Jack Lutz

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Lutz in 2003

Jack Lutz is an American theoretical computer scientist best known for developing the concepts of resource-bounded measureTemplate:R and effective dimension;Template:R he has also published research on DNA computing and self-assembly. He is a professor of computer science and mathematics at Iowa State University.

Education and career

Lutz was a student at the University of Kansas, graduating in 1976 and earning master's degrees in mathematics and in computer science there in 1979 and 1981 respectively.Template:R He went to the California Institute of Technology for doctoral study in mathematics, and completed his Ph.D. in 1987, with the dissertation Resource-Bounded Category and Measure in Exponential Complexity Classes supervised by Alexander S. Kechris.Template:R

He has spent the rest of his career at Iowa State University, as an assistant professor from 1987 to 1992, associate professor from 1992 to 1996, and full professor since 1996.Template:R At Iowa State, he directs the Laboratory for Molecular Programming.Template:R

Personal life

Lutz is married to Robyn Lutz, a professor of computer science at Iowa State University; their son Neil LutzTemplate:R is also a computer scientist and a visiting assistant professor of computer science at Swarthmore College.Template:R They have published together on algorithmic game theory in DNA computing.Template:R

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