Hanan Samet
Distinguished University Professor , Spatial Data Structures
Hanan Samet is a Distinguished University Professor of computer science with an appointment in the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies.
He is a pioneer in the development of quadtrees and multidimensional spatial data structures for organizing spatial information. Samet’s groundbreaking work has significantly influenced both the theory and practical application of these areas, with real-world impacts seen in widely used technologies like Google Earth.
Special Awards & Honors
- Association for Computing Machinery Fellow
- American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Fellow
- International Association for Pattern Recognition Fellow
- 2009 University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS) Research Award
- 2011 Paris Kanellakis Theory and Practice Award