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Didier Dubois (mathematician)

French mathematician

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Source revisionAug 29, 2025
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Didier Dubois (born 1952) is a French mathematician.

Since 1999, he is a co-editor-in-chief of the journal Fuzzy Sets and Systems.

In 1993–1997 he was vice-president and president of the International Fuzzy Systems Association.

His research interests include fuzzy set theory, possibility theory, and knowledge representation. Most of his works are co-authored by Henri Prade.

Selected bibliography

Dubois, Didier and Prade, Henri (1980). Fuzzy Sets & Systems: Theory and Applications. Academic Press (APNet). ISBN 0-122-22750-6

Dubois, Didier and Prade, Henri (1988). Possibility Theory: An Approach to Computerized Processing of Uncertainty.

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Editorial reviewA productive starting point for separating a subject’s documented career from later reputation and commemoration. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1952, 1999, 1993, 1997—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1952-01-01. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Didier, Dubois and mathematician providing the first useful test.
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