Esko Ukkonen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Esko Ukkonen

Finnish computer scientist

Date of Birth: 26-Jan-1950

Place of Birth: Savonlinna, Eastern Finland Regional State Administrative Agency, Finland

Profession: computer scientist

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Esko Juhani Ukkonen (b.
1950) is a Finnish theoretical computer scientist known for his contributions to string algorithms, and particularly for Ukkonen's algorithm for suffix tree construction. He is a professor at the University of Helsinki.