Department of Mathematical Sciences

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Obituary for Bent Fuglede

With the death of Bent Fuglede, Denmark has lost one of its very important mathematicians and the Department of Mathematics at the University of Copenhagen has lost a highly valued teacher, researcher and colleague.

Semper Ardens grants to Bladt & Osajda

Martin Bladt and Damian Osajda receive The Carlsberg Foundation’s Semper Ardens Accelerate grant. Bladt will find statistical tools that can provide more accurate risk assessment for catastrophic events. Osajda will research pure maths: geometric group theory and non-positive curvature.

First InterAct Day 2023

The InterAct Day is organised annually throughout the lifetime of the project frame and aims to communicate the project frame's technical activities to the Industrial Partners and beyond.

The Boeing Quantum Creators Prize awarded to Freek Witteveen

At the newly held Chicago Quantum Summit, postdoc Freek Witteveen from the department’s QMATH Centre won the 2023 Boeing Quantum Creators Prize.

Obituary for Anders Thorup

Associate Professor Emeritus Anders Thorup, born on 3 August 1943, died on 1 November 2023. He is survived by his wife and three adult children. Here are some eulogies written by Søren Jøndrup and Ian Kiming.

Elisenda Feliu appointed professor

The dean has appointed Elisenda Feliu as professor of mathematics at the Department of Mathematical Sciences from 1 July 2023.

Matthias Fahrenwaldt and Kristian Buchardt appointed affiliated professors

The Dean has appointed Matthias Fahrenwaldt and Kristian Buchardt as affiliated professors at the Department of Mathematical Sciences. They will work with the department’s Section of Insurance and Economics.

Copenhagen Workshop on Fairness

On August 17 and 18, 2023, the department hosted a workshop on fairness with a view towards insurance. Two days with discussions about ethics and accountability, and how to calculate discrimination-free insurance prices.

Mikael Rørdam appointed Honorary Professor at ECNU

East China Normal University in Shanghai has appointed Mikael Rørdam Honorary Professor “in recognition of his outstanding contributions and academic achievements in the field of mathematics”.

MATH will strengthen the practical teaching

The department has employed two teaching associate professors since August 2023. They will, among other things, focus on the coordination and development of the department’s practical teaching.

Scientists predict a collapse of the Atlantic ocean current to happen mid-century

Important ocean current that redistribute heat, cold and precipitation between the tropics and the northernmost parts of the Atlantic region will shut down around the year 2060 if current greenhouse gas emissions persist. This is the conclusion based on new calculations from the University of Copenhagen that contradict the latest report from the IPCC.

Mogens Steffensen new Head of Department

From 1. September 2023, Professor and Head of Section Mogens Steffensen will be the new Head of the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen. He will work for the Department’s academic research community and to ensure that the Department’s research-based knowledge is used actively for the benefit of society.

Number cruncher calculates whether whales are acting weirdly

We, humans, can be a scary acquaintance for whales in the wild. This includes marine biologists tagging them with measuring devices to understand them better. Now, University of Copenhagen researchers have figured out how to solve the problems with math.

A medal for Thomas Mikosch

Professor Thomas Mikosch has been awarded the Willem van Zwet Medal for Special Service to the Bernoulli Society. The Bernoulli Society is the international organization for probability and mathematical statistics.

The first group is ready for the new quantum education

The MSc programme in Quantum Information Science has admitted its first students, starting after the summer holidays. Many applied, and 42 were accepted.