Bernard Chazelle

Eugene Higgins Professor of Computer Science

Princeton University



I work in Algorithms, a field believed by many to hold the promise of a scientific revolution. If you are a believer, no need to click here. Unlike music, scientific work does not come with liner notes; perhaps it should. After working in computational geometry for many years, I wrote a book on the discrepancy method, which examines the role of randomness in fast algorithms. My current research on natural algorithms attempts to chip away at the big question: Why does life work?

Bernard Chazelle

I used to blog at A Tiny Revolution about politics and culture. I've collected some of my thoughts here. One of my great pleasures is music – above all, Bach's vocal works. My wife Celia is a professor emerita of medieval history at The College of New Jersey and the founding director of the Institute for Prison Teaching and Outreach. Our children Damien and Anna work in film. 1
  1. Part of the explanation for my Erdős-Bacon number of 5 = 2 + 3.