nationality birth_date known_for article_title name occupation
american 25 may 1954 parallel computing clyde kruskal
 clyde kruskal computer scientist
clyde kruskal

clyde p. kruskal -lrb- born may 25 , 1954 -rrb- is an american computer scientist , working on parallel computing architectures , models , and algorithms .
he got his a.b. degree in mathematics and computer science from brandeis university , m.sc .
-lrb- 1978 -rrb- and ph.d. -lrb- 1981 -rrb- from new york university under jack schwartz .
since then he has worked as assistant professor at university of illinois -lrb- 1981 -- 85 -rrb- and university of maryland , college park -lrb- 1985 -- 88 -rrb- , as associate professor -lrb- 1988 -- -rrb- .
he has published extensively , becoming an isi highly cited researcher .
his father was the world-renowned mathematician martin kruskal .
