Michael Waterman

Michael Waterman
Michael Waterman
	Michael Waterman in 2004
Born	Michael Spencer Waterman; June 28, 1942 (age 81); Coquille, Oregon, US
Alma mater	Oregon State University; Michigan State University (PhD)
Known for	Smith-Waterman algorithm; Lander-Waterman formula; De Bruijn sequence assembly;
Awards	Guggenheim Fellowship (1995); Gairdner Foundation International Award (2002); ISCB Fellow (2009); Dan David Prize (2015);
	Scientific career
Fields	Computational biology; Probability; Statistics; Computer science; Discrete mathematics; Combinatorics;
Institutions	University of Virginia; University of Southern California; Los Alamos National Laboratory; Idaho State University;
Thesis	Some Ergodic Properties of Multi-Dimensional F-Expansions (1969)
Doctoral advisor	John Rankin Kinney
Notable students	Pavel Pevzner (postdoc); Tandy Warnow (postdoc)
Website	dornsife.usc.edu/labs/msw/

Michael Spencer Waterman (born June 28, 1942) is a Professor of Biology, Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Southern California (USC), where he holds an Endowed Associates Chair in Biological Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science. He previously held positions at Los Alamos National Laboratory and Idaho State University.

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