Pankaj K. Agarwal

Biography

 Mr. Pankaj Agarwal is awarded PhD in Courant Institute, New York, 1989.  He holds a Master Degree M.S. (Computer Science), University of California Santa Barbara, 1986., followed by a Bachelor’s Degree B.E. (Electronics and Communication), University of Rookie, India, 1982. He has extended his valuable service in Computational Complexity for few years and has been a recipient of many award and grants. Currently, he is working as an Associate professor for Duke University. His international experience includes various programs, contributions and participation in different countries for diverse fields of study.  His research interests reflect in his wide range of publications in various national and international journals. He also received several awards for his Contribution in research of various fields of mathematics and Computational Geometry.

Research Interest

  Research Interests Computational & discrete geometry: Paradigms & techniques, approximation algorithms, stochastic models, geometric optimization, kinetic geometry, data structures, arrangements, proximity problems, trangulation, motion planning, geometric sampling. Shape Analysis: Representation, matching, clustering, similarity searching. Trajectory data analysis: Trajectory segmentation, matching, clustering, answering queries. GIS and ecologic modeling: Terrain modeling and analysis, navigation, visibility, flow analysis, ecological modeling. Sensor networks: Processing sensor data, communication and energy efficient algorithms, sensor network design, sensor networks for ecological modeling.