiting assistant professor, Carnegie-Mellon U., Pittsburgh, 1973-1974; lecturer, U. Leeds, England, 1974-1976; lecturer, reader, U. Edinburgh, Scotland, 1977-1982; visiting professor, Harvard University, 1982; Gordon McKay professor computer science and applied mathematics, Harvard University, since 1982.
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Fellow Royal Society, American Association for Artificial Intelligence.
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Married Gayle Lynne Dyckoff, 1977. Children— Paul A., Gregory J.
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American
Awards
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Guggenheim fellow, 1985-1986. Recipient Nevanlinna prize International Mathematics Union, 1986, Knuth prize, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)/Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1997.Guggenheim fellow, 1985-1986. Recipient Nevanlinna prize International Mathematics Union, 1986, Knuth prize, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)/Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1997.