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36-555: Daya Reddy , mathematician , served (2018–2021) as the ISC's inaugural President. Sir Peter Gluckman , pediatrician , biomedical scientist, and science-policy expert, was elected President in October 2021. Other ISC's inaugural Officers elected for the term of 2018–2021 were Elisa Reis (Vice President), Jinghai Li (Vice President), Renée van Kessel (Treasurer), and Alik Ismail-Zadeh (Secretary). Until February 2022, Heide Hackmann served as

72-656: A chair in applied mathematics. He served as dean of faculty of science at UCT for seven years from 1999, and thereafter was appointed to the South African Research Chair in Computational and Applied Mechanics. In 2018, Reddy was elected as first President of the International Science Council . Reddy's teaching and research activities reflect his multidisciplinary perspectives, which he has pursued largely through

108-901: A geographically representative student body from the African continent. Visiting faculty have included David MacKay , Bernt Øksendal , David Aschman ( Cape Town ), Alan Beardon ( Cambridge ), Jordi Campos ( Barcelona ), Jesus Cerquides ( Spanish National Research Council ), Patrick Dorey ( Durham ), Pedro Ferreira ( Oxford ), Jan Govaerts ( Leuven ), Barry Green ( Stellenbosch ), Gordon Johnson ( Houston ), Dirk Laurie ( Stellenbosch ), Sanjoy Mahajan ( MIT , Olin ), Vincent Rivasseau ( University of Paris ), Bernd Schroers ( Heriot-Watt ), Robert de Mello Koch ( Witwatersrand ), Rob Beezer ( University of Puget Sound ), Jeff Sanders ( United Nations University International Institute for Software Technology ), and Tadashi Tokieda ( Stanford ). Each visiting lecturer teaches an intensive three-week-long module. The goal of

144-526: A platform. Regular public lectures on a wide range of topics are offered by eminent scientists at the forefront of research in their field. AIMS South Africa is sponsored by international corporations, international development organisations and the South African departments of Education and Science and Technology . In February 2010, Google donated $ 1 million to AIMS. In July 2010, Canada committed CAN$ 20 million of federal funding to AIMS and

180-642: A regional office in Colombia . The Officers of the Governing Board are currently Peter Gluckman (President), Motoko Kotani (President-elect), Anne Husebekk (Vice-President for Freedom and Responsibility in Science), Salim Abdool Karim (Vice-President for Outreach and Engagement), and Sawako Shirahase (Vice-President for Finance of the Council). The ISC's next assembly is scheduled for 2024. In 2020,

216-513: A research centre in interdisciplinary areas like cosmology, computing and finance (see below). In 2015, AIMS Cameroon was planning to launch its own research centre to host resident and visiting researchers from universities in Cameroon and beyond. The AIMS institutes provide community services. AIMS Senegal has developed an innovative teaching module for secondary school maths teachers and has partnered with local businesses to raise funds for

252-564: A substantial international reputation is in the development and analysis of mixed and related finite element methods. Beyond these major areas of activity, he has also made significant contributions to aspects of biomedical mechanics. He is the author, co-author or editor of over 200 publications, including two research monographs, two texts, and three edited volumes of invited papers. He has supervised to graduation 33 PhD and 36 Masters graduates, as well as 20 post-doctoral researchers. The objective of his graduate text on functional analysis

288-424: A systematic treatment of mathematical aspects of classical plasticity from a modern perspective. The monograph captures the main results of the theoretical work by Reddy and co-workers, and others over a number of years, and goes on to present some new results. The second edition includes new material on single-crystal plasticity and strain-gradient plasticity, to which Reddy has made significant contributions. Reddy

324-486: Is a 10-month Structured Masters programme in the Mathematical Sciences. The programme was upgraded in 2012 from a Postgraduate Diploma. The master's degree is conferred by the three South African universities in the partnership. Students from Africa can apply for full scholarships, including travel, board & lodging, tuition, and a stipend. AIMS is committed to greater participation by women in science and

360-538: Is a South African scientist. He is Professor Emeritus of Applied Mathematics and served as interim Vice Chancellor (President) at the University of Cape Town between March 2023 and July 2024. Reddy held the South African Research Chair in Computational and Applied Mechanics from 2007 to 2021, and is a former director of the Centre for Research in Computational and Applied Mechanics (CERECAM) there. From 2018 to 2021, he

396-453: Is a founder member of the Academy of Sciences of South Africa (ASSAf), and served as its President over the period 2012 - 2016. The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) is a global network of 140 member academies which work together to provide independent expert advice on scientific, technological and health issues. Reddy served, over the period 2013 - 2019 as co-chair of IAP-Policy, the arm of

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432-570: Is a tertiary education and research institute in Muizenberg , South Africa, established in September 2003, and an associated network of linked institutes in Senegal, Ghana, Cameroon and Rwanda. The first African Institute for Mathematical Sciences was founded in Muizenberg near Cape Town by Neil Turok in 2003, while he was Chair of Mathematical Physics at Cambridge University . Neil Turok

