Lars Allan Arge (8 October 1967 – 23 December 2020) was a Danish computer scientist, the head of the Center for Massive Data Algorithmics (MADALGO) at
Aarhus University
Aarhus University (, abbreviated AU) is a public research university. Its main campus is located in Aarhus, Denmark. It is the second largest and second oldest university in Denmark. The university is part of the Coimbra Group, the Guild, and Ut ...
, where he was also a professor of computer science. His research involved the study of
algorithm
In mathematics and computer science, an algorithm () is a finite sequence of Rigour#Mathematics, mathematically rigorous instructions, typically used to solve a class of specific Computational problem, problems or to perform a computation. Algo ...
s and
data structure
In computer science, a data structure is a data organization and storage format that is usually chosen for Efficiency, efficient Data access, access to data. More precisely, a data structure is a collection of data values, the relationships amo ...
s for handling massive data, especially in
graph algorithm
An algorithm is fundamentally a set of rules or defined procedures that is typically designed and used to solve a specific problem or a broad set of problems.
Broadly, algorithms define process(es), sets of rules, or methodologies that are to be f ...
s and
computational geometry.
Education and career
Arge earned his Ph.D. in 1996 from Aarhus University, under the supervision of Erik Meineche Schmidt. He next did a postdoc at
Duke University
Duke University is a Private university, private research university in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity, North Carolina, Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1 ...
until 1998. He then became a professor at Duke University before returning to Aarhus as a professor in 2004. He continued to hold an adjunct professorship at Duke.
[Faculty home page](_blank)
Aarhus University, retrieved 2015-06-10.
Awards and honors
Arge was a member of the
Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters
The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters ({{Langx, da, Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab or ''Videnskabernes Selskab'') is a Danish academy of science. The Royal Danish Academy was established on 13 November 1742, and was create ...
; he was elected to the presidium of the academy in 2015, and became secretary-general of the academy in 2016. In 2012, he was elected as a
Fellow
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of the
Association for Computing Machinery
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) is a US-based international learned society for computing. It was founded in 1947 and is the world's largest scientific and educational computing society. The ACM is a non-profit professional membe ...
"for contributions to massive data algorithmics", becoming only the second
ACM Fellow
ACM Fellowship is an award and fellowship that recognises outstanding members of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). The title of ACM Fellow
A fellow is a title and form of address for distinguished, learned, or skilled individuals ...
in Denmark. He also belonged to the .
In 2015, he became a Knight First Class in the
Order of the Dannebrog
The Order of the Dannebrog () is a Denmark, Danish order of chivalry instituted in 1671 by Christian V of Denmark, Christian V. Until 1808, membership in the Order was limited to fifty members of noble or royal rank, who formed a single cla ...
.
References
External links
Google scholar profile
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1967 births
2020 deaths
Danish computer scientists
Aarhus University alumni
Academic staff of Aarhus University
Duke University faculty
2012 fellows of the Association for Computing Machinery
Researchers in geometric algorithms
Knights First Class of the Order of the Dannebrog