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Gabriel Andjiga

Title: What is Collective Choice ?
Abstract: Based on examples, we give an introduction to collective choice. This field of mathematics studies mechanisms of obtaining a collective decision with respect to the various individuals' decisions in a committee.

Bio: Professor Nicolas Gabriel Andjiga was born in Cameroon in 1961. He became docteur d'état ès sciences in applied mathematics in 1993 at the then University of Yaoundé. He has taught Mathematics at Ecole Normale Supérieure de Yaoundé (ENS) since 1991. He is full professor since 2006. He has visited as teacher or researcher several universities in Cameroon, Benin, Senegal, France, and the USA. He has held the administrative posts of Head of the Mathematics Department at ENS and Deputy director in Charge of studies. He is the Director of ENS since January 2009. As a researcher, he is a Social Science Mathematician at the MASS laboratory of the University of Yaoundé I. He has published many articles in top ranking journals and a book. His research work covers Game Theory and Collective Choice. He has paid much attention to strategy-proofness and the Fuzzy Theory applied to Collective Choice

Dan Burns

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Bio: Dan is a professor in mathematics at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI, USA. His scientific interests include complex analysis and geometry, symplectic geometry and problems in the computational biology of transcriptional regulation of DNA. He served three years as the Director of the Bioinformatics Graduate Program at UM. He has been an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow and has won the Henry Russel award of the University of Michigan. From 1972-1978 he was on the faculty at Princeton University. He has been at Michigan since 1978. He has held visiting positions at the University of Paris, Chicago, Stanford and MIT, as well as the MPI (Bonn), ETH (Zuerich), IAS (Princeton), IHES (Paris) and the BICMR (Beijing). Dan holds an AB from the University of Notre Dame, and a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Abba Gumel

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Bio: I am a Professor in the Department of Mathematics and the Director of the Institute of Industrial Mathematical Sciences (IIMS), University of Manitoba. I received B.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from Bayero University (Kano, Nigeria) and Brunel University (London, England) respectively. My main research interests are in (i) Mathematical Biology, (ii) Nonlinear Dynamical Systems and (iii) Computational Mathematics. The main objective of my research work is to use mathematical theories and methodologies to gain insights into dynamical systems arising from the mathematical modeling of phenomena in the natural and engineering sciences, with more emphasis on the transmission and control dynamics of human diseases of public health interest. I have supervised a number of research students (NSERC-funded summer undergraduate and graduate students) and postdoctoral fellows. I recently received the following research and outreach awards: * University of Manitoba Award for Outstanding Outreach, December 2008. * 2007 University of Manitoba (UM/UMFA) Merit Award for Excellence in Research. July 2008; * The Rh Award for Outstanding Contributions to Interdisciplinary Scholarship and Research (University of Manitoba, March 2004; this is the highest research award given at the University of Manitoba); * Manitoba Science and Technology Certificate of Achievement in Science and Technology during 2003 (Winnipeg, April 2004). * Young African Mathematician Medal for Excellence in Applied Mathematics (African Mathematical Union in Conjunction with the International Conference for Mathematical Sciences, UNAAB, Nigeria, November, 2003)

Philip Maini

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Bio: Philip Maini received his B.A. in mathematics from Balliol College, Oxford, in 1982 and his DPhil in 1985 under the supervision of Prof J.D. Murray, FRS. After completing his studies he spent a year as an Assistant Master at Eton College before returning to the CMB in 1987 as a Junior Research Fellow at Wolfson College, Oxford. In 1988 he was appointed Assistant Professor in the Mathematics Department at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City for two years, before returning to Oxford, initially as a University Lecturer and then as Professor and Director of the CMB. He is currently on the editorial boards of a large number of journals, including serving as the managing editor for the Bulletin of Mathematical Biology. He has also been an elected member of the Boards of the Society for Mathematical Biology (SMB) and European Society for Mathematical and Theoretical Biology (ESMBTB). Recently he was elected to the Council of the IMA. His research projects include the modeling of avascular and vascular tumors, normal and abnormal wound healing, collective motion of social insects, bacterial chemotaxis, rainforest dynamics, pathogen infections, immunology, vertebrate limb development and calcium signaling in embryogenesis. He has over 230 publications in the field and has held visiting positions at the Universities of Ancona, Cambridge, Central de Venezuela, Degli Studi Di Modena E Reggio Emila, Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI), Minnesota, South Florida, Sydney, Washington, Williams College, Queensland University of Technology, National Tsing Hua University of Taiwan and was Distinguished Foreign Visiting Fellow, Hokkaido University (2002). He was awarded a Royal Society Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowship for 2001-2 and a Royal Society-Wolfson Research Merit Award (2006-11). In 2005 he was elected Honorary Guest Professor, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, and in 2006 appointed to a 3-year Adjunct Chair at the School of Mathematical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane.

