Erik Demaine
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Erik Demaine

Google Scholar ID: 6Ff2c8wAAAAJ
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
algorithmscomputational geometrydata structuresgraph algorithmsrecreational algorithms
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Academic Achievements
  • Authored books: 'Geometric Folding Algorithms', 'Games, Puzzles, & Computation', 'Tribute to a Mathemagician', and 'A Lifetime of Puzzles'
  • Artwork 'Computational Origami' is part of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) permanent collection
  • Co-directed the 13-minute film 'Lino Tagliapietra: Glass Magician', streaming free in the USA
  • Featured in the documentary 'Between The Folds'
  • Designed mathematical typefaces including linkage font, glass squishing font, and conveyor belt font
  • Created the foldable artwork 'Yes/No' (2011), which simultaneously folds into a 3D 'YES' and a 2D 'NO'
  • Pioneered 'Fold & Cut' techniques, such as creating a butterfly with one straight cut after folding