Jeff Erickson

I'm a computational geometer/topologist. I'm the senior member (but no longer area chair) of the CS department's algorithms and theory group. I teach mostly algorithms classes. I'm the current chair of the Computational Geometry Steering Committee and a member of the SIGACT Committee for the Advancement of Theoretical Computer Science. I'm a wannabe mathematician. Despite all warnings to the contrary, I am attempting to write a book. (No, not that one.) Most of my former PhD students have tenure. I have the lowest undergraduate GPA (2.4/4.0) of any professor I've ever met (although some of my colleagues came close, and some others never finished college at all). I really shouldn't be proud of that. I like pancakes.

 

It must be possible to replace in all geometric statements the words point, line, plane by table, chair, beer mug.

I believe in the third dimension, but not the other two.