Jack Lutz

Jack Lutz is an American theoretical computer scientist best known for developing the concepts of resource-bounded measure[1] and effective dimension;[2] he has also published research on DNA computing and self-assembly.

He is a professor of computer science and mathematics at Iowa State University.

Lutz was a student at the University of Kansas, graduating in 1976 and earning master's degrees in mathematics and in computer science there in 1979 and 1981 respectively.

[3] He went to the California Institute of Technology for doctoral study in mathematics, and completed his Ph.D. in 1987, with the dissertation Resource-Bounded Category and Measure in Exponential Complexity Classes supervised by Alexander S.

[5] Lutz is married to Robyn Lutz, a professor of computer science at Iowa State University; their son Neil Lutz[6] is also a computer scientist and a visiting assistant professor of computer science at Swarthmore College.