Jean-Claude Latombe

Jean-Claude Latombe
Born (1947-05-16) May 16, 1947
Pernes-les-Fontaines, France
Alma materUniversity of Grenoble
National Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble
Scientific career
InstitutionsStanford University
National Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble
Notable studentsSuresh Venkatasubramanian
Lydia E. Kavraki
James J. Kuffner Jr.

Jean-Claude Latombe (born May 14, 1947) is a French-American roboticist and the Kumagai Professor Emeritus in the School of Engineering at Stanford University. Latombe is a researcher in robot motion planning, and has authored one of the most highly cited books in the field.