In Memoriam: Robert Bertrand France, 1960-2015

FranceRobert Bertrand France, a professor of computer science at Colorado State University, died on February 15. He was 54 years old.

A native of Guyana, Dr. France received a bachelor’s degree in the natural sciences at the Trinidad and Tobago campus of the University of the West Indies. He earned a Ph.D. at Massey University in New Zealand.

Dr. France was the founding editor-in-chief of the Springer journal Software and Systems Modeling. In 2014, received the Excellence in Science and Technology Award from the Institute of Caribbean Studies.

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