Tony F. Chan

Hong Kong mathematician
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Tony F. Chan

Summary

Tony F. Chan is a human[1]. His place of birth was British Hong Kong[2]. He was born on 1952[3]. He worked as a justice of the peace[4], mathematician[5], computer scientist[6], and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (110 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in British Hong Kong[2], Tony F. Chan…
  • Tony F. Chan's place of birth was Hong Kong[9].
  • Tony F. Chan was born on 1952[3].
  • Tony F. Chan was born on January 20, 1952[10].
  • Tony F. Chan held citizenship in British Hong Kong[11].
  • Tony F. Chan worked as a justice of the peace[4].
  • Tony F. Chan's professions included mathematician[5].
  • Tony F. Chan worked as a computer scientist[6].
  • Tony F. Chan worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Tony F. Chan's field of work was computer science[12].
  • Tony F. Chan's field of work was mathematics[13].
  • Tony F. Chan's field of work was informatics[14].
  • Tony F. Chan's field of work was image processing[15].
  • Tony F. Chan's field of work was computer vision[16].
  • Tony F. Chan's field of work was bioengineering[17].
  • Tony F. Chan held the position of justice of the peace[18].
  • Among Tony F. Chan's employers was University of California, Los Angeles[19].
  • Among Tony F. Chan's employers was National Science Foundation[20].
  • Among Tony F. Chan's employers was King Abdullah University of Science and Technology[21].
  • Tony F. Chan was educated at Salesian English School[22].
  • Tony F. Chan's doctoral advisor was Joseph Oliger[23].
  • Tony F. Chan received the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[24].
  • Tony F. Chan received the IEEE Fellow[25].
  • Tony F. Chan received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[26].
  • Tony F. Chan was a member of Committee of 100[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include British Hong Kong[2], a crown colony[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1841[30] and Hong Kong[9], a special administrative region of China[31], in People's Republic of China[32], founded in 1997[33]. Recorded date of birth include 1952[3] and January 20, 1952[10].

Education

Tony F. Chan's education included a stint at Salesian English School[22]. His doctoral advisor was Joseph Oliger[23].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include justice of the peace[4], mathematician[5], computer scientist[6], and university teacher[7]. Fields of work include computer science[12], an academic discipline[34]; mathematics[13], an academic discipline[35]; informatics[14], an academic major[36], founded in 1957[37]; image processing[15]; computer vision[16], an academic discipline[38]; and bioengineering[17], a branch of engineering[39]. Employers include University of California, Los Angeles[19], a public research university[40], in United States[41], founded in 1919[42], headquartered in Los Angeles[43]; National Science Foundation[20], an independent agency of the United States government[44], in United States[45], founded in 1950[46], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[47]; and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology[21], a research university[48], in Saudi Arabia[49], founded in 2009[50]. Tony F. Chan held the position of justice of the peace[18]. Doctoral students include Mark Christopher Moelich[51]; Wei Zhu[52], a professor of mathematics[53], of People's Republic of China[54]; Diana Cristina Resasco[55]; Peter Valter Blomgren[56]; Susie Go[57]; and Jian-Ping Shao[58].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[24], a fellowship award[59]; IEEE Fellow[25], a science award[60]; and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[26], a fellowship award[61], in United States[62], founded in 1874[63].

Why It Matters

Tony F. Chan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (110 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]

His notable doctoral advisees include Kenton Nang Keung Sze[65], a computer scientist[66] and Nang Keung Sze[67], a computer scientist[68].

FAQs

Where was Tony F. Chan born?

Tony F. Chan's place of birth was British Hong Kong[2].

What did Tony F. Chan do for work?

Tony F. Chan worked as justice of the peace[4], mathematician[5], computer scientist[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Tony F. Chan go to school?

Tony F. Chan was educated at Salesian English School[22].

What awards did Tony F. Chan receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[24], IEEE Fellow[25], and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[26].

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  17. [20] . curriculum vitae. Retrieved . nsf.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [64] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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