Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the Faculty of Science
University of Calgary
Ernest Enns
- Professor Emeritus - Mathematics & Statistics
Research Interests
- Stochastic geometry; distributions of the lengths of random secants and rays in n-dimensional convex regions generated in one region and terminating in another;
- Decision theory: investigation of optimal strategies in sequential decision problems extended to multiple players and the problem is reformulated in terms of game theory
- Operations research
Currently Teaching
Not currently teaching any courses.
Publications
Book
- Enns, Ernest. Dependence relationships for rays in a convex body in {${\bf R}\sp n$} 16. Inst. Math. Statist., 1990. 203-206.
- Enns, Ernest, Ehlers, Peter and Stuhr, Stein . Every body has its moments 79. Reidel, 1981. 387-396.
Journal Paper
- Ehlers, Peter, Enns, Ernest and Fung, Tak Shing. Rectilinear and {B}rownian motion from a random point in a convex region 20.2 2001. 113-117.
- Enns, Ernest. Finding the volume of a mountain using stereological methods 65, part I 2000. 117-120.
- Enns, Ernest, Ehlers, Peter and Misi, T. . A cluster problem as defined by nearest neighbours 27.4 1999. 843-851.
- Enns, Ernest and Tomkins, D. D.. Optimal betting allocations 18.1 1993. 37-42.
- Enns, Ernest and Ehlers, Peter. Notes on random chords in convex bodies 30.4 1993. 889-897.
- Ravindran, K. and Enns, Ernest. A two {P}oisson stream competitive decision problem 37.4 1992. 723-731.
- Enns, Ernest and Ferenstein, E. Z.. A competitive best-choice problem with {P}oisson arrivals 27.2 1990. 333-342.
- Ferenstein, E. Z. and Enns, Ernest. Optimal sequential selection from a known distribution with holding costs 83.402 1988. 382-386.
- Enns, Ernest and Ehlers, Peter. Chords through a convex body generated from within an embedded body 25.4 1988. 700-707.
- Enns, Ernest and Ferenstein, E. Z.. On a multiperson time-sequential game with priorities 6.3 1987. 239-256.
- Enns, Ernest, Ferenstein, E. and Sheahan, J. N.. A curious recursion arising in game theory 30. 1986. 219-228.
- Enns, Ernest and Ferenstein, E. . The horse game 28.1 1985. 51-62.
- Enns, Ernest, Smith, B. R. and Ehlers, Peter. Hitting spheres with straight-line motion or {B}rownian motion 21.1 1984. 70-79.
- Ehlers, Peter and Enns, Ernest. Random secants of a convex body generated by surface randomness 18.1 1981. 157-166.
- Enns, Ernest and Ehlers, Peter. Random paths originating within a convex region and terminating on its surface 22.1 1980. 60-68.
- Enns, Ernest and Ehlers, Peter. Random paths through a convex region 15.1 1978. 144-152.
- Enns, Ernest and Ehlers, Peter. Optimal issuing policies for non-identical units with stochastic lifetimes 13.1 1976. 183-189.
- Enns, Ernest. Correction to: ``{T}he decision process for maximizing the probability of obtaining the random variable nearest to an arbitrary real number'' ({A}nn. {M}ath. {S}tatist. {\bf 41} (1970), 1466-1471) 1. 1973. 400.
- Enns, Ernest. The distributions of a number of random variables associated with the absorbing {M}arkov chain 14. 1972. 79-83.
- Enns, Ernest. Reply to {M}. {J}. {B}eckmann's ``{N}ote on: {T}he optimum strategy for choosing the maximum of {$N$} independent random variables'' 15. 1971. 60-61.
- Enns, Ernest. The decision process for maximizing the probability of obtaining the random variable nearest to an arbitrary real number 41. 1970. 1466-1471.
- Enns, Ernest. The optimum strategy for choosing the maximum of {$N$} independent random variables 14. 1970. 89-96.
- Enns, Ernest. The trivariate distribution of the maximum queue length, the number of customers served and the duration of the busy period for the {$M/G/1$} queueing system 6. 1969. 154-161.
Degrees
- 1961 - B.Sc. - University of British Columbia
- 1965 - Ph.D. - University of British Columbia
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