About Timothy J. Hickey
Born 1955. Timothy J. Hickey is an American computer scientist and engineer.
Timothy J. Hickey (July 24, 1955 - June 10, 2026) was a professor of computer science and former Chair of the Computer Science department (2002-2010), Chair of the Science Council (2009-2010), and Chair of Faculty Senate (2010-2012) at Brandeis University.
Hickey's specialties included analysis of algorithms, logic programming and parallel processing, symbolic manipulation, and groupware.
He studied at Brandeis University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics in 1977. Subsequently, he attended the University of Chicago, receiving a Masters in 1978 and a Ph.D. in Mathematics in 1986 under advisor Walter Lewis Baily Jr. (On the Fourier-Jacobi Coefficients of Certain Eisenstein Series for a Unitary Group).
Death At 6pm on June 10, 2026, Hickey died due to complications from stage IV lung cancer (adenocarcinoma). He chronicled his cancer journey on his blog.
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