John Reif

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John Reif (born August 4 1951) is a professor of computer science at Duke University. Currently he holds the position of Hollis Edens Professor, Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, Duke University.

John Reif has made contributions to large number of fields in computer science: ranging from complexity theory to robot motion planning to finance theory. Recently, he has been interested in DNA based nanotechnology. More specifically in DNA based self-assembly and DNA based nanorobotics. In 2004, autonomous unidirectional DNA walker that walks on a DNA track, was constructed by John Reif's group. DNA barcodes and addressable two-dimensional DNA lattice were also constructed were also constructed by their group. They have done significant work in the area of controlling errors in self-assembly.

John Reif has contributed greatly in bringing up various disjoint research communities working in different areas of nano-sciences by organizing Conferences on FOUNDATIONS OF NANOSCIENCE: SELF-ASSEMBLED ARCHITECTURES AND DEVICES (widely known as FNANO) for last 4 consecutive years.

He has two daughters, KT and MLE.

[edit] External links

• Reif Web page
• Project collaboration

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