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  • The Eternal Caro Lucas: Father of Iran's robotic science

    Payvand, Iran
    Jan 6 2012


    The Eternal Caro Lucas: Father of Iran's robotic science


    Caro Lucas (1949 - 2010) was a versatile Iranian- Armenian scientist
    who is regarded as the father of Iran's robotic science. He was
    honored as an eternal figure by the Iranian Science and Culture Hall
    of Fame, which is a distinguishing honor offered to Iranian chancellor
    scholars.

    Born on September 4, 1949 in the historical city of Isfahan, he
    received his M.Sc. degree in Electrical and Control Engineering from
    University of Tehran, in 1973 and the PhD. degree from University of
    California, Berkeley, in 1976.
    He had been a pioneer in presenting new multi-disciplinary graduate
    courses like biologic computing, general systems design, and advanced
    topics in socio-cognitive systems, where, he has presented courses
    (and supervised theses) in different disciplines and departments like
    Electrical and Computer Engineering, Management, Psychology, Fine Arts
    and Architecture, and Finance and Economics.

    He was also the founder of the ISRF, Institute for Studies in
    Theoretical Physics and Mathematics and has assisted in founding
    several new research organizations and engineering disciplines in
    Iran.

    Professor Lucas was also a Visiting Associate Professor at the
    University of Toronto, Canada (summer, 1989-1990), and University of
    California, Berkeley (1988-1989).

    He served as Managing Editor of the Memories of the Engineering
    Faculty, University of Tehran (1979-1991), Reviewer of Mathematical
    Reviewers (since 1987), Associate Editor of the Journal of Intelligent
    and Fuzzy Systems (1992-1999), and Chairman of the IEEE, Iran Section
    (1990-1992). He has served as the Chairman of several international
    conferences.

    Professor Lucas was diagnosed with cancer in 2009. After a year he had
    overcome his cancer, but he died on July 8, 2010 from intestinal
    infection.

    He authored/co-authored about 826 conference papers, 332 journal
    papers and 39 chapters in books, edited 8 book volumes, served as
    program committee (PC) member for 96 conferences, and presented
    invited talks (or keynote speeches) in 190 national and international
    events.

    http://www.payvand.com/news/12/jan/1060.html

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