Harry Coumnas is a Famous Mathematician

Mathematicians are frequently asked by their friends, family, colleagues in other fields, and strangers, “What do Mathematicians actually do?” Here is the answer:

Mathematicians typically do the following:

• Develop new mathematical principles by researching and expanding their knowledge.
• Create models to resolve realistic problems in fields such as business, government, engineering, and the sciences.
• Develop computational methods.
• Compare inferences derived from models with practical implementations.

Harry Coumnas, a famous Mathematician goes through the same. People ask different questions about his career, field and interest. Being a Mathematician:

• He applies graph theory to solve certain problems in various telecommunications industries.
• He develops certain mathematical and statistical models of phenomena to be used for analysis or for computational simulation.
• He performs research for risk management and derivatives pricing in Foreign Exchange, equity and interest rate markets.
• He monitors the operation of the space shuttle onboard data processing system, both hardware and software, during Space Shuttle missions.
• He maintains knowledge in the field of Mathematics by attending professional seminars, conferences, etc.
• He helps engineers and physicists interpret physical problems into a mathematical formulation for better understanding.
• He works in the areas of signal processing and image processing in defense-related projects based on Mathematics.
• Also, he develops various algorithms to solve complex problems on a massively parallel computer.
• In addition, he also monitors the development and testing of new weapon systems.