Vladimir Rokhlin (American scientist)
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Vladimir Rokhlin is mathematician
and professor of computer science
and mathematics
at the Yale University
. He is co-inventor of the fast multipole method
(FMM) in 1987, recognised as one of the top-ten algorithms of the 20th century.
, Russia
. In 1973 he received a M.S. in mathematics
from the University of Vilnius in Lithuania
, and in 1983 a Ph.D. in applied mathematics
from the Rice University
located in Houston, Texas
, United States
. In 1985 Rokhlin started working at the Yale University
located in New Haven, Connecticut
, United States
, where he is now professor of computer science
and mathematics
.
He is the son of Soviet mathematician Vladimir Abramovich Rokhlin
.
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
and professor of computer science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
and mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
at the Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
. He is co-inventor of the fast multipole method
Fast Multipole Method
The fast multipole method is a mathematical technique that was developed to speed up the calculation of long-ranged forces in the n-body problem...
(FMM) in 1987, recognised as one of the top-ten algorithms of the 20th century.
Short biography
Vladimir Rokhlin was born on August 4, 1952 in VoronezhVoronezh
Voronezh is a city in southwestern Russia, the administrative center of Voronezh Oblast. It is located on both sides of the Voronezh River, away from where it flows into the Don. It is an operating center of the Southeastern Railway , as well as the center of the Don Highway...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. In 1973 he received a M.S. in mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
from the University of Vilnius in Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
, and in 1983 a Ph.D. in applied mathematics
Applied mathematics
Applied mathematics is a branch of mathematics that concerns itself with mathematical methods that are typically used in science, engineering, business, and industry. Thus, "applied mathematics" is a mathematical science with specialized knowledge...
from the Rice University
Rice University
William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded campus in Houston, Texas, United States...
located in Houston, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. In 1985 Rokhlin started working at the Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
located in New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, where he is now professor of computer science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
and mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
.
He is the son of Soviet mathematician Vladimir Abramovich Rokhlin
Vladimir Abramovich Rokhlin
Vladimir Abramovich Rokhlin was an influential Soviet mathematician, who made numerous contributions in algebraic topology, geometry, measure theory, probability theory, ergodic theory and entropy theory.-Life:Vladimir Abramovich Rokhlin was born in Baku, Azerbaijan, to a wealthy Russian Jewish...
.
Awards and honors
Vladimir Rokhlin received several awards and honors, including:- the Leroy P. Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research from the American Mathematical SocietyAmerican Mathematical SocietyThe American Mathematical Society is an association of professional mathematicians dedicated to the interests of mathematical research and scholarship, which it does with various publications and conferences as well as annual monetary awards and prizes to mathematicians.The society is one of the...
in 2001 (together with Leslie F. Greengard), for their paper describing a new algorithm: the fast multipole methodFast Multipole MethodThe fast multipole method is a mathematical technique that was developed to speed up the calculation of long-ranged forces in the n-body problem...
(FMM) - the "Rice UniversityRice UniversityWilliam Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded campus in Houston, Texas, United States...
Distinguished Alumni Award" in 2001 - elected to member of both the U.S. National Academy of Engineering (2008) and the U.S. National Academy of SciencesUnited States National Academy of SciencesThe National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...
(1999) - the IEEE Honorary MembershipIEEE Honorary MembershipIEEE Honorary Membership is a honorary type of membership of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers , that is given for life to an individual...
in 2006. - elected to fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied MathematicsSociety for Industrial and Applied MathematicsThe Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics was founded by a small group of mathematicians from academia and industry who met in Philadelphia in 1951 to start an organization whose members would meet periodically to exchange ideas about the uses of mathematics in industry. This meeting led...
in 2009 - the ICIAM Maxwell Prize from the International Council for Industrial and Applied MathematicsInternational Council for Industrial and Applied MathematicsThe International Council for Industrial and Applied Mathematics is a worldwide organisation for professional applied mathematics societies, and for other societies with a significant interest in industrial or applied mathematics...
in 2011