Mathematics Advisory Committee
Irene De Blasi
Research Fellow, Department of Mathematics, University of Turin (Italy)
Irene De Blasi is a mathematical researcher at the University of Turin whose work is focused on dynamical systems and celestial mechanics—areas of mathematics that study how complex systems evolve over time. This field connects deep theoretical tools with problems that are naturally inspiring to students, such as orbital motion, stability of trajectories, and the long-term behavior of interacting bodies. In practice, celestial mechanics is a powerful example of mathematics as a language for understanding the real world: it blends geometric intuition, rigorous analysis, and careful reasoning about how small changes can produce large differences over time.
Pierre Nyquist
Associate Professor (Docent), Chalmers University of Technology & University of Gothenburg (Sweden)
Pierre Nyquist is an associate professor (docent) in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg, with additional affiliation at KTH in Sweden. His research sits at the intersection of probability theory, mathematical statistics, and applied mathematics—fields that provide the language for understanding uncertainty, randomness, and data in the modern scientific world. This foundation is increasingly essential across disciplines, from physics and engineering to computing and biology. Beyond research strength, Professor Nyquist brings a profile that is especially well suited to global advisory work: he has been elected to the Young Academy of Sweden, a selective community that recognizes scholars who combine high academic potential with broader engagement and leadership. That type of professional recognition often correlates with openness to mission-driven advisory roles that have international visibility and public benefit.
Vesna Iršič Chenoweth
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Ljubljana (Slovenia)
Vesna Iršič Chenoweth is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Ljubljana (Faculty of Mathematics and Physics), with a research focus in graph theory—one of the most influential branches of modern discrete mathematics. Graph theory studies networks and relationships: how objects connect, how structure emerges, and how systems behave when you change rules or constraints. It is both highly accessible to students (through puzzles, paths, and patterns) and deeply foundational to advanced science and technology (from computer networks to optimization and data structures). This makes her discipline a perfect fit for an education-centered foundation: graph theory is a reliable generator of beautiful, rigorous problems that build proof skills and creative reasoning.
Yoshihiko Matsumoto
Associate Professor of Mathematics, Osaka University (Japan)
Yoshihiko Matsumoto is an associate professor of mathematics at Osaka University, one of Japan’s leading research institutions. His academic work is rooted in advanced areas of mathematics connected to geometry and analysis—fields that explore shape, structure, and the deep relationship between local behavior and global outcomes. Geometry has long been central to scientific thinking, influencing everything from classical mechanics to modern physics, and it remains one of the most powerful training grounds for mathematical maturity: it demands precision, proof, and strong conceptual intuition. Professor Matsumoto represents an ideal “high-credibility, not celebrity-tier” profile—an active researcher at a top institution who can add international strength to AMSF committees while still being realistically reachable for a mission-driven advisory role.
Youness Lamzouri
Professor of Mathematics, Université de Lorraine (France)
Youness Lamzouri is a professor of mathematics at Université de Lorraine and a member of the Institut Élie Cartan de Lorraine (IECL) in France. His work is in modern number theory—an area that studies deep patterns in integers and prime numbers, and the tools used to understand them. His research explores questions connected to the Riemann zeta function and L-functions (fundamental objects in number theory), the fine-scale behavior of primes, and probabilistic models that help explain “randomness” in arithmetic. While the subject is highly rigorous, it is also central to the broader mathematical landscape because it influences how mathematicians think about structure, uncertainty, and long-range patterns in complex systems. Professor Lamzouri is also active in the wider mathematical community through scholarly service roles, reflecting professional recognition and strong engagement with international research standards.
The committee members are listed in the alphabetical order.