Senior Advisor, RIKEN Center for Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences (iTHEMS)

Main: Director-General, Kyoto University Institute for Advanced Study (KUIAS)

Shigefumi Mori

Research Fields: Mathematics, Algebraic Geometry
Appointment History: 2016/12/01 - 2025/03/31Senior Advisor, RIKEN Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences Program (iTHEMS) Main: Director-General, Kyoto University Institute for Advanced Study (KUIAS); 2025/04/01 - Senior Advisor, RIKEN Center for Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences (iTHEMS) Main: Director-General, Kyoto University Institute for Advanced Study (KUIAS)
Related Website: Kyoto University Institute for Advanced Study (KUIAS)

Message

With the digitalization of contemporary society, mathematics is expected to play a role as an interdisciplinary science in all aspects of science and technology. There has never been a better time to establish the iTHEMS program, and I am more than happy to be able to join its activities as a mathematician.

Brief Resume

1973	Kyoto University, BS Mathematics
1975-1980	Kyoto University, Assistant
1978	Kyoto University, D.Sci. Mathematics
1980-1982	Nagoya University, Lecturer
1982-1987	Nagoya University, Assistant Professor
1988-1990	Nagoya University, Professor
1990-2016	RIMS, Kyoto University, Professor
2011-2014	RIMS, Kyoto University, Director
2016	Kyoto University Institute for Advanced Study, Distinguished Professor, Director-General

Awards and Honors

1983	MSJ Iyanaga Prize
1989	Inoue Prize for Science
1990	Frank Nelson Cole Prize
1990	Japan Academy Prize
1990	Fields Medal
1990	Person of Cultural Merit
1998	Member of the Japan Academy
2021	Order of Culture

Related Events

[Shigefumi Mori and Takashi Sakajo Special Talk] How is mathematics utilized in society? - Exploring the Essence of Mathematical Research

March 12 (Sat) 13:00 - 14:30, 2022 Special Lecture

Harmony in Nature and Mathematics

November 18 (Fri) 15:00 - 18:00, 2016 Special Lecture