| Jayme Luiz Szwarcfiter | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 July 1942 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Residence | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Fields | Computer science |
| Institutions | Federal University of Rio de Janeiro |
| Alma mater | University of Newcastle Upon Tyne |
| Doctoral advisor | Leslie Blackett Wilson |
| Known for | Combinatorics Graph theory |
| Notable awards | Ordem Nacional do Mérito Científico |
Jayme Luiz Szwarcfiter (born July 5, 1942 in Rio de Janeiro) is a computer scientist in Brazil. He has an Erdős number of two.
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Szwarcfiter graduated in 1967 in electronic engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). He received his MA in 1971 from COPPE. In 1975 he obtained his PhD in computer science from the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, England. He is currently a professor emeritus at UFRJ. The Journal of the Brazilian Computer Society dedicated a special edition in 2001 Szwarcfiter's major publications.[1] Among others, he has written joint articles with Donald E. Knuth and Christos Papadimitriou.[1][2]
He received the Award of Scientific Merit from the Brazilian Computer Society in 2005.[3] In April 2006 he won the Almirante Álvaro Alberto prize in computer science,[4] one of the most important academic recognitions in Brazil. Szwarcfiter is also one of the recipients of the Ordem Nacional do Mérito Científico (National Order of Scientific Merit).[5]