Janusz A. Brzozowski

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Janusz Brzozowski
Portrait of Professor Janusz Brzozowski taken in the Davis Centre at the University of Waterloo
Born(1935-05-10)May 10, 1935
DiedOctober 24, 2019(2019-10-24) (aged 84)
Alma materPrinceton University
Known forBrzozowski derivative
Scientific career
FieldsComputer science
ThesisRegular Expression Techniques for Sequential Circuits (1962)
Doctoral advisorEdward J. McCluskey

Janusz John Antoni Brzozowski (May 10, 1935 – October 24, 2019) was a Polish-Canadian computer scientist. He was a Distinguished Professor Emeritus[1] at the University of Waterloo's David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science.

From 1967 to 1996 he was Professor at the University of Waterloo. He was known for his works to mathematical logic, circuit theory, and automata theory.

Brzozowski died of cancer at his home in Waterloo, Ontario on October 24, 2019 at the age of 84.[2]

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  1. "John Brzozowski". David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science. Archived from the original on December 22, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  2. In memoriam: Distinguished Professor Emeritus Janusz (John) A. Brzozowski

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