Institute of Mathematics and Statistics, University of São Paulo
The Institute of Mathematics and Statistics of the University of São Paulo is a teaching, research and extension unit. A unit is located at Cidade Universitária, São Paulo. The institute offers courses in mathematics, statistics and computer science.
History
Background
Prior to the founding of the IME in 1970, Mathematics studies took place mainly in the Polytechnic School, whose activities began in 1893, even before the foundation of USP.The University of São Paulo was created in 1934, from the junction of existing faculties and the creation of other units, such as the Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters. The FFCL was responsible for teaching courses in all areas of knowledge, predominantly cultural or scientific, including the Mathematical Sciences course.
Formerly located at Alameda Glete, in 1949 the FFCL started to operate on the Maria Antonia Street campus. In the late 60's and early 70's, she was transferred to the Butantã campus and dismembered in several institutes, such as Psychology, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics and Statistics.
Foundation
The creation of the IME took place on January 15, 1970, by the university reform, which brought together in a single institute the mathematics, statistics and computer science professors of the various establishments of USP, in particular those of the former Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters from the former Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Faculty of Hygiene and Public Health and the former Institute of Mathematical Research.In honor of the Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor and astronomer, Archimedes.
Rankings
It is considered, together with other units of USP that teach these courses, one of the two best institutes of mathematics, statistics and computation of Latin America according to the QS World University Rankings 2017; the best institute of mathematics of Brazil and the best institute of computation of Latin America according to the Ranking of Shanghai. As USP does not participate in the National Student Performance Examination, the University of São Paulo's 2017 University Ranking considers that the university is zero in this respect, which places the IME second in the ranking of courses in mathematics and computing. However, by disregarding this examination, USP would lead the ranking of these courses with a greater margin than the current leader.Departments and research areas
The smallest fraction of the structure of the university is the department. Its responsibility is to plan, execute and coordinate research and teaching in your area of expertise. It is responsible for the didactic orientation of the subjects.Departments
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Statistical Methods
- Department of Applied Mathematics
Deans
| Dean | Vice Dean | Department | Years |
| Cândido Lima da Silva Dias | Waldyr Muniz Oliva | Department of Mathematics | 1970 - 1974 |
| Waldyr Muniz Oliva | Chaim Samuel Hönig | Department of Applied Mathematics | 1974 - 1978 |
| Chaim Samuel Hönig | Cândido Lima da Silva Dias | Department of Mathematics | 1978 - 1982 |
| Carlos Alberto Barbosa Dantas | Chaim Samuel Hönig | Department of Statistical Methods | 1982 - 1986 |
| Chaim Samuel Hönig | Imre Simon | Department of Mathematics | 1982 - 1986 |
| Pedro Alberto Morettin | Ofelia Teresa Alas | Department of Statistical Methods | 1990 - 1994 |
| Carlos Alberto de Bragança Pereira | Pablo Augusto Ferrari | Department of Statistical Methods | 1995 - 1998 |
| Siang Wun Song | Pablo Augusto Ferrari | Department of Computer Science | 1998 - 2002 |
| Francisco César Polcino Milies | Paulo Domingos Cordaro | Department of Mathematics | 2002 - 2006 |
| Paulo Domingos Cordaro | Flávio Ulhoa Coelho | Department of Applied Mathematics | 2006 - 2010 |
| Flávio Ulhoa Coelho | Carlos Eduardo Ferreira | Department of Mathematics | 2010 - 2014 |
| Clodoaldo Grotta Ragazzo | Severino Toscano do Rego Melo | Department of Applied Mathematics | 2014 - 2018 |
| Junior Barrera | Luiz Renato Gonçalves Fontes | Department of Computer Science | 2018 - 2022 |
| Sergio Muniz Oliva Filho | Ronaldo Fumio Hashimoto | Department of Applied Mathematics | 2022 - 2025 |
Notable people
- César Lattes experimental physicist, one of the discoverers of the Pion.
- Chaim Samuel Hönig was the main instigator of the Brazilian Mathematical Colloquium in 1957, one of the founders of the Brazilian Mathematical Society.
- Elza Furtado Gomide was founder of the Society of Mathematics of São Paulo and was elected head of the department of mathematics of the University of São Paulo in 1968.
- Alexander Grothendieck was awarded the Fields Medal 1966.
- Fernando Q. Gouvêa won the Lester R. Ford Award of the Mathematical Association of America in 1995.
- Yoshiharu Kohayakawa was awarded the Fulkerson Prize in 2018.
- Paolo Piccione is president of the Brazilian Mathematical Society since 2017.
- Pablo Ferrari is co-principal investigator at the Brazilian research center NeuroMat.
- Antonio Galves was also the head of NeuroMat.
Publications