Andy Liu | |
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Born | Guangzhou, China | 15 March 1947
Died | 26 March 2024 77) | (aged
Nationality | Canadian |
Alma mater | University of Alberta |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University of Alberta |
Doctoral advisor | Harvey Leslie Abbott |
Andrew Chiang-Fung Liu (born March 15, 1947) is a Canadian mathematician. He is a professor emeritus in the Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences at the University of Alberta. [1]
Liu was born in Guangzhou, and attended New Method College in Hong Kong. [2] He then did his undergraduate studies in mathematics at McGill University, [3] and earned his Ph.D. in 1976 from the University of Alberta, under the supervision of Harvey Abbott, with a dissertation about hypergraphs. [4]
He was the leader of the Canadian team to the International Mathematical Olympiad in 2000 (South Korea) and 2003 (Japan) and acts as vice-president of the Tournament of Towns. [5]
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