Professor Vladimir Sokolov (University of Calgary, Canada)

MIMS Distinguished Visitor January 2007 - March 2007

Short CV

• B.Sc. Hons. in Applied Mathematics, University of Liverpool, 1952.
• M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics, University of Liverpool, 1956.
• Ph.D. University of Singapore, 1964.
• F.R.S.C., Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, 1984.
• D.Sc., University of Liverpool, 1987.
• President Canadian Math. Society, 1978-1980.

Recent Activities and Awards

• 2000--2002, Humboldt Research Award, Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany.
• 2002, Hans Schneider Prize of the International Linear Algebra Soc.
• 2002, Distinguished Service Award of the Canadian Mathematical Soc.
• 2002, Elected Fellow of the Fields Institute.
• 2003--2006, Honorary Senior Research Fellow, University of Manchester.

Editorial Experience

• Editor, Linear Algebra and its Applications, 1983-1988. Senior Editor, 1988-present.
• Editor, Integral Equations and Operator Theory, 1978-present.
• Advisory Editor, Electronic Journal of Linear Algebra, 2004-present.
• Editor, SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications, 1988--1996.

Research interests

Professor Lancaster's research interests are in matrix and numerical analysis especially as applied to vibrations, systems theory, and signal processing. He is the author or co-author of several texts and monographs and serves on a number of editorial boards. He is well-travelled and, since retiring from teaching in 1994, he maintains an active program of research involving graduate students, Post Doctoral Fellows, and international collaborations.

Recent Volumes

• Lancaster, P. and Rodman, L., Algebraic Riccati Equations, Oxford University Press, 1995.
• Lancaster, P. and Salkauskas, K., Transform Methods in Applied Mathematics: An Introduction, John Wiley, New York, 1996.
• Lancaster, P. , Lecture Notes on Linear Algebra, Control, and Stability, Centro Internacional de Matematica, Coimbra, 1998.(59 pages) (2nd Edition, Dept. of Math. and Stat., University of Calgary, 1999. (72 pages)
• Gohberg, I., Lancaster, P. and Rodman, L., Indefinite Linear Algebra with Applications, Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel, 2005.
• Gohberg, I., Lancaster, P. and Rodman, L., Invariant Subspaces of Matrices with Applications, John Wiley (Canadian Math. Soc. Monographs), 1986. MR~88a,~15001. Reprinted: SIAM, Classics in Applied Mathematics, Philadelphia, 2006.

Professor Lancasters MIMS Eprints

Research while at MIMS

• Clarification of canonical structures and perturbation theory for matrix polynomials with self-adjoint or unitary properties.
• Methods for model updating and model reduction in the context of systems theory (analysis and algorithms).

Contact details while at MIMS

Room M14, MSS Building

Further information

• Professor Lancaster's Homepage