Hanan Samet

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Hanan Samet is a Computer Science researcher and Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland's Computer Science Department, which is part of the University of Maryland College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences.{{cite web|title=Hanan Samet|url=http://cs.umd.edu/people/hjs|department=People|publisher=University of Maryland Computer Science Department|accessdate=29 April 2021}} He completed his PhD at Stanford University in 1975.

Samet is a pioneer in research on quadtrees and other multidimensional spatial data structures for sorting spatial information, as well as having written several well-received books. He has profoundly influenced the theory and application of these areas of research and his impact can be seen in many real-world applications including Google Earth, the world’s most widely used graphics application.