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Supporting mathematical research in developing countries

Since 2018 I have been involved in training mathematicians and promoting mathematical research in developing countries, particularly in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa.

Steering committees

• (Since 2021) Co-supervisor of the Number theory and Information Theory node for the International CNRS Research Network AFRIMath
• (Since 2022) Representative of CIMPA (Centre International de Mathématiques Pures et Appliquées) for the committee which evaluates the proposals of African Mathematical Schools

Conferences and seminars co/organized

• (2022) Third Algebraic Days of Gabon, ENS Libreville, Gabon. Research school and conference on Algebraic Geometry, Arithmetic Geometry and Number Theory, a Gabonese Women in Mathematics one-day meeting. Three weeks, about 50 participants. Budget: 30,000 €.
• (2022) CIMPA Research School on Cryptography, theoretical and computational aspects of Number Theory, AIMS Senegal. Two weeks, about 45 participants. Budget: 30,000€. Final report of the school.
• (2021) African Mathematical School on Introduction to Number Theory, Cryptography and related courses, AIMS Senegal. Two weeks, about 50 participants. Budget: 25,000€. Final report of the school.
• (2018) CIMPA Research School on Arithmetic, algorithmic and cryptography, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Two weeks, about 50 participants. Budget: 20,000€. Final report of the school.
• (Since 2021) Co-organizer of the online AFRIMath seminar on Number Theory and Information Theory, with Tony Ezome

Other scientific events I have attended

• (Sept. 2021) Workshop Women in Sage Senegal, AIMS Sénégal.
• (Dec. 2021) Research school on Number Theory and its Applications, Institut de Mathématiques et de Sciences Physiques, Dangbo, Benin (online participation)
• (March 2022) Workshop of the Gabonese Women in Mathematics Association (online participation en ligne)
• (June 2022) CIMPA Research Schhol at Institut de Mathématiques et de Sciences Physiques, Dangbo, Benin (two weeks). An article about this school in the newspaper of University of Franche-Comté and a podcast interview for the university.
• (Sept. 2022) Workshop Women in Sage in Nigeria (online participation)

Courses taught

Mini-courses at Master 2 level, typically lasting between 6 and 10 hours, in English or French. Topics:

• Elliptic curves (Kinshasa, 2018)
• Introduction to SageMath (Senegal, 2021) - link to the course
• Modular forms and elliptic curves (Benin, 2022)
• Algorithmic Number Theory (Senegal, 2022)
• Algebraic Number Theory (Gabon, 2022), as part of a CIMPA course

International or African organizations with which I have collaborated

... to finance these actions:

• University of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
• AIMS Senegal, Mbour
• CIMPA, Centre International de Mathématiques Pures et Appliquées
• Direction Europe et International (DEI), CNRS. Project SENAREX Écoles sénégalaises en arithmétique et mathématiques explicites, with Bernadette Faye, funded in 2021-22 (15,000 €). This project has helped finance three scientific events in Senegal in 2021 and 2022.
• International Mathematical Union - Commission for Developing Countries
• International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italie - Office of External Activities
• Roman Number Theory Association, Italy
• Foundation Compositio Mathematica, Netherland
• Number Theory Foundation, USA

Partner mathematicians on the African continent

• Tony Ezome, ENS Libreville, Gabon
• Bernadette Faye, Université Alioune Diop de Bambey, Senegal
• Rebecca Walo Omana, Université de Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Others

• Member of the International CNRS Research Network GANDA (Geometry and Arithmetic) between France, South Africa, Denmark and Madagascar.
• (2019) CIMPA Research school on Cryptography, theoretical and computational aspects of algebraic number theory and algebra, Haiti. The school had to be cancelled at the last minute for safety reasons.