Micha Sharir
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Micha Sharir is an Israeli computer scientist and mathematician known for his influential work in computational geometry and discrete mathematics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Micha Sharir canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3043273 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Micha Sharir Context triple: [Robert Tarjan, doctoralStudent, Micha Sharir]
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A.
Noga Alon
Noga Alon is an Israeli mathematician renowned for his influential work in combinatorics, graph theory, and theoretical computer science.
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B.
Ehud Kalai
Ehud Kalai is an Israeli-American game theorist and economist known for his influential contributions to bargaining theory, game theory, and economic theory.
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C.
Sasson Gabai
Sasson Gabai is an Israeli actor best known internationally for his roles in films such as "The Band's Visit" and numerous Israeli television and theater productions.
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D.
Moni Naor
Moni Naor is an Israeli computer scientist renowned for his foundational contributions to cryptography and theoretical computer science.
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E.
Ronald L. Graham
Ronald L. Graham was an influential American mathematician known for his pioneering work in combinatorics, discrete mathematics, and computational geometry, as well as for popularizing mathematics through both research and expository writing.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Micha Sharir Target entity description: Micha Sharir is an Israeli computer scientist and mathematician known for his influential work in computational geometry and discrete mathematics.
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A.
Noga Alon
Noga Alon is an Israeli mathematician renowned for his influential work in combinatorics, graph theory, and theoretical computer science.
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B.
Ehud Kalai
Ehud Kalai is an Israeli-American game theorist and economist known for his influential contributions to bargaining theory, game theory, and economic theory.
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C.
Sasson Gabai
Sasson Gabai is an Israeli actor best known internationally for his roles in films such as "The Band's Visit" and numerous Israeli television and theater productions.
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D.
Moni Naor
Moni Naor is an Israeli computer scientist renowned for his foundational contributions to cryptography and theoretical computer science.
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E.
Ronald L. Graham
Ronald L. Graham was an influential American mathematician known for his pioneering work in combinatorics, discrete mathematics, and computational geometry, as well as for popularizing mathematics through both research and expository writing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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computer scientist ⓘ human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Blavatnik School of Computer Science, Tel Aviv University
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Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
EMET Prize
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surface form:
EMET Prize in Exact Sciences
Erdős Prize ⓘ Rothschild Prize in Mathematics and Computer Sciences ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Israel ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Tel Aviv University ⓘ |
| employer | Tel Aviv University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
algorithm design
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combinatorics ⓘ computational geometry ⓘ discrete mathematics ⓘ theoretical computer science ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor | Branko Grünbaum ⓘ |
| hasCoAuthor |
Boris Aronov
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Emo Welzl ⓘ Gil Kalai ⓘ Herbert Edelsbrunner ⓘ Noga Alon ⓘ Pankaj K. Agarwal ⓘ Shakhar Smorodinsky ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Hebrew ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Tel Aviv University
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surface form:
Department of Mathematics at Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University ⓘ
surface form:
School of Computer Science at Tel Aviv University
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| notableFor |
influential contributions to modern computational geometry
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work on Davenport–Schinzel sequences ⓘ work on arrangements of curves and surfaces ⓘ work on geometric range searching ⓘ work on incidence geometry ⓘ work on motion planning in computational geometry ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Gil Kalai
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Noga Alon ⓘ |
| notableWork |
research on algorithmic motion planning
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research on combinatorial geometry of arrangements ⓘ research on complexity of geometric algorithms ⓘ research on geometric data structures ⓘ research on lower bounds for incidences between points and curves ⓘ |
| occupation |
researcher
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university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chair professor of computer science
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professor ⓘ |
| workLocation | Tel Aviv ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Micha Sharir Description of subject: Micha Sharir is an Israeli computer scientist and mathematician known for his influential work in computational geometry and discrete mathematics.
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