Stephen Kobourov
Scholar

Stephen Kobourov

Google Scholar ID: P21gHIkAAAAJ
Professor of Computer Science, Technical University Munich
Graph DrawingInformation VisualizationGraph AlgorithmsAlgorithm Engineering
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
4,537
 
H-index
31
 
i10-index
117
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
180
list available
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • Best Paper Award, 17th IEEE Pacific Visualization Symposium (PACIFICVIS) (2024); Most Influential Paper Award, IEEE VISSOFT (2019); Fulbright Distinguished Chair, US Department of State (2015-2016); Humboldt Research Fellow, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany (2011-2014); National Science Foundation Career Award, “Embedding, Morphing, & Visualizing Dynamic Graphs” (2006-2011).
Research Experience
  • Served as an Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona (2000-2006), Associate Professor (2006-2012), and Full Professor (2012-2024). During this time, he also served as the Associate Director of the Data Science Institute. Co-chaired the program committees for ALENEX, IEEE PacificVis, and GD, and is an Associate Editor of JGAA, CGTA, and IEEE TVCG.
Education
  • Received BS degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics from Dartmouth College in 1995 and a PhD in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University in 2000.
Background
  • Research interests include the design, analysis, and implementation of efficient algorithms, as well as applications in information visualization, computational geometry, and graph drawing. He has published over 250 papers in these areas.