Richard Karp, Ph.D.


Richard Karp is a computer scientist working on the algorithmic aspects of computational molecular biology and genomics at UC Berkeley, where he is University Professor of Computer Science, Bioengineering and Mathermatics. He has developed methods for the physical mapping of DNA molecules. His current interests are in the application of combinatorial and statistical methods to analyzing microarray data and the structure of genetic regulatory networks.


University of California, Berkeley
Depts. of Bioengineering, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, and Mathematics
621 Soda Hall #1776
Berkeley, CA 94720

Tel: 510-642-1559
karp@icsi.berkeley.edu



EDUCATION

1959 Ph.D., Harvard University, Applied Mathematics


MAJOR AWARDS

U.S. National Medal of Science, Harvey Prize (Technion), Turing Award (ACM), Centennial Medal (Harvard University), Fulkerson Prize (AMS and Math. Programming Society), von Neumann Theory Prize (ORSA-TIMS), Lanchester Prize (ORSA), von Neumann Lectureship (SIAM), Distinguished Teaching Award (Berkeley), Member, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, American Philosophical Society; Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, holder of four honorary degrees.


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
  • 1959–1968 Research Staff Member, IBM Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, N.Y.
  • 1964–1965 Visiting Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan
  • 1968–1994 Professor of Computer Science, Mathematics and Operations Research, University of California at Berkeley. Class of 1989 Chair, 1989–1994, University Professor Emeritus, 1994
  • 1988–1995 Research Scientist, International Computer Science Institute, Berkeley
  • 1995–1999 Professor of Computer Science and Adjunct Professor of Molecular Biotechnology, University of Washington
  • 1999–2000 HP Visiting Research Professor, Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, Berkeley
  • 1999–present University Professor of Computer Science, Mathematics and Bioengineering, University of California at Berkeley
  • 1999–present Senior Research Scientist, International Computer Science Institute, Berkeley
PUBLICATIONS

For a list of publications click here.






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