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Gyula Katona is a distinguished Hungarian mathematician affiliated with Eötvös Loránd University and the Alfréd Rényi Mathematical Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He has been a professor at ELTE since 1964 and a researcher at the Institute since 1966, serving as its director from 1996 to 2005. He was elected a full member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 2001.
His research focuses on combinatorics and its diverse applications in probability theory, database theory, and cryptography. He has made significant contributions to discrete mathematics and theoretical computer science. Katona has spent a total of 12 semesters as a visiting professor at leading institutions including universities in Göttingen, Moscow, and eight American universities, reflecting his international academic engagement.
He is a member of the editorial boards of several international journals, contributing to the global mathematical community. Though no specific publications or awards are listed in the source, his sustained leadership and research output place him among Hungary's leading mathematicians.
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He has advised numerous students throughout his career, though specific names are not mentioned. He has not been associated with any formal grants in the text. He has been involved with the Alfréd Rényi Mathematical Research Institute, a leading center for mathematical research in Hungary.
