Isidore Rigoutsos, the director of our center, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). According to its mission statement AAAS, a STEM scientific society and publisher of the “Science” family of journals, seeks to “advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all people”. AAAS Fellows, a lifetime honor, are distinguished scientists, engineers and innovators who have been recognized for their achievements across disciplines, from research, teaching, and technology, to administration in academia, industry and government, to excellence in communicating and interpreting science to the public.
Dr Rigoutsos has been recognized, for the Teiresias algorithm, and the Berger-Rigoutsos algorithm.
“I am deeply honored to have been selected by my peers as a fellow of the AAAS,” Rigoutsos said. “I would like to thank my mentors, collaborators, and students whose hard work helped make this recognition possible.”
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