Dr. J. Alan George
Fellow
Current Employer
University of Waterloo
Election Year
1992
Academy
Académie des sciences
Discipline
Mathematics and Computer Sciences
Department
IST
Keywords
numerical linear algebra, sparse matrices
Alan George is one of the world's top numerical analysts. His speciality is in linear algebra, which is the most frequently encountered area in scientific computing, and he has made major contributions to both the theory and practice in this area. He is one of the most frequently cited authors in the numerical analysis literature, and some of the linear algebra software that he has developed is considered to be a necessary part of any scientific computing library.