He devoted his life to solving problems in the real world with mathematics. He published over 400 papers in his career, was recognized with the EURO Gold medal and was inducted into Canada’s Academy of Science. He and the late Nenad Mladenovic founded Variable Neighborhood Search, an insightful Metaheuristic to find solutions for large and complex problems. He touched many lives as a professor, mentor, patron of the arts, and world traveler.

Regarding the funeral that will take place on January 22, you will find the details here..