!!Professor Vladimir I. Keilis-Borok - Curriculum Vitae \\ *M. Sc., 1943, College of Exploration Geophysics *Ph.D. in Mathematical Geophysics, 1948, USSR Academy of Sciences *D.Sci. in Mathematical Geophysics, 1953, USSR Academy of Sciences \\ __Academic experience __ \\ *1999 – present: Distinguished Professor, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics and Dept. of Earth and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles. *1998 – present: Research group leader and founding Director emeritus. International Institute for Earthquake Prediction Theory and Mathematical Geophysics, Russian Ac. Sci. *1987 – present: Founding Director, Research and Advanced Training Program in Non-linear dynamics and Earthquake Prediction, Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics, Trieste. *Visiting professorships: Fairchild Distinguished Scholar, California Institute of Technology. Regents Lecturer, UCLA; others *Member, Science Advisory Board, EU International Graduate School for Comparative Public Policy Analysis, Luxemburg \\ __Elected to: __ \\ *American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1969) *US National Ac. Sci. (1971) *Russian Ac. Sci. (1988) *Royal Astronomical Society (1989) *Austrian Ac. Sci. (1992) *Pontifical Ac. Sci. (1994) *Academia Europaea (1999) \\ __Awards __ \\ *First Richardson medal for achievements in non-linear dynamics *Doctor Honoris Causa, Institute de Physique du Globe, Paris *21st Century Collaborative Activity Award for Studying Complex Systems, J. F. McDonnell Foundation \\ __Service in international organizations__ \\ *President, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (1987-1991) *Vice President, International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth Interior (1983-1987) *Board Member and Chair of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Section, International Council of Scientific Unions (1988 – 1991); member of the Union’s Scientific Committee for International Decade for Natural Disasters Reduction, (1990- 1999) *Member, Committee for International Security and Disarmament, Russian Ac. Sci. (1998 – 2000 *Founding Chairman, International Committee for Geophysical Theory and Computers (1964-1979) *Expert, Technical meetings on the nuclear test ban treaty (1960-1990) *Member, International Working Group on geological safety of the nuclear waste depositories (1994 - 1997) \\ __Current research __ \\ *Predictability of critical transitions in complex systems. Pattern recognition *Lithosphere dynamics. Predictability of geological disasters ([http://www.mitp.ru|http://www.mitp.ru], [http://www.igpp.ucla.edu/prediction/rtp]|http://www.igpp.ucla.edu/prediction/rtp). Disasters preparedness and risk analysis. *Socio-economic predictions: recessions (US); unemployment (US and W. Europe); crime surges (Los Angeles); elections (US); others. \\ \\ Collaboration with joint publications: Scientists and professional experts from 22 institutions worldwide. \\ \\ __International meetings, 2006-2009. __ \\ \\ ''Co-director or co-organizer:'' \\ *Government-level discussions on predictability of geophysical disasters and disaster preparedness (Pakistan, March and November ’06; Israel May ’06) *Conference and School on predictability of natural disasters, ICTP, June 07 *Workshop on non-linear dynamics and earthquakes prediction, ICTP, Oct. ’07 *Symposium on earthquake prediction, European Geophysical Union, April ’07 \\ ''Invited:'' \\ *G8-UNESCO Forum on Sustainable Development May 07 *Conference on Earthquake Prediction (Risk Management Solutions), Jan. 08 *Conferences of the Second School of Athens on Global Governance, Apr. 2008, Feb. 2010 *Others ---- !Obituaries Read obituaries in [The Telegraph|http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10569077/Vladimir-Keilis-Borok-obituary.html] and at [the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)|http://www.ictp.it/about-ictp/media-centre/news/news-archive/2013/10/in-memoriam-professor-vladimir-keilis-borok.aspx#close] website.