Background
Csurgay, Árpád István was born on September 8, 1936 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of A'rpa'd and Karolina (Baum) Csurgay.
educator researcher telecommunications engineer
Csurgay, Árpád István was born on September 8, 1936 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of A'rpa'd and Karolina (Baum) Csurgay.
Diploma in telecommunications engineering, Technology University Budapest, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, Technology University Budapest, 1964. Doctor of Science, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, 1973.
Research fellow, Research Institute for Telecom., Budapest, 1959-1965; head of department, director research, Research Institute for Telecom., Budapest, 1968-1980; postdoctoral fellow, Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1966-1967; head of department, Institute for Automation and Computer Sciences, Budapest, 1981-1985; deputy secretary general, Hungarian Academy Sciences, Budapest, 1985-1993; professor, Technology U. Budapest, since 1993. Melchor chair visiting professor U. Notre Dame, Indiana, 1996-1997.
Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Member Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Academia Europaea (council 1992-1994), Academia Scientiarium et Artium Europaea, International Institute Applied Systems Analysis (council 1985-1993).
Married Ildikó Franciska Gereben, March 9, 1940. Children: Christina, Esther, Peter.