Name:                                Sándor Bácsó, C.Sc.
Place and date of birth: Berettyóújfalu, on 14th ,1948
Place of work:                  University of Debrecen, Faculty of Natural Sciences
                                             Institute of Mathematics and Informatics
                                             4010 Debrecen, Pf. 12
                                             e-mail: bacsos@inf.unideb.hu

Studies, titles:
- qualified teacher of mathematics-descriptive geometry of secondary education, 1972, KLTE TTK;
- doctor of science, 1979, KLTE TTK;
- candidate in mathematical studies, on 18th ,1985, Budapest;
- candidate in physical and mathematical studies, on 25th ,1985, Moszkva;
- „dr. habil” on 29th ,2001, University of Debrecen.

Work, posts:
- teacher of secondary education, Berettyóújfalu, Arany János Grammar and Vocational Secondary School: 1972-74;
- professor’s assistant, KLTE Institute of Mathematics: 1974-1980;
- senior lecturer, KLTE Institute of Mathematics: 1981-1987;
- professor (part-time job), Bessenyei Gy. Teacher Training College in Nyíregyháza, Department of Mathematics: 1986-1998;
- associate professor, KLTE Institute of Mathematics and Informatics: 1987-

- associate professor, DE, Institute of Informatics, 2003-

Leading posts:
- head of the department of Geometry, KLTE Institute of Mathematics and Informatics: 1989-1992;
- deputy head of the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, KLTE Inst. of Math. and Inf.: 1993-1995;
- head of the department of Geometry (part-time job), Eszterházy Károly Teaching Training College, Inst of Math.
  and Inf.: 1996-1998;
- head of the Institute of Mathematics ansd Informatics, KLTE Intitute of Mathematics and Informatics: 1995-1999.

- deputy head of the Institute of Informatics, DE, Institute of Informatics, April-June 2003.

- head of the Institute of Computergraphics and Informatics, from 1 of July, 2003.

Educational experience:
- Since 1974 giving 18 main lectures and teaching 10 different practical subjects;
    (Linear algebra 1., 2.; Introduction to geometry; Basics of Mathematics 1; Discret mathematics 1., 2.;
    Differential geometry 1.; Non-euclidean geometry; Geometries and their models; Chapters in geometry Kótás and
    Monge projection 1., 2.; Selected chapters in descriptive geometry 1., 2.;
    Projective geometry 1., 2.; Axonometry; Non-linear transformations);

- Lectures in the Ph.D. training:
    In the Differential geometry program:
    Spaces of Douglas type; Special Finsler manifolds, (a,b)-metrics;
    Special Finsler metrics; Curvature-preserving mappings;
    In the Mathematics-Didactics program:
   Geometry; Transformation groups;
   lecture note: Chapters in geometry, KLTE Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, 1997.
   Leading the work of 33 students in preparing their dissertion and diploma;
   Leading the work of 4 prize-winning students in OTDK.

Research and publication activities:
- theme: differential geometry, Finsler geometry;
- publications: 33 scientific articles in refereed journals, in books, in publications of conferences;
- the number of scientific lectures: 40 in international scientific conferences, universities; 
- activities as a referee: making more than 100 referee’s reports in the Mathematical Reviews journal;
- revision of articles in the following journals: Publ. Math. Debrecen, Period. Math. Hungar., Acta Math. Hungar.,
   Studia Sci. Math. Hungar., Aequationes Math., Acta Acad. Ped. Nyíregyháziensis, PanAmerican Mathematical
   Journal;
- references to my scientific results: 70 unrelated citations in scientific papers, in books, in dissertations;
- projects: participating in 3 OTKA competition, consultant in 2 MKM project, coordinator and contact person in
  1 TEMPUS project;
- doctoral school: participating in Doctoral School of Mathematics and Computer Science (University of Debrecen)
   differential geometry, in projects of mathematics-didactics.

Certifications, reward, appreciation:
- Memorial certificate for university education, 1995;
- Széchenyi scholarship, 1999.

Main publications:
1. Bácsó, S., Matsumoto, M. On Finsler spaces of Douglas type. A generalization of the notion of Berwald space.
    Publ. Math. Debrecen 51 (1997), 385-406.
2. Bácsó, S., Matsumoto, M. Reduction theorems of certain Landsberg spaces, Publ. Math. Debrecen, 48 (1996), 357-366.
3. Mikes, J., Bácsó, S., Zednik, J. On f-planar mappings of affine-connection spaces with infinite dimension. Acta Univ.
    Palack. Olomouc. Fac. Rerum Natur. Math. 36 (1997), 157-162.
4. Bácsó, S., Matsumoto, M. On Finsler spaces of Douglas type II. Projectively flat spaces. Publ. Math. Debrecen 53 (1998),
    423-438.
5. Bácsó, S.,Ilosvay, F. On holomorphically mappings of special Kaehler spaces. Acta Math. Acad. Pedagog. Nyházi.
    (N. S.) 15 (1999), 41-44.
6. Bácsó, S., Matsumoto, M. Finsler spaces with the h-curvature tensor dependent on position alone. Publ. Math. Debrecen
    55 (1999), 199-210.
7. Bácsó, S. On geodesic mapping of special Finsler spaces. Rend. Circ. Mat. Palermo (2) Suppl. 59 (1999), 83-87.
8. Bácsó, S., Matsumoto, M. On Finsler spaces of Douglas type III. Finslerian Geometries (Edited by P. L. Antonelli), Kluwer 
    Academic Publishers, 2000, 89-94.
9. Bácsó, S., Matsumoto, M. On Finsler spaces of Douglas type IV. Projective flat Kropina spaces, Publ. Math. Debrecen,
    56 (2000), 213-221.
10. Bácsó, S., Matsumoto, M. Randers spaces with the h-curvatures tensor H dependent on position alone, Publ. Math.
    Debrecen 57 (2000), 185-192.

International relations:
1. Prof. Dr. Willy Sarlet, University of Ghent, head of the partner institution within the framework of the S_JEP-11263-96
    TEMPUS Project.
2. Prof. Dr. Joseph Griphone, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, head of the partner institution within the framework of the
    S_JEP-11263-96 TEMPUS Project.
3. Prof. Dr. Franz Halter-Koch, Karl-Franzens Universität Graz, head of the partner institution within the framework of the 
    S_JEP-11263-96 TEMPUS Project.
4. Prof. Dr. Makoto Matsumoto, Kyoto Ubiversity, 9 joint papers.
5. Prof. Dr. Masao Hashiguchí, Kagoshima University, 1 joint paper.
6. Prof. Dr. Josef Mikes, Olomouc University, 1 joint paper.
7. Dr. Josef Zednik, Technical University, Zlin, 1 joint paper.
8. Prof. Dr. Zhongmin Shen, IUPUI, Indianapolis, cooperation in a common subject started from 2000.
9. Prof. Ryozo Yoshikawa, Shiga University, Hino High School, 1 joint paper

Scientific-professional activities:
 American Mathematical Society member, 1992-
 Tensor Society, member, 1992-
 Secretary of conference on 1 occasion
 Serve on the organizing committee of conferences on 5 occasions
 Member of the advisory board of the Strommer Gyula International Geometry Foundation 1996-
 Member of the control commission, Erdős Pál Matematikai Research Centre 1998-

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