Curriculum Vitae


Name:
Ferenc Fodor
Mailing Address:
Bolyai Institute, University of Szeged, 1 Aradi vértanúk tere, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
Phone:
+36 62 544084
Fax:
+36 62 544548
Email:
fodorf at math.u-szeged.hu
Web Page:
http://www.math.u-szeged.hu/~fodorf
Current Position:
Associate Professor
Office:
Bolyai building, Room 103 A
Office Hour:
Wednesday, 2-3 pm


Degrees:
  • Ph.D. in Mathematics, Auburn University, U.S.A., 1999. 
  • Diploma in Mathematics, University of Szeged, Hungary, 1995.
Research Area:
Convex and Discrete Geometry, Stochastic Geometry, Polytopes
Positions:
  • Associate Professor, Department of Geometry, Bolyai Institute, University of Szeged, Hungary, 2004-present.
  • Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Calgary, Canada, 2007-present.
  • Assistant Head, Department of Geometry, Bolyai Institute, University of Szeged, Hungary, July 2011-present.
  • Assistant Head, Bolyai Institute, University of Szeged, Hungary, 2005-2008.
  • Visiting Professor/Sessional Instructor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Calgary, Canada, 2002-2011, several times.
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Geometry, Bolyai Institute, University of Szeged, Hungary, 2001-2004.
  • Instructor, Department of Geometry, Technical University of Budapest, Hungary, 2001-2002.
  • Assistant professor, Tennessee Technological University, U.S.A., 1999-2001.
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant, Auburn University, U.S.A., 1995-1999
  • Teaching Assistant, Department of Geometry, Bolyai Institute, University of Szeged, Hungary, 1993-1995.
Honours:
  • Bolyai János Research Scholarship, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, September, 2011-present.
  • Bolyai János Research Scholarship, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 2007-2010.
  • Békésy György Postdoctoral Fellowship, Hungarian Ministry of Education, 2002-2004.
  • Baskervill Fellowship, Auburn University, U.S.A., 1998-1999.
  • Graduate Dean's Award for Excellence, U.S.A., 1999.
  • Hungarian National Scholarship, 1994-95.
  • Hungarian National Shcolarship, 1992-93.
  • Tempus Scholarship, University of Sussex, U.K., 1992-93.
Editorial Activity:
  • Guest Editor, Canadian Mathematical Bulletin 52 (2009), no. 3.
  • Guest Editor, Intuitive Geometry, Periodica Mathematica Hungarica 57 (2008), no. 2.
  • Co-editor, Acta Sci. Math. (Szeged), 2008-present.
  • Editor, Stud. Univ. Zilina Math. Ser., 1999-present.
  • Guest Editor, Discrete Geometry, Periodica Mathematica Hungarica 53 (2006), no. 1-2.
Conference Organization:
  • Calgary Workshop in Discrete Geometry, University of Calgary, Canada, May 13-14, 2005. 
  • Symmetry in Geometry, 2006 Summer Meeting of the Canadian Mathematical Society, Calgary, Canada, June 3-5, 2006.
  • Geometry Fest in Celebration of Ted Bisztirczky's 60th Birthday, MTA Rényi Institute, Hungary, June 11-16, 2007.
  • Intuitive Geometry Workshop, Banff International Research Station, Banff, Canada, August 31-September 2, 2007.
  • Intuitive Geometry Day in Calgary, University of Calgary, Canada, September 3, 2007.
Doctoral Students:
  • Viktor Vígh, Approximating convex bodies by polytopes, May 03, 2010.
  • Gergely Ambrus, Theorems from the interface of convex geometry and analysis, October 19, 2010.
Other:
  • Hungarian Academy of Scineces Szeged Regional Committee, Physics, Computer Science and Mathematics Section, secretary, 2011-present.
  • Main organizer, XXVIII. OTDK, Mathematics Section, April 04-06.
  • Secretary of the Competition Committee, Schweitzer Miklós Memorial Competition in Mathemtics, 2003.
  • Technical Advisor, Campbell-Hausfeld, U.S.A., 2000.