Welcome to Aaron Archer's Homepage

I am a research scientist in the Algorithms and Optimization group at the AT&T Shannon Research Laboratory in Florham Park, New Jersey. My official-looking AT&T info page, complete with the AT&T Death Star logo and all, can be found here. To read about my research interests and publications, please visit

My research page

Here is the view out my office window on a rainy but otherwise beautiful fall day.

Educational institutions and programs I like to promote

• Cornell University

  • School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering

  • Department of Computer Science

• Harvey Mudd College

  • Math Department

  • Rif Hutchings Scholarship and Prize Endowment

• University High School

• The Budapest Semesters in Mathematics program

• David Kelly’s Hampshire College Summer Studies in Mathematics

• Joe Gallian’s Duluth Math REU

Fun Stuff

• Rappamatics. Otherwise known as: "Why I shouldn't quit my day job."
• Artwork inspired by the Duluth REU.
• A portrait of me (circa December 2002) by renowned graphic artist Millie Chu.
• Ultimate (also known to the uninitiated as Ultimate Frisbee).
  • I was one of the original members of Ithaca's Vitamin I.
  • The Ithaca Area Ultimate Alliance organizes pickup Ultimate games year-round (even in the snow) and runs a good summer league.

Aaron Archer's Budapest Restaurant Guide

"So, if I go to sleep and I dream I'm in a movie with Kevin Bacon, does that mean my Bacon number is i?"

-- Sean "Tiof" McGonagle

"If you are what you eat, then I guess I'm mostly bananas."

-- Rif "Andrew" Hutchings

Contact information:

Aaron Archer
AT&T Shannon Research Laboratory
Room C215
180 Park Avenue, Box 971
Florham Park, NJ 07932-0971

phone: (973) 360-8408
FAX: (973) 360-8178

Email: nospam-aarcher at research dot att dot com (humans should remove the "nospam-")