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The Austrian Association of Women in Mathematics (A2WiM) was created in 2021 on the initiative of Elena Resmerita by a core team of eight female mathematicians from universities in Graz, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Linz, Vienna, and IST Austria.
We believe that networking can help to bridge the significant gender gap in our field. A2WiM aims to increase the visibility of women mathematicians working at Austrian institutions, to foster interdisciplinary collaborations and mutual support, and also to inspire young women to discover and pursue their interest in mathematics.
Our mission
Our mission
To improve the visibility of women in mathematics in Austria and outside Austria.
To encourage women to take up and continue their studies in mathematics, and to promote mathematics among women.
To support women with or desiring careers in research in mathematics or mathematics related fields.
To promote equal opportunity and equal treatment of all genders in the mathematical community.
The committee
The committee
Paris Lodron University of Salzburg
About Vishnu
Her research: "Did you know that each time you use online banking or play video games, pseudo-random numbers are used? During my PhD (which I defended in January), I studied pseudo-random sequences from hyperelliptic curves, which lies in the intersection of number theory and cryptography. In my current postdoc, I am interested in problems in information based complexity."
Her work for A²WiM: "After attending the first Austrian Day of Women in Mathematics (ADWiM) in 2021, I was impressed and motivated by the members of A2WiM. I was delighted to join the committee last year and help organise our periodic tea-time event and, more recently, the ADWiM 2023."
Herself: "I am also passionate about teaching and science communication. I like learning new languages and enjoy, amongst other things, singing and stargazing."
Her work for A²WiM: "After attending the first Austrian Day of Women in Mathematics (ADWiM) in 2021, I was impressed and motivated by the members of A2WiM. I was delighted to join the committee last year and help organise our periodic tea-time event and, more recently, the ADWiM 2023."
Herself: "I am also passionate about teaching and science communication. I like learning new languages and enjoy, amongst other things, singing and stargazing."
About Verena
Her research: "Our mathematical imagination is often determined by linear objects and processes. However, physical models are not always linear. I am fascinated by the effects of nonlinearities and how to deal with them. In my research I deal with variational problems and nonlinear PDEs, such as porous medium equation or p-Laplacian. I investigate basic properties of minimizers and solutions like their existence, stability, regularity, or what happens in the presence of an obstacle?"
Her work for A²WiM: "We currently have a very good gender ratio among math students in Salzburg. But unfortunately this is not the case with professors. In everyday life, I often notice that people are irritated when they see a woman being a mathematician. I think society still has a long way to go to overcome such prejudices. That's why I support the activities of A2WiM."
Herself: "I love doing sports in nature, like cycling, hiking or climbing. It helps me to clear the mind and relax. I also like to delve into a good book and forget everything around me."
Her work for A²WiM: "We currently have a very good gender ratio among math students in Salzburg. But unfortunately this is not the case with professors. In everyday life, I often notice that people are irritated when they see a woman being a mathematician. I think society still has a long way to go to overcome such prejudices. That's why I support the activities of A2WiM."
Herself: "I love doing sports in nature, like cycling, hiking or climbing. It helps me to clear the mind and relax. I also like to delve into a good book and forget everything around me."
About Eranda
Her research: "My main area of research is combinatorial optimisation. I am particularly interested in the identification and characterisation of combinatorial properties of the input which make a generally hard problem tractable. I am also interested in algorithmic graph theory and in particular optimisation problems in finance arising for example in portfolio selection. "
Her work for A²WiM: "I am happy to be a founding member of A2WiM and I am honored to be part of our active and dedicated committee. I am delighted to observe the contingent of female mathematicians increasing over the years and I do believe that the increase can go on and extend to all career levels. As a member of A2WiM I see the possibility to join efforts with like-minded persons and make a hopefully noticeable contribution."
Herself: "I like reading good books and listening to selected podcasts while cooking :-). I love doing sports, in particular skiing, running, swimming and hiking. If I had some spare time, I would study art history."
Her work for A²WiM: "I am happy to be a founding member of A2WiM and I am honored to be part of our active and dedicated committee. I am delighted to observe the contingent of female mathematicians increasing over the years and I do believe that the increase can go on and extend to all career levels. As a member of A2WiM I see the possibility to join efforts with like-minded persons and make a hopefully noticeable contribution."
Herself: "I like reading good books and listening to selected podcasts while cooking :-). I love doing sports, in particular skiing, running, swimming and hiking. If I had some spare time, I would study art history."
About Fatima
Her research: "Did you know that advanced simulation techniques can revolutionize engineering design? I am working on an isogeometric multipatch multigrid approach for solving biharmonic partial differential equations as part of my PhD research at the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OEAW, RICAM). My work focuses on enhancing simulation accuracy and efficiency by integrating computational geometry with high-performance computing."
