Marek Fila
Marek Fila | |
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| Born | 29 August 1959 |
| Died | 20 April 2023 (aged 63) Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Occupation | Professor of Mathematics |
| Children | 2, including Lukáš Fila |
| Parent(s) | Rudolf Fila Dorota Filová |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Comenius University |
| Doctoral advisor | Pavol Brunovský |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Mathematics |
| Sub-discipline | Diffusion equations, partial differential equations |
| Institutions | Comenius University |
Marek Fila (29 August 1959 – 20 April 2023)[1] was a Slovak mathematician. His main research focus was diffusion equations and partial differential equations. He was among the most productive scientists in Slovakia.[2]
Fila was born in Bratislava to an artistic family. His father was the painter Rudolf Fila and his mother Dorota Filová was a well-known renovator of medieval art.[3]
Fila studied Mathematics at the Comenius University, graduating in 1989. His doctoral advisor was Pavol Brunovský.[4] Following his graduation, he remained at the university and became a full professor in 2008.[5] In the 1990s, he was a visiting researcher at the Iowa State University and later a recurrent visitor at the University of Tokyo.[3] He founded the Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of the Comenius University and led it for 11 years.[6]
Fila had two children; son Lukáš Fila, who is a journalist and musician, and daughter Natália, who is an architect.[3]
Fila's death was announced by his department on the faculty website on 23 April 2023.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Accreditation material of FMFI" (PDF). Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ Richtárik, Peter. "Slovenskí vedci a vedkyne s vysokým Hirschovým indexom". www.slovenskivedci.sk. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ a b c Kollár, Richard (23 April 2023). "Za Marekom Filom". Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Marek Fila - The Mathematics Genealogy Project". www.mathgenealogy.org. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Osoby, ktoré získali titul na UK". absolventi.uniba.sk.
- ^ a b "Opustil nás prof. Marek Fila". fmph.uniba.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 24 April 2023.
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