Franz Thomas Bruss

F. Thomas Bruss
Born(1949-09-27)27 September 1949
Kleinblittersdorf (Saarland), Germany
Alma materUniversitäten Saarbrücken
Cambridge University
University of Sheffield
Known forOdds algorithm of optimal stopping
Bruss–Duerinckx theorem
BRS-inequality
Awards
Order of Leopold (Belgium) (2011)
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation fellow
Institute of Mathematical Statistics fellow
elected member of the Tönissteiner Kreis e.V.
Jacques Deruyts Prize (period 2000–2004)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsNamur University
University of California at Santa Barbara
University of Arizona at Tucson
University of California at Los Angeles
Vesalius College
Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
Thesis Hinreichende Kriterien für das Aussterben von modifizierten Verzweigungsprozessen  (1977)
Doctoral advisorGerd Schmidt[1]
Doctoral studentsYves-Caoimhin Swan, Rémi Dendievel[1]

Franz Thomas Bruss (born 27. September 1949 in Kleinblittersdorf (Saarland))[2] is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, where he had been director of "Mathématiques Générales" and co-director of the probability chair, and where he continues his research as invited professor.

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  2. ^ Szajowski, Krzysztof (2016). "Biography of F. Thomas Bruss". Mathematica Applicanda. 44(1) (1730–2668): 221–222. doi:10.14708/ma.v44i1.1544.