Michael Goldwasser

Professor
Department of Computer Science
Saint Louis University

Contact Information:

Online:

Web:	cs.slu.edu/~goldwasser
Zoom:	slu.zoom.us/my/goldwasser
Email:

Office:

Ritter Hall 217

(314) 977-7039

Mailing Address:

Department of Computer Science

Saint Louis University

220 North Grand Blvd

St. Louis, Missouri 63103-2007

Courses:

• Spring 2024
  • CSCI 2100/5002, Data Structures
  • CSCI 4120/5120, Advanced Data Structures
  
  
• All Previous Courses
• Demo of supplemental software I use in courses

Office Hours (Spring 2024):

• Mondays:
  • 2:00-3:00pm (in person)
• Wednesdays:
  • 10:00-10:50am (in person)
• Thursdays:
  • 3:00-4:00pm (zoom)
• or by appointment

Research Interests:

Publications:

A full list of my publications, with electronic copies of most available

Some books I've written:

Object-Oriented Programming with Python (free PDF)	Data Structures & Algorithms in Python	Data Structures & Algorithms in Java, Sixth Edition

2023 Update:
The Data Structures & Algorithms titles are now available as interactive zyVersions at zybooks.com, with Python and Java released in 2023, and an upcoming zyVersion of a C++ title coming in 2024.

Professional Experience:

Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri

Professor, Dept. Computer Science, 2016-present.

Chairperson, Dept. Computer Science, 2016-2022.

Professor, Dept. Mathematics and Computer Science, 2011-2016.

Director of Computer Science, Dept. Mathematics and Computer Science, 2010-2016.

Associate Professor, Dept. Mathematics and Computer Science, 2006-2011.

Assistant Professor, Dept. Mathematics and Computer Science, 2003-2006.

Loyola University Chicago

Assistant Professor, Dept. Computer Science, 2002-2003.

Assistant Professor, Dept. Mathematics and Computer Science, 1999-2002.

Colorado College

Visiting Assistant Professor, Division of Natural Sciences, 2002.

Princeton University

Lecturer, Dept. Computer Science 1997-1999.

DIMACS Center for Discrete Math. and Theoretical Computer Science

Postdoctoral Fellow, 1997-1999.

Coordinator of the Sixth DIMACS Implementation Challenge on Near Neighbor Searches.

Education:

Stanford University

PhD in Computer Science, 1991-1997.

with advisor Rajeev Motwani in the Theory group

also with the Stanford Robotics Laboratory and the Stanford Assembly Planning Project.

Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island

Sc. B in Mathematics & Computer Science, 1987-1991.

with advisor Roberto Tamassia

Ladue School District, St. Louis, Missouri

Horton Watkins High School, 1983-1987

Ladue Junior High School, 1981-1983

Spoede Elementary School, 1974-1981

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Last modified: Monday, 22 January 2024