CV - Csaba Vincze | Institute of Mathematics

“If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas.” George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

Biographical data

Place of Birth: Miskolc, Hungary

Citizenship: Hungarian

Education

• Habilitation (mathematical science), 2010, University of Debrecen, Debrecen (Hungary).
• PhD degree (mathematical science, summa cum laude), 2001, University of Debrecen, Debrecen (Hungary).
• Master of Science (mathematics and philosophy, qualification of diploma: excellent), 1996, University of Debrecen, Debrecen (Hungary).

Employment

• 2010-      associate professor, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.
• 2007-2010  senior lecturer, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.
• 2000-2007  assistant lecturer, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.
• 1999-2000  assistant research fellow, Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary.

Honors and awards

• Tamás Rapcsák Prize for Operation Research and Applied Mathematics, Dr. Tamás Rapcsák Fund, 2014.
• Scientific Publication of the Year 2012, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.
• Prize for young researchers, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Regional Committee in Debrecen, 2004.
• Prize for young researchers, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Regional Committee in Debrecen, 1999.
• Commemorative Medallion of Géza Grünwald, The János Bolyai Mathemathical Society, 1999.

Research projects

• Participant, TKA-DAAD 307818 project: Metrization in Finsler Geometry, 2019-2021, Principle Investigator: Dr. Zoltán Muzsnay,  University of Debrecen.
• EFOP-3.6.2-16-2017-00015 project. The project has been supported by the European Union, co-financed by the European Social Fund.
• EFOP-3.6.1-16-2016-00022 project. The project is co-financed by the European Union and the European Social Fund.
• Principle Investigator, University of Debrecen’s internal research project RH/885/2013, 2013-2016, Average methods and their applications in geometry.
• Principle Investigator, Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA) F049212, 2005-2009, investigation project: Conform geometry on Riemann-Finsler type metric spaces.
• János Bolyai Research Fellowship, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary, 2002-2005.
• Participant, Supercomputer, the national virtual lab (grant no.:TAMOP-4.2.2.C-11/1 KONV-2012-0010/HPC-NVL), 2012-2014, Principle Investigator: Prof. Gaál István, University of Debrecen.
• Participant, Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA) T032058, 2000-2003, Researches in Finsler Geometry, Principle Investigator: Prof. Lajos Tamássy,  University of Debrecen.
• Participant, FKFP 0184/2001, 2001-2004, Applications of Differential systems, Principle Investigator : Dr. Zoltán Muzsnay, University of Debrecen.
• TÁMOP-4.1.2.A/1-11/1-2011-0098, Digital course materials in English.
• TÁMOP-4.1.2.A/1-11/1-2011-0025, Interdiszciplináris és komplex megközelítésű digitális tananyag-fejlesztés a természettudományi képzési terület mesterszakjaihoz.

 Organizations and activities

• Head of the Differential Geometry and its Applications program of the Doctoral School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, Univ. of Debrecen (2018-...).
• Director, Inst. of Math., University of Debrecen, 2021- ...
• Deputy director, Inst. of Math., University of Debrecen, 2017-2021.
• Head of the Mathematical Comittee of the Debrecen Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences: 2014-2017, 2017-2020, 2020- ...
• Secretary of the Mathematical Comittee of the Debrecen Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences: 2011 – 2014.