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although none obviously stand out by their citation record as great yet (the one with the most citations is the output-sensitive convex hull algorithm mentioned in the article but I like the dynamic convex hull and randomized optimization technique ones, halfway down the results page, even better).
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but it's hard to point to anything specific (beyond the research chair, or perhaps his very young age at Ph.D.) that we can use here to justify notability; nevertheless I'm certain he's someone for whom it will eventually be obvious that he should have an article here and I don't see the harm in
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Non-notable, appears to just be another professor with nothing notable for inclusion. Possibly also a conflict of interest, heavily edited by unregistered IPs who only edit this article.
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Significant prizes beyond the university, and a major chair within it. Waterloo is a major research university. It would be helpful to add references to some of his best papers.
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At least there is something worth mentioning about him, in contrast to some other academics who also have articles.
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Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a
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Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a
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those who complain that algorithm research is just shaving logarithmic factors off of time bounds
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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below.
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criterion #5 (named chair or distinguished professor appointment).--
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Google scholar lists quite a few good publications

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