Louis Welles Shapiro (born 1941)[1] is an American mathematician working in the fields of combinatorics and finite group theory. He is an emeritus professor at Howard University.[2]
Louis W. Shapiro | |
|---|---|
| Born | United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University University of Maryland, College Park |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematician |
| Doctoral students | Naiomi Cameron |
Shapiro attended Harvard University for his undergraduate studies and then the University of Maryland, College Park for graduate school.[3] Shapiro is most known for introducing the Riordan array, named after mathematician John Riordan,[4] and developing the theory around it. He has been an organizer of and speaker at the annual International Conference on Riordan Arrays and Related Topics,[5][6] which has been held annually beginning 2014.
References edit
- ^ "Shapiro, Louis W." Virtual International Authority File.
- ^ "People | Howard University Department of Mathematics". mathematics.howard.edu.
- ^ "Louis Welles Shapiro". Math Genealogy Project.
- ^ Louis W. Shapiro, Seyoum Getu, Wen-Jin Woan, Leon C. Woodson, The Riordan group, Discrete Applied Mathematics, Volume 34, Issues 1–3, 1991, pages 229–239, ISSN 0166-218X, https://doi.org/10.1016/0166-218X(91)90088-E.
- ^ "6th International Conference on Riordan Arrays and Related Topics". 6th International Conference on Riordan Arrays and Related Topics.
- ^ "5th International Conference on Riordan Arrays and Related Topics". 5th International Conference on Riordan Arrays and Related Topics.
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