Paul M. Van Dooren received the engineering degree in computer science and the doctoral degree in applied sciences, both from the Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven, Belgium, in 1974 and 1979, respectively. He held research and teaching positions at the Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven (1974-1979), the University of Southern California (1978-1979), Stanford University (1979-1980), the Australian National University (1984), Philips Research Laboratory Belgium (1980-1991), the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1991-1994), Florida State University (1998), the University Carlos III of Madrid (2013, 2018 and 2020), Aalto University of Espoo (2021, 2022 and 2024) and the Universite Catholique de Louvain (1980-1991, 1994-now) where he is currently an emeritus professor.
Dr. Van Dooren received the IBM-Belgium Informatics Award in 1974, the Householder Award in 1981, the SIAM Wilkinson Prize of Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing in 1989, the Hans Schneider prize in 2016 and the Israel Gohberg lecture in 2022. He was a Fullbright Fellow at Stanford University in 1980 and is a Fellow of IEEE and of SIAM. He received the Francqui Chair in Antwerp in 2010 and a Cátedra de Excelencia of the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid in 2013, 2017 and in 2019. He was an Associate Editor of several journals in numerical analysis and systems and control theory. His main interests lie in the areas of numerical linear algebra, systems and control theory, and in numerical methods for large graphs and networks.
Curriculum
Born 5 November 1950, in Tienen, Belgium
Education
Career
Department Computer Science, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Department Electrical Engineering-Systems, University of Southern California, U.S.A.
Department Computer Science, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Department and Information Systems Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, U.S.A.
Department of Systems Engineering, Australian National University, Australia
Philips Research Laboratory, Belgium
Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
ECE Department, University Of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A.
Department Computer Science, Florida State University, U.S.A.
Department Mathematical Engineering, Université Catholique de Louvain
Department of Mathematics and Systems Analysis, Aalto University, Finland
Department Mathematical Engineering, Université Catholique de Louvain
Honours and Awards
IBM Award for Informatics,
IWONL-IRSIA Study Visit Fellowship,
NATO Study Visit Fellowship,
Fulbright Fellow Stanford University,
Householder Award IV,
Wilkinson Prize of Scientific Computation,
IEEE Fellow,
SIAM Fellow,
Francqui Chair,
Chair of excellence, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid,
ILAS/IWOTA Israel Gohberg Lecture,
Memberships
Editor-in-chief, SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications,
Associate Editor, SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization,
Associate Editor, Numerische Mathematik,
Senior Editor, Linear Algebra and its Applications,
Associate Editor, Systems & Control Letters, Elsevier,
Associate Editor, Journal Comp.& Appl. Mathematics,
Associate Editor, Numerical Algorithms,
Associate Editor, Applied Mathematics Letters,
Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control,
Associate Editor, Electronic Transactions on Numerical Analysis
Associate Editor, Mathematics of Control, Signals and Systems,
Chairman SIAM Special Interest Group on Linear Algebra,
SIAM Board of Trustees,
Member SIAM, Member IEEE, Member ILAS