The Shimon Even Memorial Page

Shimon Even was born in Israel on June 15th, 1935. He died on May 1st, 2004.
In addition to his pioneering research contributions (most notably to Graph Algorithms and Cryptography), Shimon is known for having been a highly influential educator. He played a major role in establishing computer science education in Israel (e.g., at the Weizmann Institute and the Technion). He served as a source of professional inspiration and as a role model for generations of young students and researchers. Two notable avenues of influence were his PhD students and his books Algorithmic Combinatorics (Macmillan, 1973) and Graph Algorithms (Computer Science Press, 1979).


See Eulogies, tributes, personal stories and messages (received in May 2004).

Commemoration Projects

Other material available on-line

Former Doctorate students: Baruch Awerbuch, Reuven Bar-Yehuda, Alex Biryukov, Gideon Ehrlich, Fanica Gavril, Oded Goldreich, Alon Itai, Oded Kariv, Aharon Kupershtok, Yehoshua Perl, Sergio Rajsbaum, Michael Rodeh, Yossi Shiloach, and Yacov Yacobi.

Partial list of former Master's students: Hillel Gazit, Igal Golan, Gilad Granot, Dan Kimmel, Igal Kohavi, Gavriela Lev, Yair Oren, Yachin Pnueli, Ishai Rabinovitch, Yonathan Stern, and Rafi Tayar.

Some photos (more in Shimon's Photo Album).


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