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Pierluigi Crescenzi

b. 1961

Italian computer scientist (born 1961)

Computer scientist University teacher
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About Pierluigi Crescenzi

Born 1961. Pierluigi Crescenzi is an Italian computer scientist and university teacher.

Pierluigi "Pilu" Crescenzi is a full professor of computer science at the Gran Sasso Science Institute. His research areas include theoretical computer science and computer science education. He has been teaching at Sapienza University of Rome, University of Florence and Université Paris Diderot.

Crescenzi has completed his PhD in Computer Science under the supervision of Daniel Pierre Bovet. He is the co-author of several textbooks in various areas of computer science, including computational complexity, approximation algorithms, and programming. Among his notable students, there is Luca Trevisan.

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Important facts

Born
1961, Rome
Birth century
20th century
Occupation
Computer scientist, university teacher
Nationality
Italy
Education
Sapienza University of Rome, Gran Sasso Science Institute, La Sapienza
Also known as
Pilu Crescenzi

People in Pierluigi Crescenzi's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Portrait of Luca Trevisan
Luca Trevisan
1971 – 2024
Mathematician
 Portrait of Pierre Bovet
Pierre Bovet
1878 – 1965
Psychologist
 Portrait of Daniel Pierre
Daniel Pierre
1891 – 1979
Athletics competitor

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Pierluigi Crescenzi's

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Andrei Sakharov
1921 – 1989
Physicist
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Andrew Gleason
1921 – 2008
Mathematician
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B. B. Lal
1921 – 2022
Anthropologist
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Ben Bradlee
1921 – 2014
Editor
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Doris Sands Johnson
1921 – 1983
Suffragette
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Frank Harary
1921 – 2005
Mathematician

Frequently asked questions

Who is Pierluigi Crescenzi?

Italian computer scientist (born 1961)

When was Pierluigi Crescenzi born?

Pierluigi Crescenzi was born in 1961 in Rome.

What is Pierluigi Crescenzi's occupation?

Pierluigi Crescenzi is a computer scientist and university teacher.

What nationality is Pierluigi Crescenzi?

Pierluigi Crescenzi is Italian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Pierluigi Crescenzi

· Wikidata: Q7191900

· DBpedia: Pierluigi Crescenzi

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