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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 [...]
2022 André Aisenstadt Prize is awarded to Yevgeny Liokumovich
The 2022 André Aisenstadt Prize is awarded to Yevgeny Liokumovich (University of Toronto) for his numerous and fundamental contributions to geometric analysis, in particular his proof with F. Marques and A. Neves of a famous conjecture due to Gromov providing an appropriate Weyl Law for the volume spectrum of general Riemannian [...]
A Breakthrough Prize is awarded to Gilles Brassard
The 2023 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics is awarded to Gilles Brassard (Université de Montreal), his colleague Charles H. Bennett (IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center), as well as David Deutsch (Oxford University) and Peter W. Shor (MIT), for their foundational work in the field of quantum information. Gilles Brassard is [...]
Jacques Hurtubise awarded the 2022 David Borwein Award by the CMS
Congratulations to Jacques Hurtubise (member of CIRGET and the Laboratory of mathematical physics of the CRM) who has been named by the Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) as the recipient of the 2022 David Borwein Distinguished Career Award for his exceptional, continued, and broad contributions to mathematics. He will receive his award [...]
Postes rouges CNRS 2023 – Call for applications
The Institute of Mathematics of the CNRS (INSMI) should be able as last year to offer a limited number of research positions in 2023, available to foreign visitors from the “IRLs”, “LIAs” or “IRNs”. These positions are for three months (shorter visits cannot be funded under this scheme). Invitations can be [...]
James Maynard awarded the Fields Medal
Former CRM-ISM postdoctoral researcher awarded the Fields Medal James Maynard today received a 2022 Fields Medal in Helsinki from the International Mathematical Union. The Fields medal is regarded as the top award in mathematical research. Up to four medals are presented every four years to researchers who are under 40 years [...]
The CRM is recruiting!
We are looking for an office and administration technician to complete our scientific activities team. The person we are looking for has strong office and communication skills, and has experience in event organization. The main tasks are the following: Assist the coordinators in the organization of scientific activities: conferences, symposiums and workshops [...]
Launch event for the program Stratégia – modelling of emerging challenges
On November 21, a special day will mark the launch of this program, supported [...]
Call for Applications for 2025-2026 CRM Distinguished Researcher Positions
The CRM is inviting applications for Distinguished Researcher positions for the year 2025-2026. The [...]
Mathémalchimie – La poésie des mathématiques
On the occasion of the launch of the Mathémalchimie exhibition, Ingrid Daubechies, internationally renowned [...]
