Rate My Professor Richard Cole

Richard Cole is the Silver Professor of Computer Science in the Computer Science Department at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University. He received his B.A. in Mathematics from University College, Oxford University in 1978 and his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Cornell University in 1982. Cole's research centers on the design and analysis of algorithms, with current focus on algorithmic economics and game theory, as well as algorithms in nature and society. His previous contributions include work on string and pattern matching, amortization techniques, parallel algorithms, and network and routing problems. He has also explored the use of visualization for explaining algorithms and teaching. Throughout his tenure at New York University, Cole has taught graduate and undergraduate courses such as Fundamental Algorithms (Fall 2020), Randomized Algorithms (Spring 2023), Basic Algorithms (Spring 2014), Theory of Computation (multiple semesters including Spring 2020, 2019, 2016), and Algorithmic and Economic Aspects of the Internet (co-taught in Spring 2014 and 2012).