Huge honour: Yale University confers honorary degree on Hungarian computer scientist

Yale University has conferred an honorary degree on mathematician and computer scientist László Lovász, a full member and former president of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA) in recognition of his pathbreaking contributions in combinatorics, MTA said on Wednesday.

László Lovász Hungarian mathematician and computer scientist in 2022. Photo: MTI/Czimbal Gyula

Nine individuals received honorary degrees from Yale this year, in a tradition that goes back to 1702, the statement added.

Yale said in its laudation that Lovász was a “brilliant mathematician and theoretical computer scientist” whose “pathbreaking contributions in combinatorics, a branch of pure mathematics, have led to real-life applications in computer science, engineering and technology, statistics, and science that serve and advance humankind”. It added that over time Lovász had received nearly every award a mathematician can earn, including the Abel Prize, the highest award in mathematics.

“We are honored that you have agreed to receive one more, from the university where you taught and conducted research for over a half decade, and which itself is honored to present you with the degree of Doctor of Engineering and Technology,” the university said.

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