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The emergence of French statistics. How mathematics entered the world of statistics in France during the 1920s
This paper concerns the emergence of modern mathematical statistics in France
after the First World War. Emile Borel's achievements are presented, and
especially his creation of two institutions where mathematical statistics was
developed: the {\it Statistical Institute of Paris University}, (ISUP) in 1922
and above all the {\it Henri Poincar\'e Institute} (IHP) in 1928. At the IHP, a
new journal {\it Annales de l'Institut Henri Poincar\'e} was created in 1931.
We discuss the first papers in that journal dealing with mathematical
statistics
Research and Education in Computational Science and Engineering
Over the past two decades the field of computational science and engineering
(CSE) has penetrated both basic and applied research in academia, industry, and
laboratories to advance discovery, optimize systems, support decision-makers,
and educate the scientific and engineering workforce. Informed by centuries of
theory and experiment, CSE performs computational experiments to answer
questions that neither theory nor experiment alone is equipped to answer. CSE
provides scientists and engineers of all persuasions with algorithmic
inventions and software systems that transcend disciplines and scales. Carried
on a wave of digital technology, CSE brings the power of parallelism to bear on
troves of data. Mathematics-based advanced computing has become a prevalent
means of discovery and innovation in essentially all areas of science,
engineering, technology, and society; and the CSE community is at the core of
this transformation. However, a combination of disruptive
developments---including the architectural complexity of extreme-scale
computing, the data revolution that engulfs the planet, and the specialization
required to follow the applications to new frontiers---is redefining the scope
and reach of the CSE endeavor. This report describes the rapid expansion of CSE
and the challenges to sustaining its bold advances. The report also presents
strategies and directions for CSE research and education for the next decade.Comment: Major revision, to appear in SIAM Revie
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