Siavash Mirshams Shahshahani (; born May 31, 1942) is an Iranian mathematician. He is a professor of mathematics and head of Mathematical Sciences Department at
Sharif University of Technology. He headed up the IRNIC registry for the
.ir ccTLD until his retirement from that position in late 2008. He has also served as a director of
APTLD (the Asia Pacific Top Level Domain Association) between 2007 and his retirement from that position in February 2009.
Education
Shahshahani completed his PhD under the supervision of
Stephen Smale
Stephen Smale (born July 15, 1930) is an American mathematician, known for his research in topology, dynamical systems and mathematical economics. He was awarded the Fields Medal in 1966 and spent more than three decades on the mathematics faculty ...
at the
University of California at Berkeley
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in 1969. He has since devoted a substantial part of his career to mathematical education.
Books
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External links
Siavash ShahshahaniHomepage at Mathematics Department of Sharif University of Technology
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Siavash Shahshahaniat ICANNWiki
APTLD homepage
21st-century Iranian mathematicians
Academic staff of Sharif University of Technology
University of California, Berkeley alumni
1942 births
Living people
Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Fame recipients in Mathematics and Physics
20th-century Iranian mathematicians
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