Curriculum Vitae Prof. Dr. Ingrid Daubechies
Name: Ingrid Daubechies Born: 17 August 1954
Major Scientific Interests: Time-Frequency Analysis, Wavelets, Applied Mathematics, Image and Signal Compression, Comparison of Surfaces
Ingrid Daubechies is a mathematician. Her research focuses on mathematical aspects of time- frequency analysis. She is best known for the discovery and analysis of compact wavelets used in image compression. The Daubechies wavelets were named after her, as was an asteroid in 2016: (42609) Daubechies.
Academic and Professional Career since 2011 James B. Duke Professor of Mathematics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
2004 - 2010 William R. Kenan Junior Professorship, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
1997 - 2001 Director, Program in Applied and Computational Mathematics, Princeton University, New Jersey, USA
1994 - 2011 Professor, Mathematics Department and Program in Applied and Computational Mathematics, Princeton University, New Jersey, USA
1991 - 1993 Professor, Mathematics Department, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA
1987 - 1994 Technical Staff Member, Mathematics Research Center, AT&T Bell Laboratories
1984 - 1987 Research Professor, Dept. for Theoretical Physics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
1980 PhD in Physics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
1975 - 1984 Research Assistant, Dept. for Theoretical Physics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
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1 1975 Bachelor's degree in Physics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
Functions in Scientific Societies and Committees
2011 - 2014 President of the International Mathematical Union (IMU)
Project coordination, Membership in collaborative research projects
2016 - 2021 Contributor, Simons Foundation - Math+X Investigators
2015 - 2019 Contributor, “New Approaches for Better Spatial Frequency Localization in 2 and 3- Dimensional Data Analysis”, National Science Foundation (NSF), Alexandria, USA
2014 - 2015 Project Manager, “Digital Removal of Cradle Artifacts from X-rays of Old Masterworks Painted on Wood Panel”, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
2013 - 2017 Co-Principal Investigator “Structured Dictionary Models and Learning for High Resolution Images”, National Science Foundation (NSF), USA
2011 - 2016 Co-Principal Investigator “Mathematics of Low Dimensional Representations for Design”, Office of Naval Research, Arlington, USA
2013 - 2016 Contributor “Discovery of Empirical Components by Information Theory, Random Matrix Theory, and Computational Topology”, Princeton University, USA
Honours and Awarded Memberships
2020 Colloquium Lecturer, American Mathematical Society since 2019 Member of the National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Germany
2019 Honorary doctorate by The Harvard University, Cambridge, USA
2019 L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Award
2018 Fudan-Zhongzhi Science Award, Fudan University and Zhongzhi Enterprise Group, Shanghai, China since 2015 Member of the Academia Europaea since 2015 Member of the National Academy of Engineering
2015 Gauss Lecture, German Mathematical Society
2014 Highly Cited Researcher, Thomson Reuters
2013 Honorary doctorate by The University of Oxford, UK
2012 The Frederic Esser Nemmers Prize in Mathematics, Northwestern University, Evanston, USA Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Leopoldina www.leopoldina.org
2 2012 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
2011 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Electrical Engineering, The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, USA
2011 Jack S. Kilby Signal Processing Medal, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), New York, USA
2011 Leroy P. Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research, American Mathematical Society
2010 Lars Onsager Medal
2010 Guggenheim Fellowship, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, New York, USA
2010 Fellow of the Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium
2010 Honorary doctorate by The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norwegian
2009 Foreign Member of the Académie des sciences, Paris, France
2007 ICIAM Pioneer Prize
2006 Honorary doctorate by The Universitity of Genua, Italy
2005 Honorary doctorate by The Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France since 2003 Member of the American Philosophical Society
2001 Honorary doctorate by The École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
2001 Honorific Degree in Mathematics in Lausanne, Switzerland
2000 NAS Award in Mathematics der National Academy of Sciences
2000 Basic Research Award, German Eduard Rhein Foundation since 1999 Foreign Member of the Royal Netherlands Aacademy of Sciences since 1998 Member of the US-National Academy of Sciences
1998 Fellow of the IEEE Information Theory Society
1997 Ruth Lyttle Satter Prize in Mathematics der American Mathematical Society
1994 Leroy P. Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition, American Mathematical Society since 1993 Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1992 - 1997 Fellow of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Chicago, USA
1984 Louis Empain Prize for Physics
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3 Major Scientific Interest
Ingrid Daubechies is a mathematician. Her research focuses on mathematical aspects of time- frequency analysis. She is best known for the discovery and analysis of compact wavelets used in image compression. The Daubechies wavelets were named after her, as was an asteroid in 2016: (42609) Daubechies.
A wavelet is a mathematical tool used to remove unnecessary information from large image files. Ingrid Daubechies has discovered compactly supported wavelets that are fundamental to image compression, thereby revolutionizing the use of JPGs and other digital image formats. Her theory has led to the development of image filtering methods used in medical imaging devices such as mammography and wireless communication.
Ingrid Daubechies' current research focuses on the development of analytical and geometric tools for surface comparison. This comparison plays an important role in the creation of video animations as well as in medical and biological applications.
She is especially concerned with improving mathematics instruction worldwide and promoting women in mathematics. She is also committed to furthering mathematics, science, and technology in developing countries.
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