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Robert Calderbank

Robert Calderbank

Charles S. Sydnor Distinguished Professor of Computer Science
Computer Science
robert.calderbank@duke.edu
Campus Box 90984, 140 Science Drive, Durham, NC 27708
140 Science Drive, 317 Gross Hall, Durham, NC 27708

Awards & Honors

Elected Member

Scholarly Society American Academy of Arts & Sciences · 2022 More about this award

Fellow (NAI)

Other National Academy of Inventors · 2014 More about this award

Richard W. Hamming Medal

National Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers · 2013

Fellow

National American Mathematical Society · 2013

AAAS Fellows

National American Association for the Advancement of Science, The · 2012

Membership

National National Academy of Engineering · 2005

Highly Cited Researcher

National Thomson Reuters · 2001

Fellows

National Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers · 1998

In the News

Published April 8, 2025
Duke Researchers at the Forefront of the Next Generation of Wireless
Published April 28, 2022
Four Faculty Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Published October 21, 2020
Duke to Lead Center to Develop U.S. Air Force Wireless Communications Protocols
Published October 12, 2020
Duke Launches Center to Bring Computational Thinking to All Students
Published March 26, 2019
How to Judge an AI Art Competition
Published December 6, 2018
Information Initiative at Duke Named to Honor Michael and Maureen Rhodes
Published October 10, 2018
Calderbank Reappointed to New Term as Information Initiative Director
Published February 27, 2017
A MindAnd an EarFor Big Data
Published April 27, 2015
Duke Receives $9.75 Million for ‘Big Data’ Initiative
Published March 6, 2015
DIW Office Connects Duke Experts to Washington
Published December 16, 2014
Calderbank, Chilkoti Named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors
Published November 25, 2014
Putting Big Data to Work in Autism Diagnosis
Published August 11, 2014
Math Junior Flips for Bit Flips
Published July 10, 2014
A Toast for Robert Calderbank
Published July 7, 2014
Calderbank Receives Shannon Award
Published June 18, 2014
Duke Faculty Head to DC to Talk to Policymakers About Math and Art
Published June 17, 2014
Van Gogh and the algorithm: How math can save art
Published June 20, 2013
Calderbank Awarded IEEE Medal