Andrei A. AgrachevBorn in Moscow, Russia.Graduated: Moscow State Univ., Applied Math. Dept., 1974.Ph.D.: Moscow State Univ., 1977.Doctor of Sciences (habilitation): Steklov Inst. for Mathematics, Moscow, 1989.Invited speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians ICM-94 in Zurich.Over 90 research papers on Control Theory, Optimization, Geometry (featured review of Amer. Math. Soc., 2002).Professional Activity: Inst. for Scientific Information, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 1977-1992; Moscow State Univ., 1989-1997; Steklov Inst. for Mathematics, Moscow, 1992-present; International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA-ISAS), Trieste, 2000-present.Current positions: Professor of SISSA-ISAS, Trieste, Italyand Leading Researcher of the Steklov Ins. for Math., Moscow, Russia Yuri L. SachkovBorn in Dniepropetrovsk, Ukraine.Graduated: Moscow State Univ., Math. Dept., 1986.Ph.D.: Moscow State Univ., 1992.Over 20 research papers on Control Theory.Professional Activity: Program Systems Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pereslavl-Zalessky, 1989-present;University of Pereslavl, 1993-present.Steklov Inst. for Mathematics, Moscow, 1998-1999;International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA-ISAS), Trieste, 1999-2001.Current positions: Senior researcher of Program Systems Institute, Pereslavl-Zalessky, Russia;Associate professor of University of Pereslavl, Russia.
