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Scott Smolka

Who

Scott Smolka · Technology & Engineering

What

Pioneer of probabilistic process algebra; Dijkstra Prize (2021)

When

Jackson Heights, New York, United States

Where

United States

Biography

Scott Smolka is recognized among Jewish contributors to Technology & Engineering — Pioneer of probabilistic process algebra; Dijkstra Prize (2021)

How & why

Smolka is a SUNY Distinguished Professor at Stony Brook University who made fundamental contributions to probabilistic process algebra and model checking; with Paris Kanellakis he devised a key algorithm for deciding bisimulation, work recognized by the 2021 Dijkstra Prize. He is listed among Jewish recipients of the prize by Jewish biographical sources.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Dijkstra Prize

Contributions & Sources

Pioneer of probabilistic process algebra; Dijkstra Prize (2021)

2021

Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Dijkstra Prize