Maurice Nivat
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Maurice Paul Nivat (21 December 1937 – 21 September 2017) was a French computer scientist. His research in computer science spanned the areas of formal languages, programming language semantics, and discrete geometry. A 2006 citation for an honorary doctorate (Ph.D.) called Nivat one of the fathers of theoretical computer science.[1] He was a professor at the University Paris Diderot until 2001.
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Maurice Nivat | |
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Born | (1937-12-21)21 December 1937 |
Died | 21 September 2017(2017-09-21) (aged 79) |
Nationality | French |
Alma mater | Joseph Fourier University |
Known for | Theoretical computer science |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Computer science |
Institutions | University of Paris |
Thesis | Transductions of Chomsky Languages (1967) |
Doctoral advisor | Marcel-Paul Schützenberger |
Doctoral students | Bruno Courcelle Philippe Flajolet Gérard Huet |
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