Monica Neagoy

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Bio: Dr. Monica Neagoy was educated in the French school system, in Asia and the U.S., and holds a B.S. in mathematics and philosophy, an M.A. in pure mathematics and a Ph.D. in mathematics education. Her exposure to many cultures, her mastery of several languages, and her professional involvement in both the arts and sciences give her a unique perspective on the learning and teaching of mathematics. After teaching mathematics in the mathematics department of Georgetown University, Dr. Neagoy was invited by the National Science Foundation to be a Program Director in the Division of Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education. After completing her three-year rotation, she became an independent scholar and international consultant. Over the years, she has served the mathematics community in a variety of ways: content expertise, curriculum design, professional development, teacher enhancement, creative and technical writing, video creation, etc. She has consulted for countless private and public schools systems and colleges, as well as for national and international organizations such as The International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI), the International Satellite Corporation (INTELSAT), The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the Public Broadcasting System (PBS), and the Carnegie Institution of Washington (CIW). For 20 years, she has been one of seven national judges for the prestigious MATHCOUNTS Foundation. Dr. Neagoy had a parallel career as artistic co-director (and actor) of the professional LE NEON French-American Theatre from 1988 to 2004, in the Nation’s capital. Since the closing of LE NEON a few years ago, she has been combining her passion and expertise in both mathematics and the performing-arts in the creation of videos for television and multimedia live math shows and presentations. She has written and hosted video courses and TV episodes for Discovery Education, The Teaching Company, The Annenberg CPB Channel, and Media4Math. She is frequently invited to speak—often to give the keynote address—at conferences and special mathematics events in the United States and abroad. She is president of Monica Neagoy Mathematics Consulting Services

Gaston N'guerekata

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Bio: Professor Gaston M. N’Guérékata is a native of the Central African Republic. He received his College education from the Université de Montréeal in Canada where he earned a Ph. D. in Mathematics in 1980. He attended the University of California at Berkeley on a Fulbright postdoctoral program. A former Vice Rector and Rector a.i of the University of Bangui, Professor N’Guérékata held several academic, political and administrative positions in his home country, including High Commissioner then Deputy Minister for Science and Technology and Environment Matters. In 1992 he was appointed Special Advisor and Spokesman to the Head of State with ministerial rank. Professor N’Guérékata has joined Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, in 1996 and has been the Mathematics Department Chairperson and Assistant Dean in the School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences. Author of over 100 publications, including 6 books, Professor N’Guérékata is a leading expert in the theory of almost periodic and almost automorphic functions and their applications to evolution equations. Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences, Chief Editor and Founder of the International Journal of Evolution Equations, Professor N’Guérékata is also Associate Editor for the Journal of Applicable Analysis, the Journal of Nonlinear Studies, the International Journal of Differential Equations, and the Global Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics; he serves on the Editorial Board of several other refereed international mathematical journals. Professor N’Guérékata has been a Visiting Professor in several Universities in the U.S., France, Canada, China, Morocco and Guadeloupe. He gave several invited lectures at major international conferences and was granted several awards for excellence in research, including the 2006 Claytor-Woodard Invited Lecture Series, and the 2007-2008 Iva Jones Medallion.

Maurice Tchuente

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Bio: Degrees : Habilitation à Diriger les Recherches, INPG, Grenoble, France and Doctorat d’Etat ès Sciences Mathématiques (1982), GrenobleThesis Supervision: Grenoble I (03), Yaounde I (10). Appointments : Pro-Chancellor University of Buea (31 dec. 2008, -), Secretary General ICSU (Nov. 2008 , -), Board Chairman ANTIC (2006), Minister of Higher Education of Cameroon (2002), Rector of the Universities of Douala, Ngaoundere, Dschang (1996 – 2002)

