- Published on July 28, 2023
- In AI Features
Inside the Mind of Gilbert Strang
“My whole work depends on my contact in Mumbai who typesets all the books, papers, and lectures online,” shared Gil, in an exclusive interview with AIM
- By Tasmia Ansari
After spending about six very influential decades at MIT Maths Department, in May 2023 Professor Gilbert Strang received a standing ovation for delivering his final lecture to 400+ students. Strang has spent 66 of his 88 years at MIT — as a student, an instructor, and a faculty member.
3+2+61=66, or 75% – summarises the life of Gilbert “Gil” Strang’s at MIT.
Analytics India Magazine got in touch with the maths genius to understand the scope of AI in mathematics and discuss his retirement plans.
“MIT's computer science department is doing things on a large scale, I just thought the maths department should have a little role. So, I created the newer course that I planned for maybe three or four years and also wrote a textbook for it,” he said talking about th
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Tasmia Ansari
Tasmia is a tech journalist at AIM, looking to bring a fresh perspective to emerging technologies and trends in data science, analytics, and artificial intelligence.
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