Antonio Galves
Jefferson Antonio Galves was a Brazilian mathematician, professor of the Institute of Mathematics and Statistics of the University of São Paulo and member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences. His field of studies was related to statistical models, in particular models that have stochasticity and variable range of memory. Galves was also the leader of NeuroMat, a research center established in 2013 at USP that is dedicated to integrating mathematical modeling and theoretical neuroscience.
Personal life
Jefferson Antonio Galves was born in São Paulo, Brazil, on 18 June 1947. He was married to Charlotte Galves, and had two daughters and a son. He died in Campinas, São Paulo, on 5 September 2023, at the age of 76.Education and career
Galves studied for a Bachelors degree in Mathematics at USP in 1964–1968, followed by a Masters in Statistics in 1969–1972, also at USP, with advisor Carlos Alberto Barbosa Dantas. He studied for his PhD in Statistics at USP in 1972–1978, with the thesis Construção de um processo forte de Markov again advised by Carlos Dantas. this included studying for a specialised degree, Diplôme d'Estudes Approfondies, at Pierre and Marie Curie University in 1973–1974, with Jacques Neveu. He received habilitation from USP in 1988. He was a government employee in 1969–1970, before becoming a public servant in 1970, converting to a Professor of the Statistic Department of the Institute of Mathematics and Statistics in 1990.He worked in the field of probability and statistics, on statistical models and stochastic systems, particularly Markov Particle Systems. He was a senior professor at the Institute of Mathematics and Statistics, University of São Paulo, where he coordinated NeuroMat and the Support Center for Research in Mathematics, Computing, Language and Brain.