Ellis Horowitz
| Ellis Horowitz | |
|---|---|
 Portraint photograph of Ellis Horowitz in November 2012. | |
| Born | New York, USA |
| Residence | Pacific Palisades, California, USA |
| Citizenship | USA |
| Nationality | USA |
| Fields | Data Structures |
| Institutions | University of Southern California |
| Alma mater |
University of Wisconsin–Madison Brooklyn College |
| Doctoral advisor | George E. Collins |
| Known for | Data structures and algorithms |
Ellis Horowitz is an American computer scientist and Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at the University of Southern California (USC). Horowitz is best known for his computer science textbooks on data structures and algorithms, co-authored with Sartaj Sahni. At USC, Horowitz was chairman of the Computer Science Department from 1990 to 1999.
Education
- B.S. (Mathematics) Brooklyn College, 1964.
- M.S (Computer Science) University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1967.
- Ph.D. (Computer Science) University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1970.
Peer-to-peer systems
Horowitz has been actively engaged as an expert witness testifying in numerous peer-to-peer file sharing legal cases. Generally he has represented the copyright owner, including individual record companies, the Recording Industry Association of America, and the Motion Picture Association of America. His testimony has been cited numerous times in various decisions and orders, in particular:
- Horowitz was cited in the Arista Records LLC v. Lime Group LLC case.[1]
- His testimony was also cited in RIAA versus MP3tunes.[2]
- In several BitTorrent cases including MPAA versus isoHunt.[3]
More recently, Horowitz has represented Universal Music Group (UMG) and others against the music streaming service Grooveshark.com. Summary judgment was awarded to UMG, with the decision citing Horowitz' expert reports.[4]
Distance education
In 1999,. Horowitz was appointed Director of Information Technology and Distance Education in USC's Viterbi School of Engineering. Part of his responsibilities included their satellite-based closed circuit instructional network. He renamed the organization USC's Distance Education Network (DEN)[5] and moved course delivery from satellite to the Web. DEN currently offers numerous graduate level courses leading to Masters degrees, primarily in computer science and electrical engineering. In 2000 he received an outstanding distance education educator award from R1edu.org.[6]
Selected publications
Ellis Horowitz has published numerous technical articles [7] and several books, including:
- 1975. Practical Strategies for Developing Large Software Systems, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., March 1975. ISBN 0201029774.
- 1984. Fundamentals of Computer Algorithms. With Sartaj Sahni, Computer Science Press, division of W.H. Freeman, New York 1984.
- 2007. Fundamentals of Data Structures in C. 2nd Ed. With Sartaj Sahni, Susan Anderson-Freed Computer Science Press, division of W.H. Freeman, New York, 2007. ISBN 0929306406.
References
- ↑ Ruling in EMI v. Escape Media Group - items 21, 35–37.
- ↑ Memorandum & Order Capitol Records et al v. MP3Tunes et al. , see pp. 3, 4, 22, 26.
- ↑ Order Granting Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgement. , see pp. 3, 4, 6, 8, 21, 40–42. (Mentions Horowitz in numerous places; see especially the footnote on page 4 admitting Horowitz' testimony.)
- ↑ United States District Court, Southern District of New York Opinion in 11 Civ. 8407. .
- ↑ Distance Education Network, United of Southern California, USA.
- ↑ R1edu Awards.
- ↑ horowitz&qp=H1.50:F1.4:F2.4:F3.4:F4.3 Ellis Horowitz, DBLP. Retrieved 27 September 2014.