Michael Ian Shamos

Michael Ian Shamos(born April 21, 1947) is anAmericanmathematician,attorney,bookauthor,journaleditor,consultantandcompany director.He is (withFranco P. Preparata) the author ofComputational Geometry(Springer-Verlag, 1985), which was for many years the standard textbook incomputational geometry,and is known for the Shamos–Hoeysweep line algorithmfor line segment intersection detection and for therotating caliperstechnique for finding the width anddiameterof a geometric figure. His publications also include works onelectronic voting,the game ofbilliards,andintellectual propertylaw in the digital age.

He was afellowofSigma Xi(1974–83), had an IBM Fellowship atYale University(1974–75), wasSIAMNational Lecturer (1977–78), distinguished lecturer in computer science at theUniversity of Rochester(1978), visitedMcGill University(1979), and belonged to theDuquesne UniversityLaw Review (1980–81). He won the first annual Black & White Scotch Achiever's Award in 1991 for contributions to bagpipe musicography, and the Industry Service Award of the Billiard and Bowling Institute of America, 1996, for contributions to billiard history. Since 2001 he is a Billiard Worldcup Association official referee.

He has been editor in chief of theJournal of Privacy Technology(2003–2006), a member of the editorial boards ofElectronic Commerce Research Journaland thePittsburgh Journal of Technology, Law and Policy,and a contributing editor ofBilliards Digestmagazine.

Shamos is the author ofThe New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Billiards(Lyons, 1999) among other related works, and is the curator of the Billiards Museum and Archive.

Michael Shamos is the Director of the MS in Artificial Intelligence and Innovation program atCarnegie Mellon University.Before that, he was the Director of the MS in IT eBusiness Technology program.

Education

Shamos received a PhD in 1978 atYaleunderDavid P. Dobkin.

References

• Resume of Michael Ian Shamos