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Frank Kelly
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Kelly at the EPFL, 15 October 2007
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| Born | 28 December 1950 |
| Citizenship | British |
| Alma mater | Durham University (BSc) University of Cambridge (PhD) |
| Known for | Quasireversibility Dynamic Alternative Routing Congestion control Loss networks |
| Awards | Davidson Prize (1979) Guy Medal in Silver (1989) Fellow of the Royal Society (1989) Frederick W. Lanchester Prize (1991) John von Neumann Theory Prize (2008) Foreign Member, NAE (2012) IEEE Alexandar Bell Medal (2015) David Crighton Medal (2015) |
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| Fields | Optimisation Queueing theory Network theory |
| Thesis | The Equilibrium Behaviour of Stochastic Models of Interaction and Flow (1976) |
| Doctoral advisor | Peter Whittle |
| Doctoral students | Ilze Ziedins |
Francis Patrick Kelly, born on December 28, 1950, is a famous British mathematician. He is a professor at the Statistical Laboratory, University of Cambridge. He also led Christ's College, Cambridge, from 2006 to 2016.
Professor Kelly is known for his work on how large systems operate. He studies things like phone networks and transportation systems. His goal is to make these systems work better and more fairly for everyone.
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What Professor Kelly Studies
Professor Kelly's main interests are in random processes, networks, and optimisation. This means he looks at how things happen by chance. He also studies how different parts of a system connect. His work helps to make these systems as efficient as possible.
Improving Phone Networks
In the 1980s, Professor Kelly worked with others to improve telephone networks. They developed something called "Dynamic Alternative Routing." This system helped phone calls find the best path. It made sure calls connected even if some lines were busy. This technology was used in British Telecom's main phone network.
Making the Internet Fair
Professor Kelly has also worked on how the internet handles traffic. He studied how to control "congestion," which is when too many people try to use the internet at once. He also looked at how to share internet resources fairly. His ideas help make sure everyone gets a good internet connection.
Helping the Government
From 2003 to 2006, Professor Kelly was a top science advisor. He worked for the United Kingdom's Department for Transport. In this role, he gave scientific advice on how to improve transport systems.
Awards and Recognition
Professor Kelly has received many important awards for his work. These awards show how much his contributions have helped the world.
- 1979 Davidson Prize from the University of Cambridge
- 1989 Guy Medal in Silver from the Royal Statistical Society
- 1989 Elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society
- 1992 Lanchester Prize from the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
- 1997 Naylor Prize from the London Mathematical Society
- 2001 Received an Honorary D.Sc. from Heriot-Watt University
- 2005 IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award
- 2006 Received the Companionship of OR by the Operational Research Society
- 2008 John von Neumann Theory Prize from the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
- 2009 SIGMETRICS Achievement Award
- 2009 EURO Gold Medal from the European Operational Research Society
- 2013 Appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for his services to mathematical science
- 2015 IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal for his work on communication networks
- 2015 David Crighton Medal from the London Mathematical Society and Institute of Mathematics and its Applications
