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Professor Zelmanov is a Chair Professor at the Southern University of Science and Technology and one of the foremost algebraists of his generation. He is internationally renowned for solving the restricted Burnside problem, a landmark achievement for which he received the Fields Medal in 1994. Before joining SUSTech in 2022, he served as the Atkinson Chair Professor at the University of California San Diego and previously held professorships at Yale University, the University of Chicago, and the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
His research encompasses algebra, Jordan algebras, infinite discrete groups, and profinite groups.
He is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Mathematical Society, and a foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. His honors also include the André Aisenstadt Prize and the Collège de France Medal.
Professor Ni is a leading expert in geometric analysis and differential geometry. He retired from the University of California San Diego in 2025 as a Distinguished Professor and subsequently joined Zhejiang Normal University, where he currently serves as Vice President in Academic and Director of the China–Africa Mathematics Center.
His research centers on geometric analysis, including Riemannian geometry, complex geometry, and partial differential equations. He served as Chair of the UCSD Mathematics Department from 2016 to 2020.
He is a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2018) and a recipient of the Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship (2004).
Professor Chen is Distinguished Professor Emerita of Mathematics at the University of Florida. She received her Ph.D. in Mathematics from Fudan University in 1985 and joined the University of Florida in 1991, serving as a professor for more than three decades before becoming Distinguished Professor Emerita in 2022.
Her research spans optimization and deep learning for data analysis, variational methods and partial differential equations for image processing, nonlinear analysis, inverse problems, and mathematical imaging. She has made substantial contributions to medical-image reconstruction, segmentation, and registration, connecting rigorous mathematical analysis with biomedical applications.
She has served on the editorial boards of the SIAM Journal on Imaging Sciences, Inverse Problems and Imaging, and the Journal of Mathematical Imaging and Vision.
Professor Eshmatov is a mathematician at the New Uzbekistan University, with research interests in algebra and functional analysis. He has contributed to the development of mathematical research and education in Central Asia and is actively involved in academic collaboration and mentorship.
His work advances core areas of pure mathematics while supporting the growth of the regional mathematical community.
Professor Futorny is a leading expert in representation theory and Lie algebras, currently serving at the Southern University of Science and Technology. He received his Ph.D. from the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and has held academic positions across Europe, Latin America, and Asia.
His research focuses on representation theory of Lie algebras, quantum groups, and infinite-dimensional algebraic structures. He has made substantial contributions to the field and is widely recognized for his international collaborations and scholarly leadership.
Professor Harel is a Professor of Mathematics at the University of California San Diego and a specialist in mathematics education. He received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in 1985.
His research examines the cognition and epistemology of mathematics and their implications for the teaching and learning of mathematics. He is particularly known for developing the DNR framework, which emphasizes students’ intellectual need, mathematical ways of understanding, and mathematical ways of thinking.
His work spans advanced mathematical thinking, mathematical reasoning and proof, curriculum development, and effective instruction at the secondary and university levels.
Professor Ioana is a leading mathematician in operator algebras and ergodic theory at the University of California San Diego. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California Los Angeles.
His research has produced major advances in rigidity theory and von Neumann algebras. He is a recipient of the EMS Prize and the Sloan Research Fellowship, recognizing his deep contributions to analysis and dynamical systems.
Professor Nongxa is a distinguished mathematician and academic leader at the Institute for Mathematical Sciences Africa in South Africa. He received his Ph.D. from University of Oxford and previously served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Witwatersrand.
His research interests include abelian group theory and the history of mathematics in Southern Africa. He is widely recognized for his leadership in advancing mathematics education and research across the African continent.
Professor Piccione is a leading mathematician in differential geometry and global analysis, currently based at the University of São Paulo. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of São Paulo and has held visiting positions at several international institutions.
His research focuses on differential geometry, variational methods, and semi-Riemannian geometry, with influential contributions to the study of geodesics and Morse theory.
He is a recipient of the CNPq research fellowship and has played an active role in advancing mathematical research in Brazil and internationally.
Professor Rakhimov is a researcher in analysis and applied mathematics at the National University of Uzbekistan. His work focuses on differential equations and related analytical methods.
He is engaged in advancing mathematical research and interdisciplinary applications, contributing to the development of mathematical sciences in Uzbekistan.
Professor Thalmaier is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at the University of Luxembourg. He received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Regensburg in 1989 and completed his habilitation at the University of Bonn in 1999. Before joining the University of Luxembourg as a Full Professor in 2006, he held positions at institutions including the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Regensburg, the University of Bonn, the University of Évry, and the University of Poitiers.
His research focuses on stochastic analysis on manifolds, stochastic differential geometry, the geometry of stochastic differential equations, and mathematical finance, developing probabilistic methods for geometric and analytic problems involving Brownian motion, diffusion processes, heat kernels, curvature, and differential operators on manifolds.
He received the 2021 Grand Prix in Mathematical Sciences of the Institut Grand-Ducal (Prix de la Bourse de Luxembourg) and was named an honorary member of the Institut Grand-Ducal’s Section of Natural, Physical and Mathematical Sciences.
Professor Zheng is a leading expert in differential geometry, with a particular emphasis on complex geometry. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1989 and held a Moore Instructor position at the MIT. He subsequently served on the faculty at Duke University and The Ohio State University, where he retired as a Full Professor before joining Chongqing Normal University in 2019 as a National Distinguished Expert.
His research focuses on complex differential geometry and geometric structures on manifolds. He is also actively engaged in promoting college-level mathematics across a broad range of areas.
Professor Zhu received his Ph.D. from the University of Calgary in 1991. He previously served as a Xi-Wan Chair Professor at National Sun Yat-sen University in Taiwan and received the Outstanding Research Award from Taiwan’s National Science Council and the Academic Award of the Mathematical Society of Taiwan.
In 2010, he joined Zhejiang Normal University through a national talent recruitment program, where he is currently Professor of Mathematics and Director of the Center for Discrete Mathematics. His research focuses on structural graph theory, particularly graph coloring.