Name Sven Erlander | Uncles Janne Erlander | |
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Books Learning to Live in the Knowledge Society: IFIP 20th World Computer Congress, IFIP TC 3 ED-L2L Conference, September 7-10, 2008, Milano, Italy Parents Tage Erlander, Aina Erlander Grandparents Alma Erlander, Erik Gustaf Erlander Aunts Anna Erlander, Dagmar Erlander | ||
Sven Erlander (born 1934) is a Professor Emeritus of Mathematics (Optimization) at Linköping University in Sweden.
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He received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from Stockholm University in 1968. In 1971 he became a Professor in Mathematics (Optimization) at Linköping University. In Linköping he was the Head of the Mathematics department 1973–1976 and Dean of the Institute of Technology between 1978 and 1983. In 1983–1995 he was the Rector of the Linköping University. He had a leading role in the development of the medical faculty (Hälsouniversitet) and Campus Norrköping.
He is the son of former Swedish Prime Minister Tage Erlander and has published several of his father's diaries.
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Recent academic book
Erlander, S.B. Cost-Minimizing Choice Behavior in Transportation Planning. Springer Verlag, 2010.