Keynote Speakers

Invited Speakers

Meet the distinguished researchers who will deliver keynote lectures at ICAOTA'2027.

Keynote Speakers

Eight world-class researchers

Pr. Jacek Banasiak

Professor & DSI/NRF SARChI Chair — University of Pretoria, South Africa

Professor of Mathematics at the University of Pretoria and holder of the DSI/NRF SARChI Chair in Mathematical Models and Methods in Biosciences and Bioengineering. His research covers functional analysis and semigroup theory, asymptotic analysis, network dynamics, structured population models, mathematical biology, and coagulation-fragmentation equations. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Afrika Matematika (Springer).

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Pr. Didier Bresch

CNRS Research Director — CNRS & Université Savoie Mont Blanc, France

CNRS Research Director at the Laboratory of Mathematics (LAMA), Savoie Mont Blanc University. His research focuses on mathematical modelling and nonlinear partial differential equations, with applications to fluid mechanics and geophysics, including compressible and incompressible flows, non-Newtonian fluids, mixtures, congestion, and granular media. He also serves as a Corresponding Editor of the SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis.

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Pr. Giovanni P. Galdi

Distinguished Professor — University of Pittsburgh, USA

Distinguished Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Pittsburgh. He is internationally recognized for his fundamental contributions to the mathematical theory of fluid mechanics, particularly the analysis of the Navier–Stokes equations and viscous incompressible flows. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Mathematical Fluid Mechanics (Springer Nature).

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Pr. Delio Mugnolo

Professor & Chair of Analysis — FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany

Professor and Chair of Analysis at FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany. His research interests lie in operator theory and partial differential equations, with particular emphasis on spectral theory of graphs and quantum graphs, operator semigroups, evolution equations on networks, dynamic boundary conditions, and nonlinear operators on graphs.

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Pr. Abdelghani Ouahab

Professor of Mathematics — Djillali Liabès University, Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria

Professor of Mathematics at Djillali Liabès University, Algeria. His research focuses on nonlinear analysis, fixed point theory, functional analysis, differential equations and inclusions, fractional calculus, and stochastic differential equations. His work addresses existence, uniqueness, and stability of solutions to various classes of differential equations and inclusions.

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Pr. Thomas Richter

Professor — Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany

Professor at Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany, where he heads the Numerical Mathematics in Applications group. His research interests include adaptive finite element methods, fluid-structure interaction, scientific machine learning, high-performance solvers, multiscale modelling, and the numerical simulation of complex fluids.

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Pr. Sebastian Schwarzacher

Associate Professor — Uppsala University, Sweden & Charles University, Czech Republic

Associate Professor at Uppsala University and a group leader at Charles University in Prague, where he heads the Centre of Analysis and Numerics for Fluid-Structure Interactions. His research focuses on nonlinear partial differential equations, fluid dynamics and fluid-structure interaction, calculus of variations, regularity theory, and numerical analysis for PDEs.

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Pr. Joachim Toft

Professor of Mathematics — Linnaeus University, Sweden

Professor of Mathematics at Linnaeus University, Sweden. His research focuses on pseudo-differential calculus, Fourier and time-frequency analysis, harmonic analysis, operator theory, generalized functions, and microlocal analysis. He also serves as an editor of the Journal of Pseudo-Differential Operators and Applications and Annals of Functional Analysis.

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