Lenore Blum is Distinguished Career Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon. From her early work in model theory and differential fields (logic and algebra) to her more recent work in developing a theory of computation and complexity over the real numbers (mathematics and computer science), she has focused on merging seemingly unrelated areas. In 1989, along with Steve Smale and Mike Shub, she introduced a theory of computation and complexity over an arbitrary field that has been widely adopted by the foundations of computational mathematics community. This research also involves transfer results between the discrete and the continuous. In Pisa, she will discuss how Alan Turing’s work also helps bridge these two domains. Lenore is internationally recognized for her work in increasing the participation of girls and women in STEM fields, and more recently for her work bridging the gap between cutting-edge university research/innovation and economy-promoting commercialization.
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