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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, also known as Frank Kelly, is a famous British professor. He was born on December 28, 1950. He is a Professor of the Mathematics of Systems at the Statistical Laboratory, University of Cambridge. From 2006 to 2016, he was the Master of Christ's College, Cambridge. This is like being the head of one of the colleges at the university.
What Frank Kelly Studies
Professor Kelly is interested in how large systems work. This includes things like phone networks and transportation systems. He uses math to understand how these systems behave. His goal is to make them work better and more fairly for everyone.
In the 1980s, he worked with others on something called Dynamic Alternative Routing. This was a way to make phone calls connect more easily. It helped British Telecom's main phone network work better. He also studied how to manage internet traffic. This helped make sure everyone gets a fair share of internet speed.
From 2003 to 2006, Professor Kelly was a Chief Scientific Advisor. He advised the United Kingdom's Department for Transport. This means he gave scientific advice on how to improve transport systems.
Awards and Honors
Professor Kelly has received many important awards for his work. These awards recognize his big contributions to mathematical science. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1989. This is a very high honor for scientists in the UK.
In 2006, he became the 37th Master of Christ's College, Cambridge. He was also given the title of Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2013. This was for his great service to mathematical science.
List of Awards
- 1979 Davidson Prize from the University of Cambridge
- 1989 Guy Medal in Silver from the Royal Statistical Society
- 1989 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 Honorary D.Sc. from Heriot-Watt University
- 2005 IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award
- 2006 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 Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
- 2015 IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal
- 2015 David Crighton Medal from the London Mathematical Society and Institute of Mathematics and its Applications
