Erol Gelenbe
Sami Erol Gelenbe (born 22 August 1945, Istanbul), a Turkish and French computer scientist, electronic engineer and applied mathematician, pioneered the field of Computer System and Network Performance. Currently Professor in the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Informatics of the Polish Academy of Sciences (2017- ), he is also an Associate Researcher in the I3S Laboratory (CNRS, University of Côte d'Azur, Nice) and Abraham de Moivre Laboratory (CNRS, Imperial College). Fellow of several National Academies, he Chairs the Informatics Section of Academia Europaea since 2023. His previous Professorial Chairs include the University of Liège (1974-1979), University Paris-Saclay (1979-1986), University Paris Descartes (1986-2005), NJIT (1991–93), ECE Chair at Duke University (1993-1998), University Chair Professor and Director of EECS, University of Central Florida (1998-2003), and Dennis Gabor Professor and Head of Intelligent Systems and Networks, Imperial College (2003-2019).
Erol Gelenbe | |
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| Born | 22 August 1945 |
| Nationality | French Turkish |
| Education | Middle East Technical University New York University Tandon School of Engineering Sorbonne University |
| Known for | G-networks Random neural network |
| Awards | Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur Commander of the Ordre national du Mérite Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Grand Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy Commander of the Order of the Crown (Belgium) Mustafa Prize IEEE Fellow ACM Fellow |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer science Electrical engineering Applied mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Liège Paris-Sud 11 University New Jersey Institute of Technology Duke University University of Central Florida Imperial College Institute of Theoretical and Applied Informatics, Polish Academy of Sciences |
| Thesis | Stochastic automata with structural restrictions (1970) |
| Doctoral advisor | Edward J. Smith Jacques-Louis Lions |
| Website | www www |