Professor Franco Saliola appointed Director of the Centre de Recherches Mathématiques (CRM)

Professor Franco Saliola succeeds Professor Octav Cornea as Director of the CRM effective July 1, 2025, for a four-year term. Professor Cornea has held this position since 2021, and he writes about the nomination of Professor Saliola:

” I am delighted that Professor Franco Saliola has accepted the position of Director of the CRM. Franco has supported me during the last year of my mandate as Scientific Deputy Director, and I am confident that he will drive the CRM forward with the same enthusiasm and efficiency that I have discovered during our collaboration. It has been a pleasure to work with him and I wish him every success in his new role.”

Franco Saliola is a professor at UQAM and former director of the CRM research lab LACIM (Laboratoire d’Algèbre, de Combinatoire et d’Informatique Mathématique). He obtained his PhD in 2006 from Cornell University under the supervision of Kenneth S. Brown. His research interests fall within the realm of algebraic combinatorics, a highly active field that mixes algebraic and combinatorial techniques to study problems in mathematics and other scientific disciplines. His research program developed from explorations into algebraic structures arising from random walks on hyperplane arrangements, and naturally expanded to include the representation theory of finite monoids, symmetric and general linear groups, and related algebraic structures. He is a keen proponent for the use of computer explorations in mathematics research, which he has successfully integrated into various facets of his research program.

“It is an honour for me to accept the role of director of the CRM. The CRM plays a key role in the mathematical community here in Quebec and internationally, and it is a privilege to be able to contribute to this great collective endeavour.”