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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2018-06-05 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-10-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006067b.htm person Fellows Michael Ralph AC AACR2 15 June 1952 Place of Birth San Diego, California, United States of America Computer scientist Michael Fellows is considered the co-founder of the field of theoretical computer science known as Parameterized Complexity which is concerned with modelling, designing and analysing algorithms. He was Australian Professorial Fellow in the School of Engineering and Information Technology at Charles Darwin University, Darwin, from 2010 to 2015, where he was Director of the Parameterized Complexity Research Unit. In 2016 he took up the position of Professor of Computer Science at the University of Bergen, Norway. 1980 1980 Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), Sonoma State University, California, U.S.A. 1982 1982 Education - Master of Arts (MA), University of San Diego, California, U.S.A. 1985 1985 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of San Diego, California, U.S.A. 1996 1996 Career position - Erskine Fellowship, University of Canterbury, New Zealand 1998 1998 Career position - Fellow, Centre for Religious Studies, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 2000 2009 Career position - Professor, Computer Science, University of Newcastle, United Kingdom 2004 Career position - Area Editor, Journal of Computer and System Sciences 2006 2006 Award - Inaugural Fellow, Institute of Advanced Study, Durham University, United Kingdom 2007 2007 Award - Humboldt Research Prize, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation 2007 2007 Career position - Fellow, Institute of Advanced Study, Durham University, United Kingdom 2007 2007 Career position - Fellow, Gray College, University of Durham, United Kingdom 2009 Career position - Visiting Professor, Royal Holloway, University of London 2010 2014 Career position - Australian Professorial Fellow, Australian Research Council 2010 2015 Career position - Australian Professorial Fellow, School of Engineering and Information Technology, Charles Darwin University 2010 2015 Career position - Director, Parameterized Complexity Research Unit, Charles Darwin University 2013 Career position - Associate Member, Australian Computer Society 2014 Award - Fellow, European Association of Theoretical Computer Science 2014 Award - Honorary Fellow, Royal Society of New Zealand 2014 2014 Award - Nerode Prize, European Association of Theoretical Computer Science 2016 Career position - Elite Professor of Computer Science, University of Bergen, Norway 13 Jun 2016 13 Jun 2016 Award - Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) - for eminent service to higher education, particularly in the field of theoretical computer science, as a leading academic, researcher and author, as a mentor, and through public outreach programs particularly for children Charles Darwin University (2004 - )

Professorial Fellow 2010 - 2015; Director, Parameterized Complexity Research Unit 2010 - 2015

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