Wojciech Marek Szpankowski
Computer science educator, researcher
Born Feb. 18, 1952, Wapno, Poland; came to U.S., 1985; son of Wincenty and Aleksandra (Janowiak); married Maria (Wyszynska); children: Lukasz, Paulina.
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Master of Science (M.S.), 1976, Ph.D., 1980, Technical University of Gdansk (Poland).
Career: assistant prof., Technical University of Gdansk, 1980-83, McGill University, Montreal (Canada), 1984-85; assistant prof., 1985-88, associate prof., 1988-92, prof., 1992 -, Purdue University, West Lafayette (IN); visiting prof., INRIA, Rocquencourt (France), 1992-93.
Author: 2 book chapters; over 100 papers on scientific meetings and articles in professional journals.
Member of: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
Honors: fellowship, A. von Humboldt Foundation, 1983; grants, National Science Foundation (NSF), 1987-95, National Institutes of Health (NIH), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), 1989-92, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, 1990-93.
Affiliation: Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, Russian, French.
Hobbies: tennis, volleyball, historical and bibliographical books.
Home: 3313 Morgan Street, West Lafayette, IN 47906.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.