Legacy of Robin Thomas
Legacy of Robin Thomas
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罗宾·托马斯的遗产
DOI：
10.1090/noti2497
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发表时间：
2022
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Liu, Chun-Hung
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除了在研究上的杰出成就外，罗宾卓越的领导能力对教育也产生了深远的影响。2006年至2019年，Robin担任乔治亚理工学院算法、组合学和优化（ACO）项目主任。佐治亚理工学院的ACO项目成立于1991年左右，是一个精英跨学科的博士项目，它结合了计算机科学、数学和工业工程三个快速发展的研究领域。Robin参与了ACO项目的创立，并且是该项目的第二任主任。他的长期服务维护并提高了该计划的声望。可悲的是，2008年，罗宾被诊断出患有肌萎缩侧索硬化症，肌肉力量逐渐减弱，导致行动、说话和呼吸困难。但他从未放弃工作。2016年，他在乔治亚理工学院发表了一篇非常鼓舞人心的毕业演讲。他一直在做研究、教学、指导学生，并领导ACO项目，直到他在2020年不幸去世的几个月前。的确，他以非凡的勤奋和热情完成了这一切。罗宾的专业精神和个性深深地影响了我的人生。从我读研究生开始，他就一直在口头上和行动上给予我支持和鼓励。直到今天，它仍然使我受益。我和他的谈话总是鼓舞人心，他的建议总是全面而周到。他不仅是学术界的榜样，也是我日常生活中的榜样。有罗宾做我的导师是我的幸运。
In addition to his prominent achievements in research, Robin’s remarkable leadership had a profound influence in education. Robin served as the director of the Algorithms, Combinatorics, and Optimization (ACO) program at Georgia Tech from 2006 to 2019. The ACO program at Georgia Tech, founded around 1991, is an elite interdisciplinary doctoral program that combines three rapidly growing research areas in computer science, mathematics, and industrial engineering. Robin was involved in the founding of the ACO program and was the second director of the program. His long-term service preserved and enhanced the prestigious reputation of the program. Sadly, in 2008, Robin was diagnosed with ALS which gradually decreased his muscle strength, resulting in difficulty moving, speaking, and breathing. But he never gave up working. He delivered a very encouraging commencement address at Georgia Tech in 2016. He kept doing research, teaching, advising students, and leading the ACO program until a few months prior to his tragic passing in 2020. Indeed, he accomplished this all with truly remarkable diligence and passion.Robin’s professionalism and personality heavily influenced my life. He offered me constant and supportive encouragement not only verbally but also through his actions since I was a graduate student. It continuously benefits me even today. My conversations with him were always inspiring, and his suggestions were always comprehensive and considerate. He is a role model not only in academia but also in my daily life. It is my good fortune to have had Robin as my advisor.