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Imre Simon

イムレ・シモン

Imre Simon

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1943-08-14 (Budapest, Hungary)
Died
2009-08-13 (São Paulo, Brazil) age 65
Nationality
Brazil
Languages
Hungarian, Portuguese, English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Budapest, Hungary (1943-1956) → São Paulo, Brazil (1956-2009)

Career

Occupations
mathematician, computer scientist, professor
Active Years
1966-2009
Affiliations
Department of Computer Science, Instituto de Matemática e Estatística, University of São Paulo
Influenced By
Janusz Brzozowski

Education

University of São Paulo
School of Engineering / Electrical Engineering
Degree: Diploma
Period: -1966
Year of Graduation: 1966
Country: Brazil
University of Waterloo
Computer Science
Degree: Ph.D.
Period: -1972
Year of Graduation: 1972
Country: Canada
Thesis: Hierarchies of Events with Dot-Depth One

Awards & Nominations

Health

  • lung cancer
    2009年
    Cause of death

Legacy

Founder of tropical mathematics, researcher in automata theory and theoretical computer science. Professor at University of São Paulo and advocate for open collaborative systems like Wikipedia.

Trivia

  • Immigrated to Brazil with parents after the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.
  • Tropical mathematics named after his life in Brazil.