mathematics

Tamer Başar

Tamer Başar is a mathematics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Tamer Başar rather than just read about it. In short: Mustafa Tamer Başar (born January 19, 1946) is a control and game theorist who is the Swanlund Endowed Chair and Center for Advanced Study Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. He is also the Director of the Center for Advanced Study (since 2014).

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Reference excerpt

Mustafa Tamer Başar (born January 19, 1946) is a control and game theorist who is the Swanlund Endowed Chair and Center for Advanced Study Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. He is also the Director of the Center for Advanced Study (since 2014).

Education Tamer Başar received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Boğaziçi University (formerly known as Robert College) at Bebek, in Istanbul, Turkey, in 1969, and M.S., M.Phil., and Ph.D. in engineering and applied science from Yale University, in 1970, 1971 and 1972, respectively.

Academic life He joined the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign - Electrical and Computer Engineering Department in 1981. He was the founding president of the International Society of Dynamic Games during 1990–1994, the president of the IEEE Control Systems Society in 2000, and the president of the American Automatic Control Council during 2010–2011. He received the Medal of Science of Turkey in 1993, H.W. Bode Lecture Prize of the IEEE Control Systems Society in 2004, Georgia Quazza Medal of the International Federation of Automatic Control in 2005, the Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award in 2006, Isaacs Award of the International Society of Dynamic Games in 2010, and IEEE Control Systems Award in 2014. He was elected as a member of National Academy of Engineering in 2000 in Electronics, Communication & Information Systems Engineering and Industrial, Manufacturing & Operational Systems Engineering for the development of dynamic game theory and application to robust control of systems with uncertainty. He is a Fellow of IEEE, IFAC, and SIAM.

Honorary degrees and chairs He has been awarded Honorary Doctor of Science degrees and Honorary Professorships from:

Honorary Professorship, Shandong University, Jinan, China, 2019 Honorary Chair Professorship from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China in 2014 Honorary Doctorate (Doctor Honoris Causa) from Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey in 2012 Honorary Doctorate from the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan in 2011 Honorary Professorship from Northeastern University, Shenyang, China in 2008 Honorary Doctorate (Doctor Honoris Causa) from Doğuş University, Istanbul, Turkey in 2007 Swanlund Endowed Chair Professorship at UIUC in 2007

Research areas His research interests include optimal, robust, and nonlinear control; large-scale systems; dynamic games; stochastic control; estimation theory; stochastic processes; and mathematical economics.

Awards American Academy of Arts and Sciences Member (2023) IEEE Control Systems Award (2014) Honorary Chair Professorship from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China (2014) Honorary Doctorate (Doctor Honoris Causa) from Boğaziçi University, Istanbul (2012) SIAM Fellow (2012) Honorary Doctorate from the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan (2011) Isaacs Award of ISDG (2010, 2014) Honorary Professorship from Northeastern University, Shenyang, China (2008) Swanlund Endowed Chair at UIUC (2007) Honorary Doctorate (Doctor Honoris Causa) from Doğuş University, Istanbul (2007) Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award (2006) Giorgio Quazza Medal of IFAC (2005) Outstanding Service Award of IFAC (2005) IFAC Fellow (2005) Center for Advanced Study Professorship at UIUC (2005) Hendrik Wade Bode Lecture Prize of the IEEE Control Systems Society (2004) Tau Beta Pi Daniel C. Drucker Eminent Faculty Award of the College of Engineering of UIUC (2004) Elected to the National Academy of Engineering (of the USA) (2000) IEEE Millennium Medal (2000) Fredric G. and Elizabeth H. Nearing Distinguished Professorship at UIUC (1998) Axelby Outstanding Paper Award (1995) Distinguished Member Award of the IEEE Control Systems Society (1993) Medal of Science of Turkey (1993) IEEE Fellow (1983)

See also List of game theorists List of members of the National Academy of Engineering (Electronics)

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Tamer Başar

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Tamer Başar claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In mathematics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Tamer Başar before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Tamer Başar ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Tamer Başar

In research: Tamer Başar appears in mathematics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Tamer Başar in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Tamer Başar is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1946 births, 21st-century Turkish mathematicians, Academic staff of Boğaziçi University, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Tamer Başar outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Tamer Başar matter?

Because it connects several mathematics ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Tamer Başar?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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