Keith Devlin, Mathematician Emeritus at Stanford University Professor holds Open Lecture

By Kean Gindesgaard, 9/22/2022

Dr Keith Devlin has been an Adjunct Professor in Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at SDU since August 2022. He is emeritus mathematician at Stanford University, where he directs theStanford Mathematics Outreach Projectin the Graduate School of Education. He is a co-founder and Executive Director Emeritus of the university'sH-STARinstitute, a co-founder of the StanfordmediaXresearch network. He is a World Economic Forum Fellow, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society. Much of his current research is focused on the use of different media to teach and communicate mathematics to diverse audiences. In this connection, he is a co-founder and President of an educational technology company,BrainQuake that creates mathematics learning video games. For several years he worked on the design of information systems for intelligence analysis. Other past research interests included: theory of information, models of reasoning, applications of mathematical techniques in the study of communication, and mathematical cognition. He has written 33 books and over 80 published research articles. Recipient of the Pythagoras Prize, the Peano Prize, the Carl Sagan Award, and the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics Communications Award. In 2003, he was recognized by the California State Assembly for his "innovative work and longtime service in the field of mathematics and its relation to logic and linguistics." For many years he was "the Math Guy" on National Public Radio.

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