Kevin Wayne

Kevin Wayne is the Phillip Y. Goldman '86 University Lecturer in Computer Science at Princeton University, where he has been teaching since 1998. He earned his Ph.D. in operations research and industrial engineering from Cornell University. His research interests focus on the design, analysis, and implementation of algorithms, particularly in the areas of graphs and discrete optimization. Alongside Robert Sedgewick, he co-authored two highly regarded textbooks: Computer Science: An Interdisciplinary Approach (Addison-Wesley, 2016) and Algorithms, 4th Edition (Addison-Wesley Professional, 2011). Together, they developed two of Princeton's most popular courses and four associated MOOCs on Coursera, reaching thousands of students locally and hundreds of thousands globally. Kevin has received numerous teaching awards and was named an ACM Distinguished Educator in 2014.