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Esko Ukkonen

Also Known As Esko Juhani Ukkonen
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Esko Juhani Ukkonen, born in 1950 in Savonlinna, Finland, is a Finnish theoretical computer scientist known for his contributions to string algorithms, particularly Ukkonen's algorithm for constructing suffix trees. He is professor emeritus at the University of Helsinki, was named a First Class Knight of the Order of the White Rose of Finland in 2000, is a member of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters, and has served as editor-in-chief of the Nordic Journal of Computing since 1993.

Facts
Birth Year
1950 1
Birth Date
1950-01-26 1
Award
Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland 1
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Source Ukkonen's Algorithm (Wikipedia)

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Source Ukkonen's Algorithm (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikidata: Esko Ukkonen
  • Wikidata Q13988806, resolved via en.wikipedia pageprops (wave rule R-L)
  • Wikidata Q13988806 P569 (date of birth)
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Ukkonen's Algorithm (Wikipedia)
  • Credited: Ukkonen's Algorithm, Intro, lead sentence
    Esko Ukkonen
  • Invented: Ukkonen's Algorithm, Intro, lead sentence
    Esko Ukkonen
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Esko Ukkonen (Wikipedia)
In Field: Algorithms and Complexity Theory, Lead
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Esko Juhani Ukkonen (born 1950) is a Finnish theoretical computer scientist known for his contributions to string algorithms, and particularly for Ukkonen's algorithm for suffix tree construction.
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