News
David A. Stephens awarded the SSC Gold Medal
The CRM congratulates David A. Stephens (member of the CRM and its StatLab) on being awarded the 2022 Gold Medal of the Statistical Society of Canada. The SSC Gold Medal is awarded to an active researcher who has made outstanding contributions to statistics or probability, either to mathematical developments or in [...]
2022 Krieger-Nelson Prize is awarded to Matilde Lalín
Congratulations to Matilde Lalín (CICMA and CRM member) who has been awarded the 2022 Krieger-Nelson Prize of the Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) for her outstanding contribution to Number Theory and related fields. The Krieger-Nelson Prize was first awarded in 1995 in recognition of outstanding contributions in the area of mathematical research by [...]
André Joyal is awarded the 2022 Jeffery-Williams Prize
Congratulations to André Joyal (CIRGET and CRM member) who will receive the 2022 Jeffery-Williams Prize of the Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) at the Summer Meeting of the CMS. The Jeffery-Williams Prize was first awarded in 1968 to recognize mathematicians who have made outstanding contributions to mathematical research. For more information
John McKay (1939-2022)
It is with sadness that we learned of the death of John McKay, a distinguished member of CICMA and the CRM, on April 19 in Montreal. Obtaining a PhD (Computer Science) from the University of Edinburgh in 1971, he joined Concordia University in 1974, becoming a professor in the Department of Computer [...]
Yoshua Bengio named Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur
Long-time CRM member Yoshua Bengio was named Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur on March 7 during a ceremony at the French Consulate in Montreal. Mrs. Kareen Rispal, Ambassador of France to Canada, awarded this honour to Professor Bengio. Warm congratulations to him!
SMS 2024 – Call for proposals
The steering board of the "Séminaire de Mathématiques Supérieures'' (SMS) invites letters of intent from potential organizers of the 2024 summer school. The letter (suggested length: 1-2 pages) should contain the proposed title of the school, names and affiliations of the organizers, as well as a short description of proposed mini-courses and [...]
CRM Research grant for ISM courses given online
To make the content of certain specialized ISM courses available to a broader audience, in particular potential students and collaborators, the CRM is offering a research grant of $2,000 to eligible professors who give their ISM courses on Zoom. The selected courses will be streamed live as well as recorded and available [...]
2024 CRM-SSC Prize awarded to Alexandre Bouchard-Côté
This year's winner is Alexandre Bouchard-Côté from the University of British Columbia. Biography Alexandre [...]
Appointments to the Management Team
At its meeting on May 1, 2024, the CRM Board of Directors made several [...]
In Memoriam: Jim Simons (1938-2024)
The CRM community was deeply saddened to learn of the death of Jim Simons, [...]
