Abbas Edalat

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Abbas Edalat
Born
Iran
NationalityIranian
Alma materUC Berkeley
University of Warwick
Known forCASMII, SAF
Scientific career
FieldsComputer Science, Mathematics
InstitutionsImperial College London
Sharif University of Technology
Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences
Websiteimperial college
http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~ae/

Abbas Edalat (Persian: عباس عدالت) is a British-Iranian academic who is a professor of computer science and mathematics at the Department of Computing, Imperial College London and a political activist. In a 2018 letter to The Guardian, 129 experts in computer science, mathematics and machine learning described him as "a prominent academic, making fundamental contributions to mathematical logic and theoretical computer science"[1] Edalat also founded SAF and CASMII,[2][3] a campaign against sanctions and military intervention in Iran.

Edalat has appeared on BBC News on numerous occasions.[4]

Academic career[edit]

Edalat is Professor of Computer Science and Mathematics at Imperial College, London, since 1997. Before this he was a lecturer in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Sharif University of Technology, Tehran (1987–88). He completed his PhD in Mathematics at Warwick University (UK) in 1985 advised by Christopher Zeeman.[5] His research interests include Exact Computation in Differential and Integral Calculus, Computational Geometry, Computation in Logical Form, Optimisation Theory, Game Theory and Computational Psychiatry.[6]

At Imperial College, Professor Edalat serves as the head of both the Algorithmic Human Development and Continuous Data-Types and Exact Computing research groups. His 1997 paper on "Bisimulation for Labelled Markov Processes" received the IEEE LICS Test of Time Award in 2017.[7][8]

Science and Arts Foundation[edit]

In 1999, Edalat founded the Science and Arts Foundation (SAF), a UK registered charity with the mission "to provide the youth of the developing world with educational opportunities particularly in information technology and internet enjoyed in the industrial world."[9] The foundation's president was Dr. Mohammad Reza Haeri-Yazdi, faculty member of the University of Tehran. The foundation raised over US$1 million toward technology projects in Iranian middle and high schools, in partnership with institutions of higher learning, such as Sharif University of Technology, University of Guilan, Shahid Chamran University and University of Kashan.[10] According to Fars News, SAF "established the first modern computer sites with internet access for some 250 schools in various provinces in Iran."[11]

Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran (CASMII)[edit]

Edalat founded the educational peace organization CASMII, on 1 December 2005 in London, UK. It expanded to the US the following year. The organization's membership is described as a group of academics, students and professionals of "diverse range of political and ideological viewpoints",[12] formed to oppose sanctions or military action against Iran.[13] Edalat and CASMII have been involved in numerous anti-war events, news programs and speaking engagements.

Personal life[edit]

Edalat was arrested in Tehran on 15 April 2018 by officers of the intelligence department of IRGC for unknown reasons. He was transferred to Evin Prison. Edalat had come to Iran to attend educational workshops.[14][15] He returned to the UK in December 2018.[16]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ ."Our concerns about the arrest of Abbas Edalat in Iran". The Guardian. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  2. ^ Khosmood, Foaad (25 January 2006). "Interview with anti-war campaigner Abbas Edalat". iranian.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  3. ^ Abbas Edalat Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine on The Guardian
  4. ^ "UN approves new sanctions on Iran". bbc.co.uk. 9 June 2010. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2018 – via BBC.
  5. ^ "Abbas Edalat at Mathematical Genealogy Project". Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Imperial College London Academic Staff". nwtf.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  7. ^ "LICS Test-of-Time Award". siglog.org. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  8. ^ Worsfold, Joseph. "Computing academic's paper wins the LICS 2017 Test-of-Time Award". imperial.ac.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Our Story". science-arts.org. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Projects". science-arts.org. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012.
  11. ^ Ziabari, Kurosh (23 November 2013). "Prof. Abbas Edalat: Nuclear Program is a Pretext for Pressuring Iran". farsnews.com. Fars News. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  12. ^ "About CASMII". casmii.org. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  13. ^ "CASMII Strongly Criticizes The Guardian for Anti-Iranian Article". mronline.org. "MR Zine". 25 May 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  14. ^ Rawlinson, Kevin (25 April 2018). "British-Iranian academic Abbas Edalat detained in Iran, British officials say". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  15. ^ Sanchez, Raf; Vahdat, Ahmed (25 April 2018). "Iran arrests British professor from Imperial College London". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  16. ^ "Abbas Edalat: British professor returns to UK after detention in Iran". BBC.

External links[edit]

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