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David P. Dobkin

Also Known As David Paul Dobkin
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David Paul Dobkin is an American computer scientist and the Phillip Y. Goldman '86 Professor of Computer Science at Princeton University. His research has concerned computational geometry and computer graphics.

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Birth Year
1948 1
Birth Date
1948-02-29 1
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Guggenheim Fellowship 1
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ACM Fellow 1
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Fulbright Scholarship 1
David P. Dobkin
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Source Wikipedia: Quickhull

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Source David P. Dobkin (Wikipedia)

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Source Wikipedia: Quickhull
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1. Wikidata: David P. Dobkin
  • Wikidata Q5238306, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q5238306 P569 (date of birth)
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Wikipedia: Quickhull
  • Credited: Quickhull Algorithm, Lead
    N-dimensional Quickhull was invented in 1996 by C. Bradford Barber, David P. Dobkin, and Hannu Huhdanpaa.
  • Invented: Quickhull Algorithm, Lead
    N-dimensional Quickhull was invented in 1996 by C. Bradford Barber, David P. Dobkin, and Hannu Huhdanpaa.
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David P. Dobkin (Wikipedia)
In Field: Algorithms and Complexity Theory, Lead paragraphView the Source
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