☞ School of Computer Science
McGill University
3480 University Street
Montreal, La-La Land H3A 0E9
☏ +1(514) 398-3738
♂ lucdevroye@gmail.com
☭ McConnell Eng. Bldg #300N
(Home)
3425 Redpath
Montreal, Canada H3G 2G2
☎ +1(514) 849-1564
(Office hours)
From August 27, 2020 until December 1, 2020: Thursday, 1-3pm, outdoors on McGill's lower campus
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Biography.
Born in Tienen,
Belgium, too long ago.
Grew up in Tienen and went to the
University of Leuven
(Belgium).
Got married to Bea.
Studied for two years at
Osaka University
(Japan).
Obtained a Ph.D. degree
from the University of Texas
in 1976 under the supervision of
Terry Wagner,
with a thesis entitled
Nonparametric Discrimination and Density Estimation.
Joined the School of Computer Science
at McGill University in 1977 as a young snotnose.
Recognized by his peers as a
slum dog in 2008, an
inglorious basterd (sic) in 2009,
an artist in 2012,
and a parasite in 2019.
Thanks to a wonderful bunch of students and colleagues all
over the world, still hanging in there.
Fighting against income inequality, bureaucracy and (internet) mob justice.
Fighting for truly universal healthcare, and free education for all.
Will never retire.
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