News
A look back at the roundtable of November 7
On Monday, November 7, the CRM held a roundtable discussion, moderated by CRM Director Octav Cornea, on the state of the mathematical sciences in Quebec. The seven panelists were Alejandro Adem (President, NSERC), Janice Bailey (Scientific Director, FRQNT), Marie-Josée Hébert (Vice-Rector for Research, Université de Montréal), Nathalie de Marcellis-Warin (Director, CIRANO), Yoshua [...]
Matilde Lalín named to the 2023 class of AMS Fellows
Congratulations to Matilde Lalín (CICMA and CRM member) who has been named to the 2023 class of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society (AMS). For more information
CRM Call for Proposals
The CRM calls for proposals for: scientific activities, in particular thematic programs starting from 2026; outreach activities, in particular activities related to Pi Day 2023 (March 14). Most of these activities will be supported by the program En Avant Math!; activities in support of EDI goals. In all cases, proposals consisting [...]
Yoshua Bengio among the most influential scientists in the world
Yoshua Bengio, Mila's scientific director and CRM member, is the third most important scientists across all fields in the past year, according to Stanford University's annual Top 2% Scientists List. See also the news on udemnouvelles and on Mila's website.
CRM-ISM Postdoctoral Fellowships – Call for applications
The Centre de recherches mathématiques (CRM) and the Institut des sciences mathématiques are pleased to announce the creation of 4 postdoctoral positions for young mathematics researchers for the academic year 2023. For more information consult this page. To submit an application To be eligible for a CRM-ISM postdoctoral fellowship, [...]
CRM-Fields-PIMS Prize – Call for nominations
The Centre de recherches mathématiques (CRM), the Fields Institute, and the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) invite nominations for the CRM-Fields-PIMS prize, awarded in recognition of exceptional research achievement in the mathematical sciences. The candidate’s research should have been conducted primarily in Canada or in affiliation with a Canadian [...]
Gilles Brassard awarded a C&C Prize
One of the NEC C&C Foundation prizes of 2022 has been awarded to Gilles Brassard (Université de Montréal) and his colleague Charles H. Bennett (IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center), for their pioneering research on quantum cryptography and their key contributions to the establishment of quantum information theory. Gilles Brassard is [...]
Brenda MacGibbon (1944-2022)
It is with sadness that we learned of the passing of Brenda MacGibbon in Montreal on October 7. Brenda MacGibbon was a member of the CRM and its Statistics Laboratory. She studied mathematics at McGill University, obtaining her PhD in 1970. She was the first woman to chair the Statistical Sciences Grant [...]
The 2024 André Aisenstadt Prize awarded to Alexander Kupers
The 2024 André Aisenstadt Prize is awarded to Alexander Kupers (UTSC). Alexander Kupers was [...]
Call for nominations: Director of the Centre de recherches mathématiques (CRM)
NOMINATION DEADLINE: MAY 22, 2024. The CRM is looking for a Director for a [...]
2024 CAP-CRM Prize awarded to Bianca Dittrich
"I am deeply honoured, very happy, and thankful for receiving this prize. I want [...]