Academic Positions : Senior Research Fellow, IRD, France (2008), CNRS (2006), Professor, University of Yaounde I (1992), Associate Professor : Universities of Yaounde I (1986), Grenoble II (1984), Research Fellow CNRS (1977), Lecturer, Univ. of Marseille (1976).Invitations as Professor :Universites of Chile, Paris VI, Rennes 1, Metz, Ouagadougou and IAI Libreville, ENS-Lyon. Organized several International Workshops and Summer Schools: Int. Conf. on Dynamical Systems and Cellular Automata, Proc. Academic Press, September 1984, Int. Conf. on Parallel Algorithms & Architectures, Proc. North Holland, April 1986, ...Editorial Boards of International Journals: Parallel Processing Letters, ARIMA, Editor-in-Chief, TSI, …

Awards : Boutros Boutros Ghali Award (1995), C.N.R. Rao Prize for Scientific Research (2008), Best Paper Award ASACS (2009).Honours : Chevalier de l’Ordre National de la Valeur (Cameroun), March 2000, Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur (France), October 2000, Commandeur de l’Ordre International des Palmes Académiques du Conseil Africain et Malgache de l’Enseignement Supérieur (CAMES), April 2002. Membership of Academies : Cameroon Academy of Sciences, The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS)

Werner Varnhorn

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Bio: Studies of mathematics, physics, sociology at U Bielefeld and U Göttingen, Diploma degree and Teacher’s exam U Bielefeld (1976), then occupation in metal industry and as teacher in Denmark until 1981. From 1981-1987 assistant at the faculty of mathematics U Paderborn, 1985 PhD there. From 1987-1992 assistant at the faculty of mathematics TU Darmstadt, 1992 Habilitation there. From 1992-1993 Professor U Erlangen, 1993-1996 Professor TU Dresden and since 1996 Full Professor U Kassel

Anders Wandahl

Title:Abstract: Not served on a silver platter! - Access to online mathematics information in AfricaThis paper argues that, contrary to the beliefs of many, the amount of mathematics information available for African researchers, including electronic scientific journals and databases, is indeed substantial. However, whereas resources are served on a silver platter at the "northern" universities, researchers at universities in developing countries have to work hard for their treats. The scientific information available for low-income countries is scattered among a large number of providers, websites, access methods, price models, and country- or institution-specific programmes. It’s therefore quite hard for individual researchers to see the whole picture and establish what actually is available and what is not. This paper presents a number of key information sources for mathematics. Some are aimed primarily at disciplines other than mathematics but nevertheless contain extremely important, high-ranking and useful mathematics journals. Brief instructions are also given on how to register for and maintain access to various relevant and useful resources.

Bio: Maintainer of website e-Math for Africa, aimed at collecting and promoting electronic resources for African mathematicians. Member of the Committe for Developing Countries of the European Mathematical Society. Trainer for INFORM network at onsite workshops for researchers and other professionals in developing countries, on how to find web-based information for their work in mathematics, physics or the health sciences. Librarian at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet.

Ralph Wunderlich

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Bio: Date of birth 1963; Education 1987 M.Sc. in Mathematics, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany 1992 PhD in Mathematical Statistics, Chemnitz University of Technology 1999 Habilitation in Stochastic Analysis, Chemnitz University of Technology Professional Experience 1987-1992 Research assistant, Chemnitz University of Technology 1993-2002 Assistant professor, Chemnitz University of Technology 2002-2003 Substitute for a chair of Stochastics, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg since 2003 Professor of Mathematics, Zwickau University of Applied Sciences

Abdul-Aziz Yakubu

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Bio: Education:Ph. D. (1990) North Carolina State University Research Interests: Dynamical systems and Mathematical Biology My research encompasses theoretical investigations of nonlinear systems that arise in the diverse fields of ecology, population dynamics, epidemiology and demography. I am interested in a wide variety of equations that define dynamical systems, including difference equations, recursive formulas, matrix equations, ordinary and partial differential equations, and delay equations. My work focuses on asymptotic dynamics, i.e., stability analysis, bifurcation analysis, oscillations, periodic solutions (forced or unforced), aperiodic dynamics, and chaos. I also maintain a research interest in the asymptotic dynamics of discrete-time systems defined by recursive formulas, and particularly systems of this type that arise in applications to fisheries. In collaboration with scientists at the North East Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC-NOAA), I study the implications of linkages among subpopulations to determine the stability and resilience of exploited specie

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