Professor Irena Lasiecka_MAO 2017

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Prof. Irena Lasiecka University of Memphis, USA
Biography: Irena Lasiecka- Distinguished University Professor and Chair of the Department of Mathematical Sciences University of Memphis since 2013. Previously Commonwealth Professor of Mathematics at the University of Virginia. Fellow of the AMS (American Mathematical Society ) since 2015 and IEEE Fellow since 2005. Winner of 2011 SIAM W.T. Idalia Reed Reid Prize for contribution to the area of control theory and differential equations. ISI’s Highly cited researcher with over 11,000 citations on Google Scholar and over 5000 citations on MathSCNet and Web of Science. Has authored and co-authored 10 books-monographs and over 350 research papers published in prime .Her research in the area of control theory and optimization of distributed parameter systems (PDE’s) has been continuously supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and also by AFOSR Office of Sponsored Research, ARMY Research Office and NASA. Frequently invited plenary speaker at the main conferences organized by SIAM, AMS (American Mathematical Society), IFIP (International Federation of Information Processing), IEEE, AIMS (American Institute of Mathematical Sciences). Delivered cycles of Lectures for Postdocs and Young Researachers organized by CBMS-NSF-SIAM, Oberwolfach Institute, SISSA (Trieste Italy), CNR (Italy) etc. Mentored and advised over 25 PhD students and 15 Postdoctoral students who now occupy prime positions in Academia and Research Labs internationally. Professional activities include Charimanship of TC7 Committee on Modeling and Optimization in IFIP (2001-2008), US Representative to IFIP, Member of the Nominating Commiitee for : the Kyoto Prize ( Innamori Foundation), The Japan Prize in Science and Technology , SIAM Rreid Prize. Member of Scientific Panels at NSF (National Science Foundation), AFOSR, CBMS, SIAM, IFIP, IMACS. Editor in Chief (with R. Temam and H. Pham ) of Applied Mathematics and Optimization , AMO , and (with A. Haraux) EECT-Evolution Equations and Control Theory. On Editorial boards of over 20 research journals in the area of control theory, analysis and applied mathematics.

Biography

Prof. Irena Lasiecka
University of Memphis, USA

Biography:

Irena Lasiecka- Distinguished University Professor and Chair of the Department of Mathematical Sciences University of Memphis since 2013. Previously Commonwealth Professor of Mathematics at the University of Virginia. Fellow of the AMS (American Mathematical Society ) since 2015 and IEEE Fellow since 2005. Winner of 2011 SIAM W.T. Idalia Reed Reid Prize for contribution to the area of control theory and differential equations. ISI’s Highly cited researcher with over 11,000 citations on Google Scholar and over 5000 citations on MathSCNet and Web of Science. Has authored and co-authored 10 books-monographs and over 350 research papers published in prime .Her research in the area of control theory and optimization of distributed parameter systems (PDE’s) has been continuously supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and also by AFOSR Office of Sponsored Research, ARMY Research Office and NASA. Frequently invited plenary speaker at the main conferences organized by SIAM, AMS (American Mathematical Society), IFIP (International Federation of Information Processing), IEEE, AIMS (American Institute of Mathematical Sciences). Delivered cycles of Lectures for Postdocs and Young Researachers organized by CBMS-NSF-SIAM, Oberwolfach Institute, SISSA (Trieste Italy), CNR (Italy) etc. Mentored and advised over 25 PhD students and 15 Postdoctoral students who now occupy prime positions in Academia and Research Labs internationally. Professional activities include Charimanship of TC7 Committee on Modeling and Optimization in IFIP (2001-2008), US Representative to IFIP, Member of the Nominating Commiitee for : the Kyoto Prize ( Innamori Foundation), The Japan Prize in Science and Technology , SIAM Rreid Prize. Member of Scientific Panels at NSF (National Science Foundation), AFOSR, CBMS, SIAM, IFIP, IMACS. Editor in Chief (with R. Temam and H. Pham ) of Applied Mathematics and Optimization , AMO , and (with A. Haraux) EECT-Evolution Equations and Control Theory. On Editorial boards of over 20 research journals in the area of control theory, analysis and applied mathematics.