Karoly Bezdek

Mathematician, Professor of Mathematics, University of Calgary, CanadaDiscrete, Convex, and Combinatorial Geometry

Biography

Károly Bezdek received his Ph.D. (1980) as well as his Habilitation degree (1997) in mathematics from Eötvös Loránd University, in Budapest, Hungary and his Candidate of Mathematical Sciences degree (1985) as well as his Doctor of Mathematical Sciences degree (1995) from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He has been a faculty member of the Department of Geometry at Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest since 1978. In particular, he has been the chair of that department between 1999-2006 and a full professor between 1998 and 2012.During 1978–2003, while being on a number of special leaves from Eötvös Loránd University, he has held numerous visiting positions at research institutions in Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, and United States. This included a period of about 7 years at the Department of Mathematics of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.Between 1998 and 2001 Bezdek was appointed a Széchenyi Professor of mathematics at Eötvös Loránd University, in Budapest, Hungary.From 2003 Károly Bezdek is the Canada Research Chair of computational and discrete geometry at the Department of Mathematics and Statistics of the University of Calgary and is the director of the Center for Computational and Discrete Geometry at the University of Calgary.Between 2006 and 2010 Bezdek was an associated member of the Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics in Budapest, Hungary. From 2010 Bezdek is a full professor (on leave) at the Department of Mathematics of the University of Pannonia in Veszprém, Hungary.Between July–December, 2011 Bezdek was a program co-chair of the 6 month thematic program on discrete geometry and its applications at the Fields Institute in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Also, he is one of the three founding editors-in-chief of the free peer-reviewed electronic journal Contributions to Discrete Mathematics.

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Update: July 28, 2025DCCG Fest 2025 – A Sincere Note of AppreciationThe Discrete, Convex, and Combinatorial Geometry Fest (DCCG Fest), held at the University of Calgary from July 14–18, 2025, was an outstanding scientific and community event.Over the course of five days, leading researchers from around the world presented a rich program of lectures and engaged in stimulating discussions, highlighting recent advances in discrete, convex, and combinatorial geometry. It was a profound privilege to witness such a wide-ranging exchange of ideas and to celebrate these areas of research together.I am deeply grateful to the organizing committee—Antony Ware, Ted Bisztriczky, Ferenc Fodor, Zsolt Lángi, Márton Naszódi, Deborah Oliveros, Mayada Shahada, Konrad Swanepoel, and Robert Woodrow—for their exemplary efforts in planning and executing such a memorable event. My sincere thanks also go to all speakers and participants for their contributions, which made the conference both scientifically enriching and personally meaningful.This gathering was a vivid reminder of the strength of our community and the enduring joy of collaborative mathematics.Below are some photos from the conference.

Highlights

Full List of Publications (June 3, 2024)