468-607: Is being offered for South African students in conjunction with University of Stellenbosch and the University of Cape Town . In the AIMS Research Centre students, often AIMS alumni, study towards a MSc or PhD degree under supervision of a resident researcher in Mathematical Biology and Mathematical Finance . AIMS South Africa hosts a research centre that opened in May 2008. Stephen Hawking visited

504-489: Is the son of Ben Turok , an ANC MP. In 2008 Turok became Executive Director of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics , and was replaced by Dr Robert Myers in 2019. AIMS South Africa was formed as a partnership between the following universities: University of Stellenbosch , University of Cambridge , University of Cape Town , University of Oxford , University of Paris-Sud , and University of

540-773: The AIMS-Next Einstein Initiative. The funds are administered by the International Development Research Centre and the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics . In September 2010, the AIMS Next Einstein Initiative AIMS-NEI was awarded US$ 2 million from Google 's Project 10^100. Individuals donate to AIMS on GivenGain. AIMS Ghana is among the oldest AIMS centers. Located in West Africa, initially based within

576-740: The African Academy of Sciences , and a founding Fellow of the Academy of Engineering and Technology of the Developing World (AETDEW). In 2023 he was appointed a Member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences , and in 2024 elected an International Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . Reddy is a recipient of the degree of Doctor of Science, honoris causa , from Stellenbosch University ;

612-822: The University of Ghana in East-Legon, then based in the idyllic village of Biriwa in the Central Region, and then moved to Accra . The center has been highly patronized by the figure of Francis Allotey . After his demise, the center has been organizing summer camps to outreach recently graduated students and motivate them about math, those summer camps are currently named as Allotey Math Summer Camp after him . A new program to support female students in STEM has also been launched. The center has two main programs. The general course focused on mathematics and its applications, and AMMI (African Masterd of Machine Intelligence)

648-836: The AIMS research centre and AIMS-Next Einstein Initiative launch. The centre specialises in Mathematical Biology , Industrial Mathematics , Mathematical Finance , Astrophysics & Cosmology , and Computer Algebra . Bursaries are offered for Master's and doctoral studies. AIMS South Africa hosts a School Enrichment Centre which offers free learning resources and professional development courses for South African mathematics teachers. AIMS South Africa regularly hosts short conferences or workshops in mathematics and its applications, especially in physics , mathematical finance , epidemiology . Other topics include scientific modelling or system administration using Debian GNU/Linux as

684-576: The Action Plan 2022-2024: Science and Society in Transition. At the heart of the Action Plan is a selection of projects and programmes that are relevant to all scientific fields and all parts of the world. The Council is governed by its Governing Board and is advised by a number of advisory bodies in thematic areas such as space, polar, climatic, and data research. It is headquartered in Paris with

720-1035: The Award for Research Distinction of the South African Mathematical Society ; and the Order of Mapungubwe , awarded by the President of South Africa for distinguished contributions to science. He received the Georg Forster Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Germany. He was elected a Fellow of the International Association for Computational Mechanics in 2008. African Institute for Mathematical Sciences The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences ( AIMS )

756-604: The Centre for Research in Computational and Applied Mechanics (CERECAM) at the University of Cape Town , a centre comprising academic staff and their students in five different departments, straddling the engineering disciplines, mathematics , and biomedical sciences . He has made major contributions to the analysis of problems in solid mechanics, most notably plasticity. He has developed and analysed new variational formulations, as well as associated solution algorithms, which have been implemented computationally, for both classical and gradient theories. The second area in which he has

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792-635: The Council's CEO . In 2023, Salvatore Aricò was elected Chief Executive Officer . The Council convenes and mobilizes the international scientific community on issues of major scientific and public importance. Activities focus on three areas of work: The Council is involved in co-sponsorship of a number of international research programmes, networks and committees. The Council awards the Stein Rokkan Prize for Comparative Social Science Research . The Council's present activities are guided by

828-999: The IAP that mobilizes the best scientists and engineers worldwide to provide high-quality, in-depth advice to international organizations and national governments on critical scientific issues. In July 2018, Daya Reddy was elected the first president of the International Science Council , a body that has resulted from the merger of the International Council for Science (ICSU) and the International Social Science Council , and whose membership includes national and regional scientific organizations from 140 countries and more than 40 international scientific unions and associations. The ISC catalyses international scientific collaboration and convenes scientific and policy expertise, advice and influence on issues of major concern to science and society. Reddy has

864-624: The International Science Council has 135 member organizations , 40 member unions and associations, and 30 affiliated members. A subset of ISC dealing with Earth and space sciences forms the GeoUnions network: The ISC GeoUnions partially overlap with the UN-GGIM Geospatial Societies . Daya Reddy Computational mechanics Batmanathan Dayanand (Daya) Reddy (born 10 March 1953)

