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Athanassios S. Fokas: A Renaissance Scientist

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Chaos, Fractals and Complexity (COSA-Net 2022)

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In what follows, some of the seminal contributions of Thanassis (short version of Athanassios) Fokas are reviewed. The goal is to justify the characterization by Israel Gelfand that “Fokas is a rare example of a scientist of the style of Renaissance”. Gelfand’s statement reflects the fact that Thanassis’ career follows parallel academic paths involving Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Biology and Medicine. In this talk, I will try to justify Gelfand’s characterization, utilizing my memories from the nearly half a century that I know Thanassis, as a collaborator and a close friend. I will focus my presentation on his fundamental scientific contributions. Additional achievements, including awards and prizes, can be easily found on the web.

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, Patras, 26500, Greece

    George Dassios

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  1. Mathematics, University of Patras, Patras, Greece

    Tassos Bountis

  2. Geology and Geoenvironment, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

    Filippos Vallianatos

  3. Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National Center for Scientific Research Demokritos, Agia Paraskevi, Athens, Greece

    Astero Provata

  4. Electrical and Computer Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Dimitris Kugiumtzis

  5. School of Applied Mathematical and Physical Sciences, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece

    Yannis Kominis

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Dassios, G. (2023). Athanassios S. Fokas: A Renaissance Scientist. In: Bountis, T., Vallianatos, F., Provata, A., Kugiumtzis, D., Kominis, Y. (eds) Chaos, Fractals and Complexity. COSA-Net 2022. Springer Proceedings in Complexity. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37404-3_25

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