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Convex and Discrete Geometry
Canada

Biography

Károly Bezdek (born May 28, 1955 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian-Canadian mathematician. He is a professor as well as a Canada Research Chair of mathematics and the director of the Centre for Computational and Discrete Geometry at the University of Calgary in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Also he is a professor (on leave) of mathematics at the University of Pannonia in Veszprém, Hungary. His main research interests are in geometry in particular, in combinatorial, computational, convex, and discrete geometry. He has authored 3 books and more than 130 research papers. He is a founding Editor-in-Chief of the e-journal Contributions to Discrete Mathematics (CDM).

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Employment (1)

University of Calgary: Calgary, AB, CA

2003-07-01 to present | Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) (Mathematics and Statistics)
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Karoly Bezdek

Education and qualifications (4)

Eotvos Lorand Tudomanyegyetem Természettudományi Kar: Budapest, HU

1997-05-01 to present | Dr. Habil. (Habilitation) in Mathematics
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Karoly Bezdek

Hungarian Academy of Sciences: Budapest, HU

1995-05-01 to present | D. Sc. (Doctor of Science) in Mathematics
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Karoly Bezdek

Eötvös Loránd University: Budapest, Pest, HU

1978-09-01 to 1980-08-31 | Ph.D. (Mathematics)
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Karoly Bezdek

Eötvös Loránd University: Budapest, Pest, HU

1973-09-01 to 1978-06-15 | Diploma in Mathematics (M.Sc.) (Mathematics)
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Karoly Bezdek

Professional activities (3)

City of Calgary: Calgary, AB, CA

2020-10-22 | Life-Time Achievement Immigrant of Distinction Award
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Karoly Bezdek

University of Calgary: Calgary, AB, CA

2017-05-15 | Life-Time Achievement Research Excellence Award
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Karoly Bezdek

University of Pannonia: Veszprém, HU

2015-06-19 | Fejes Toth Prize
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Karoly Bezdek