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Prof. John Impagliazzo

Professor of Computer Science

Dr. John Impagliazzo completed his Ph.D. in mathematics from Adelphi University in 1983. He holds a master's degree in mathematics and a master's degree in engineering; he holds two undergraduate degrees: one in physics and one in electronics. His study and work in computing spans four decades. He joined Hofstra's computer science department in 1984 and served as its department chair for six and one-half years.

Professor Impagliazzo has authored or coauthored over six books that includes a graduate text in Mathematical Demography by Springer-Verlag. His current works include three texts (coauthored with Dr. Paul Nagin) published by John Wiley entitled: Computer Science: A Breadth-First Approach with C, Computer Science: A Breadth-First Approach with Pascal, and Computer Science: A Breadth-First Approach with C++. He has made over 40 professional presentations in computer science and mathematics around the world, including a week-long presentation at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Europe. His activity within ACM includes the chair of its Accreditation Committee, the chair of the 1996 SIGCSE Technical Symposium, and the creation of the ACM Two-Year College Education Committee, which he chaired for three years. He is also a commissioner and team chair for the Computing Sciences Accreditation Commission.