Special issue dedicated to Biswa Nath Datta on the occasion of his 70th birthday

This special issue of Numerical Linear Algebra with Applications is dedicated to our friend and colleague, Biswa Datta, on the occasion of his 70th birthday. During his long and distinguished career, Biswa Datta has made many significant contributions to linear algebra and control theory. Much of his research has been focused on the development of linear algebra-based numerical methods for the solution of important problems in control theory and vibration analysis. Eigenvalue assignment, Sylvester-observer equations, model updating, and inverse eigenvalue problems are some of the areas in which Datta has made valuable contributions. Biswa Datta obtained his doctorate in 1972 from the University of Ottawa. He held several positions in India, Nigeria, Brazil, and the USA before becoming Professor of Mathematical Sciences at Northern Illinois University in 1981, where he has been since. There, he became Presidential Research Professor and Distinguished Research Professor. Biswa Datta’s interest in interdisciplinary research lead to adjunct professorships in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering at Northern Illinois University since 2003 as well as being elected a fellow of the IEEE. In addition, he has received two Senior Fulbright Specialist Awards, an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer Award, several IEEE Plaques of Honor, an IEEE Banquet Award, and a Lifetime Achievement Medal of Honor. Biswa Datta has been active in the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), the International Linear Algebra Society (ILAS), and the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and has organized several very nice conferences within the framework of these organizations. He also has been involved in the organization of numerous other conferences and workshops in the USA, Europe, Asia, and Australia, and presented a large number of lectures and courses in many countries all over the world. Biswa Datta has supervised 10 PhD students (see the succeeding list) and 14 Master’s students. He has authored two popular textbooks ‘Numerical Methods for Linear Control Systems’,

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