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Leslie Valiant

Leslie Gabriel Valiant FRS[4][5] (born 28 March 1949) is a British American[6] computer scientist and computational theorist.[7][8] He was born to a chemical engineer father and a translator mother.[9] He is currently the T. Jefferson Coolidge Professor of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics at Harvard University.[10][11][12][13] Valiant was awarded the Turing Award in 2010, having been described by the A.C.M. as a heroic figure in theoretical computer science and a role model for his courage and creativity in addressing some of the deepest unsolved problems in science; in particular for his "striking combination of depth and breadth".[6]

"Les Valiant" redirects here. Not to be confused with Valiant (disambiguation).

Education[edit]

Valiant was educated at King's College, Cambridge,[14][6] Imperial College London,[14][6] and the University of Warwick where he received a PhD in computer science in 1974.[15][1]

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Personal life[edit]

His two sons Gregory Valiant[27] and Paul Valiant[28] are both also theoretical computer scientists.[8]

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