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Honorary Fellow Vera Sos

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Vera Sos was named an Honorary Fellow of the ICA in 2000 Vera T. Sós From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The native form of this  personal name  is  T. Sós Vera . This article uses  Western name order  when mentioning individuals. Vera T. Sós Born September 11, 1930  (age 87) Budapest ,  Hungary Nationality Hungarian Scientific career Fields Mathematics Institutions Eötvös Loránd University Doctoral students László Babai László Székely Vera T. Sós  (born September 11, 1930) is a  Hungarian   mathematician , specializing in  number theory  and  combinatorics . She was a student and close collaborator of both  Paul Erdős  and  Alfréd Rényi . She also collaborated frequently with her husband  Pál Turán , the  analyst , number theorist, and combinatorist (the letter T in her name stands for Turán [1] ). Until 1987, she worked at the Department of Analysis at the  Eötvös Loránd University , Budapest. Since then, she has been employed by the  Alfréd Rényi Institut

Honorary Fellow G. J. Simmons

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G. J. Simmons was named an Honorary Fellow of the ICA in 1996. Gustavus Simmons From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gustavus Simmons Gustavus J. Simmons  (born 1930) is a retired  cryptographer  and former manager of the  applied mathematics  Department and Senior Fellow at  Sandia National Laboratories . He has worked primarily with  authentication  theory, developing cryptographic techniques for solving problems of mutual distrust and in devising protocols whose function can be trusted, even though some of the inputs or participants cannot be. Simmons was born in  West Virginia  and was named after his grandfather, a  prohibition officer who was gunned down three years before Gustavus was born. [1]  He began his post-secondary education at  Deep Springs College , and received his  Ph.D  in mathematics from the  University of New Mexico , Albuquerque. Simmons has published over 170 papers, many of which are devoted to  asymmetric encryption  techniques.

Reminder: How to Join the ICA!

How to Join the ICA Joining the ICA is straightforward. If you wish to become a member, please email an up-to-date curriculum vitae to  Spyros Magliveras . You can also indicate which level of membership you are applying for (see below for details on the various classes of membership). After a quick review, if your application is approved, you will be invoiced for dues according to the dues schedule below. Membership in the ICA There are four types of individual membership in the ICA: Fellow of the Institute (FTICA) Associate fellow of the Institute (AFTICA) Member of the Institute (MTICA) (this includes graduate, student and companion members) Honorary fellow of the Institute (FTICA (hon.)) These categories of membership are summarized as follows: A  fellow  is an established scholar with a sound record of publication or a senior person who has made substantial contributions to the development or promotion of combinatorics, the use of combinatorics, or the advancem

Honorary Fellow C. R. Rao

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C. R. Rao was named an Honorary Fellow of the ICA in 1995. A PRODUCT OF INDIA C.R. Rao was born on 10 September, 1920 in Huvanna Hadagali, now in Karnataka State. He studied in schools at Gudur, Nuzvid, Nandigama and Visakhapatnam, in Andhra Pradesh and completed his M.A. degree in mathematics at the Andhra University in Waltair, Andhra Pradesh. He did his M.A. degree in statistics from Calcutta University in Kolkata, West Bengal. C.R. Rao worked in India at the Indian Statistical Institute for 40 years before he took mandatory retirement at the age of 60. He moved to USA and worked for another 25 years at the University of Pittsburgh and the Pennsylvania State University. In reply to a query put to him as to what particular achievement he is most proud of, C.R. Rao replied, “it is the outstanding contributions my students are making to statistical theory and practice.” He is still active at the age of 87 as the Director of the Center for Multivariate Analysis at Pennsylva