Nancy M. Amato
Nancy M. Amato earned an Illinois doctorate in January 1995 on parallel algorithms for convex hulls and proximity problems. She began her Texas A&M faculty career that month. Her research areas include task and motion planning, computational biology and geometry. AAAI’s 2018 fellowship citation recognized her work on algorithmic foundations of motion planning in robotics and computational biology. Amato returned to Illinois as computer science head and Abel Bliss Professor of Engineering in January 2019. She became director of the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science in September 2024.
- Works
- 338
- Citations
- 8,773
- h-index
- 51
Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 14 October 2026.
Timeline
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1995
Parallel algorithms doctorate
Nancy M. Amato earned an Illinois doctorate in January 1995 on parallel algorithms for convex hulls and proximity problems. She began her Texas A&M faculty career that month.
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Research program
Motion planning and biology
Her research areas include task and motion planning, computational biology and geometry. AAAI’s 2018 fellowship citation recognized her work on algorithmic foundations of motion planning in robotics and computational biology.
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2019–2024
Illinois leadership
Amato returned to Illinois as computer science head and Abel Bliss Professor of Engineering in January 2019. She became director of the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science in September 2024.
Sources and credits
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