The IMI award for 2023 was presented to Dr. Vesselin Dimitrov on July 10, 2023, during the opening of the International Conference "Mathematics Days in Sofia 2023". The prize was presented by Prof. Julian Revalski, President of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and Chairman of the Prize Committee, and was personally delivered by the President of the Republic of Bulgaria, Rumen Radev.
From July 10 to 14, 2023, the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, together with the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics of the Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" and the Union of Bulgarian Mathematicians, will hold the International Conference Mathematics Days in Sofia - MDS2023. More than 200 scientists from 30 countries arrived in Sofia for the traditional meeting of Bulgarian mathematicians.
Prof. Michael R. Douglas will visit the International Center for Mathematical Sciences (ICMS–Sofia). The famous scientist will give lectures at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
Prof. Bernard Teissier is a world-renowned mathematician who works in the field of algebraic geometry, singularity theory and commutative algebra. Prof. Teissier is a guest of the program "Increasing research capacity in the field of mathematical sciences" (PIKOM) of the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IMI–BAS) and the International Center for Mathematical Sciences - Sofia (ICMS-Sofia).
In a modest ceremony held at the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics yesterday, May 31, Prof. Saff personally presented the certificates to the winners of the Rose and Irwin Saff Award for the past four years. In the past few years, the Award has been awarded, but the ceremony was not held due to the restrictions imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Institute of Mathematics and Informatics of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IMI-BAS) welcomes expressions of interest by postdoctoral researchers, offering to host highly motivated mathematicians and computer scientists.
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has decided to award the Abel Prize for 2023 to Luis A. Caffarelli for his “seminal contributions to regularity theory for nonlinear partial differential equations including free-boundary problems and the Monge–Ampère equation”.
The IMI award is a metal statuette, accompanied by a diploma and a cash prize. Funds for the premium are raised through donations. Details about the Prize and the nominations’ procedure can be found in the Statute of the Prize.
The Institute of Mathematics and Informatics at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences offers a 6-month Senior Researcher position in Sofia, Bulgaria.
One of the main goals of the conference organisers is to create new long-term collaborations between mathematicians in South-Eastern Europe. The organizers expect that through participation women mathematicians will attract the attention of young researchers and researchers from less-favoured countries.
