Marek Fila
Born(1959-08-29)29 August 1959
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Died20 April 2023(2023-04-20) (aged 63)
Bratislava, Slovakia
OccupationProfessor of Mathematics
Children2, including Lukáš Fila
Parent(s)Rudolf Fila
Dorota Filová
Academic background
Alma materComenius University
Doctoral advisorPavol Brunovský
Academic work
DisciplineMathematics
Sub-disciplineDiffusion equations, partial differential equations
InstitutionsComenius University

Marek Fila (29 August 1959 – 20 April 2023)[1] was a Slovak mathematician. His main research focus was diffusion equations and partial differential equations. He was among the most productive scientists in Slovakia.[2]

Fila was born in Bratislava to an artistic family. His father was the painter Rudolf Fila and his mother Dorota Filová was a well-known renovator of medieval art.[3]

Fila studied Mathematics at the Comenius University, graduating in 1989. His doctoral advisor was Pavol Brunovský.[4] Following his graduation, he remained at the university and became a full professor in 2008.[5] In the 1990s, he was a visiting researcher at the Iowa State University and later a recurrent visitor at the University of Tokyo.[3] He founded the Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of the Comenius University and led it for 11 years.[6]

Fila had two children; son Lukáš Fila, who is a journalist and musician, and daughter Natália, who is an architect.[3]

Fila's death was announced by his department on the faculty website on 23 April 2023.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Accreditation material of FMFI" (PDF). Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  2. ↑ Richtárik, Peter. "Slovenskí vedci a vedkyne s vysokým Hirschovým indexom". www.slovenskivedci.sk. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 Kollár, Richard (23 April 2023). "Za Marekom Filom". Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Marek Fila - The Mathematics Genealogy Project". www.mathgenealogy.org. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "Osoby, ktoré získali titul na UK". absolventi.uniba.sk.
  6. 1 2 "Opustil nás prof. Marek Fila". fmph.uniba.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 24 April 2023.
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