900-535: The Western Cape . AIMS was the subject of a talk by Neil Turok after he received the TED Prize in 2008. Neil Turok's TED wish was that, within his lifetime, an African Einstein would be celebrated. The AIMS Next Einstein Initiative is a plan to create 15 more AIMS centres across Africa. These centres intend to create institutions that are equipped with educational and scientific resources equivalent to

936-1100: The course focused on Machine learning patronized by Google AI . Moustapha Cisse is the founder and director of AMMI since 2018. The goal of AMMI is to bring the best of AI education in Africa and contribute to building a healthy ecosystem of AI practitioners committed to making a positive impact on our societies. Visiting faculty have included, for the main AIMS Master program: Patrick Dorey ( Durham University ), Barry Green ( Stellenbosch University ), Bernd Schroers ( Heriot-Watt University ), Alessandro Crimi ( University of Zurich ), Bianca Dittrich ( Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics ) and others. While AMMI visiting faculty included Olivier Bousquet ( Google AI ), Hugo Larochelle ( Google AI ), Yann LeCun ( New York University ), and others. In both programs each visiting lecturer teaches an intensive three-week-long module. Since 2014, AIMS Ghana started conducting research on topics related to applied mathematics and epidemiology. Among

972-646: The creation of a national contest on computer applications and mathematical modelling, with a focus on finding development-oriented solutions. AIMS South Africa directs the AIMS Schools Enrichment Centre for primary and secondary school teachers, which also organizes public lectures, workshops and master classes and supports maths clubs in schools across the country (see below). Scholars and lecturers from AIMS Ghana have equipped teachers at Biriwa Junior High School with an innovative teaching module. The flagship programme of AIMS South Africa

1008-555: The goal of which is to build 15 centres of excellence across Africa by 2023. The Government of Canada made a US$ 20 million investment in the Next Einstein Initiative in 2010, through its International Development Research Centre , and numerous governments in Africa and Europe have followed suit. In October 2015, a forum took place in Dakar under the auspices of UNESCO's International Basic Sciences Programme to take

1044-660: The more developed continents, in order to fulfil Neil Turok's TED wish. The first three centres created after that in South Africa are in Senegal, Ghana and Cameroon. AIMS Senegal became operational in September, 2011 in Mbour , near Dakar , and AIMS Ghana opened its doors in 2012 in the small coastal city of Biriwa . An earlier centre based at the African University of Science and Technology (AUST ) in Nigeria

1080-633: The programme is to produce students capable of doing a high quality research-based master's degree. Special emphasis is placed on intuitive understanding, problem solving skills, collaboration, scientific writing skills, and computer modelling using Free Software such as SageMath , SciPy , and R . AIMS offers bursaries for many alumni continuing studies in South Africa. AIMS, in conjunction with University of Stellenbosch , offers an honours degree in Mathematical Biology for South African students. An honours degree in Mathematical Finance

1116-514: The project for a vast network of centres to the next stage. The AIMS institutes teach both basic and applied mathematics, covering a large range of mathematical applications in physics (including astrophysics and cosmology), quantitative biology, bioinformatics , scientific computing, finance, agriculture modelling and so on. That in Senegal proposes courses in both French and English. In addition to its academic programmes, AIMS South Africa has

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1152-618: The unique distinction of being an elected fellow or member of all four South African academies: the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), by legislation of the official academy of South Africa; the South African Academy of Engineering ; the Royal Society of South Africa ; and the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns . He is also a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), of

1188-684: Was a founder member in 2003, of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), which has grown from the first institute, established in Cape Town, South Africa, to become a pan-African network with centres for graduate education, research and outreach currently in five African countries. He serves on the AIMS South Africa Council, of which he is a former chair, and is a trustee on the AIMS Trust. Reddy

1224-704: Was known as AIMS Abuja for a while. AIMS Ghana was set up in 2012, AIMS Cameroon in 2013 and AIMS Tanzania in 2014. There is a sixth centre in Rwanda . The AIMS Next Einstein Initiative is a continuation of the work of the African Mathematical Institutes Network (AMI-Net). After AIMS South Africa won the TED Prize in 2008, Neil Turok and his partners developed the AIMS Next Einstein Initiative,

1260-538: Was the inaugural president of the International Science Council . After completing a bachelor's degree in civil engineering at the University of Cape Town and a PhD degree at Cambridge University , Reddy pursued postdoctoral study at the University College London , then returned to Cape Town, where he migrated eventually from joint appointments in civil engineering and applied mathematics to

1296-553: Was to address a great need, in providing graduate students and researchers in engineering as well as others who do not have the requisite mathematical background, with an introduction to the mathematics that is essential to the study of boundary value problems and the finite element method. The work continues to be used in universities around the world, either as recommended course text or for individual study and reference. The first edition of his research monograph, with Weimin Han, comprised

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