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The International Centre for Mathematics in Ukraine has introduced the position of Scientific Director. Maryna Viazovska has agreed to take on this role for the following three years.
Viazovska is a professor at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and heads its Mathematical Institute. She is also a member of the Board of International Counselors of the National Research Foundation of Ukraine and a member of the International Academic Board at the Kyiv School of Economics. Together with a group of mathematicians of Ukrainian origin, Viazovska founded ICMU and is actively participating in the establishment of the Centre. This spring, she donated her "Talents For Ukraine" award from the KSE Foundation to support the development of ICMU.
"The Centre will serve as a place of intensive collaboration between Ukrainian scientists and their foreign colleagues, a place where aspiring researchers will be learning about the latest mathematical discoveries. While there are reputable mathematics schools and institutions with history in Ukraine, our infrastructure is insufficient. It is essential to provide favourable conditions for professional interaction and exchange of ideas, so that it would be possible to host gatherings with the participation of scientists of different generations, from different countries. Such gatherings are inspiring and there one can learn things one won't read about in any book or hear about at a university. I believe that knowledge resides in the human heart, and the exchange of knowledge is carried from heart to heart," – said Maryna Viazovska in a conversation with journalists in Kyiv.
In the picture: Maryna Viazovska gives a series of lectures on classical and new methods in sphere packing during the school and conference "Numbers in the Universe", the first scientific event organised by the Centre. August 2023