ZEN Mathematics Center

MEMBERS

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    Director

    Fumiharu Kato

    Professor Fumiharu Kato earned his Ph.D. in Science from Kyoto University in January 1997. Throughout his career, he has held positions at various universities, including Kyushu University, Kyoto University, Kumamoto University and Tokyo Institute of Technology. Specializing in algebraic and arithmetic geometry, specifically rigid geometry (non-Archimedean geometry), Professor Kato has been involved in its foundational work for many years. Professor Kato has published technical books on rigid geometry in both Japanese and English, and has also published numerous educational books on mathematics for the general reader on subjects such as the history of mathematics, the thought and life of mathematicians, and mathematical ideas. Besides his academic pursuits, Professor Kato nurtures a love for music, with piano playing and choral singing being his hobbies. During his student time at Kyoto University, he even studied the Saito-style conducting method under a professional conductor. Professor Kato’s diverse interests and talents reflect his deep passion for both mathematics and music.

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    Deputy Director

    Ivan Fesenko

    Professor Ivan Fesenko is a mathematician who worked in 6 countries. He was the winner of the all-Russian High School Mathematics Olympiad and was awarded the St. Petersburg Mathematical Society Prize and other international math prizes. He held professorial positions at St Petersburg University (Russia), the University of Nottingham (UK), the University of Warwick (UK) and Tsinghua University (China), and he is currently a full-time professor at Westlake University in China. His areas range from modern number theory to algebraic K-theory, infinite group theory, higher harmonic analysis and integration, higher zeta integrals and applications, generalisations of class field theory, and pandemic modelling. He has worked with 65 PhD students and postdocs. One of them, Caucher Birkar is the 2018 Fields Medalist. He has co-organized over 40 international workshops.

  • clerical work

    Akiko Takagi

  • technical staff

    Daisuke Seshita

  • technical staff

    Toshihiko Nakazawa