Her work for A²WiM: "I aim to establish mentorship programs and collaborative platforms to foster a sense of community and belonging. By advocating for equitable opportunities and recognition, I hope to inspire and uplift underrepresented voices in the field of mathematics."
Herself: "Beyond my work in mathematics, I have a deep passion for classical music, which I find both relaxing and inspiring. I also enjoy participating in historical reenactments, which allow me to connect with the past. Additionally, I like learning new languages and exploring various traditional art forms, such as oil painting and stained-glass making."
Her work for A²WiM: "I aim to establish mentorship programs and collaborative platforms to foster a sense of community and belonging. By advocating for equitable opportunities and recognition, I hope to inspire and uplift underrepresented voices in the field of mathematics."
Herself: "Beyond my work in mathematics, I have a deep passion for classical music, which I find both relaxing and inspiring. I also enjoy participating in historical reenactments, which allow me to connect with the past. Additionally, I like learning new languages and exploring various traditional art forms, such as oil painting and stained-glass making."
About Bochra
Her research: "Did you know that the delineation of biomechanical properties of human soft tissues - which is an indicative parameter for medical diagnosis - can be described as the mathematical solution to an inverse elasticity problem? I am working on elastic diffraction tomography as a postdoctoral researcher at the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OEAW, RICAM). Before, I worked at the University of Côte d’Azur (UCA, LJAD) on the determination of elastic properties around seismic faults integrating defaults."
Her work for A²WiM: "I discovered A2WiM in 2022 when I was invited to chair a session during the second Austrian Women's Day in Mathematics (ADWiM 2022). I was impressed by the topics addressed at the event and the activities organised by A2WiM members. It's an honour to be a member of the association and to help organise a tea-time meeting."
Herself: "I enjoy travelling, exploring new cultures and learning new languages ."
Her work for A²WiM: "I discovered A2WiM in 2022 when I was invited to chair a session during the second Austrian Women's Day in Mathematics (ADWiM 2022). I was impressed by the topics addressed at the event and the activities organised by A2WiM members. It's an honour to be a member of the association and to help organise a tea-time meeting."
Herself: "I enjoy travelling, exploring new cultures and learning new languages ."
About Sara
Her research: "I work in kinetic theory applied to the study of emergent phenomena in biology, medicine and the social sciences, using partial differential equations, probability, numerical simulation and modelling.
An important part of my research is done in collaboration with groups of experimentalists. That is a lot of fun.."
Her work for A²WiM: "Any form of leadership—whether as a teacher, mentor, or line manager—has the potential to create well-being for those under its influence. To ensure everyone's well-being, leaders must build truly inclusive environments."
Herself: "Things I enjoy besides math? I really enjoy coaching and mentoring students and younger researchers. I also like creating activities that foster a sense of community in my faculty. Beyond the walls of my faculty, I like to go for walks surrounded by trees, which is fortunately easy to do in Vienna; comics (but that's a secret); music (epic one for the hard times); and the little things in everyday life."
An important part of my research is done in collaboration with groups of experimentalists. That is a lot of fun.."
Her work for A²WiM: "Any form of leadership—whether as a teacher, mentor, or line manager—has the potential to create well-being for those under its influence. To ensure everyone's well-being, leaders must build truly inclusive environments."
Herself: "Things I enjoy besides math? I really enjoy coaching and mentoring students and younger researchers. I also like creating activities that foster a sense of community in my faculty. Beyond the walls of my faculty, I like to go for walks surrounded by trees, which is fortunately easy to do in Vienna; comics (but that's a secret); music (epic one for the hard times); and the little things in everyday life."
About Anastasia
Her research: "What can be better than homeomorphisms?" I thought in the first year of my studies and, oh, how wrong I was! They may be so wild — for example, there exist Sobolev homeomorphisms that are "producing" or "neglecting" material. My research now focuses on studying functional classes with specific geometrical and analytical properties, such as injectivity, differentiability, and Lusin's properties, while also being suitable for mathematical modelling."
Her work for A²WiM: "If you, like me, believe that a supportive environment is essential for success and well-being in academia, join A2WiM's Mentoring (that I am responsible for by the way) and Tea-Times Programs. And don't forget to mark your calendar for our Annual Conference! Follow us on social media not to miss other exciting events we are organizing ;)"
Herself: "I've heard that Austria is a sparsely populated area. Well, check out Yakutia — the place I grew up in."
Her work for A²WiM: "If you, like me, believe that a supportive environment is essential for success and well-being in academia, join A2WiM's Mentoring (that I am responsible for by the way) and Tea-Times Programs. And don't forget to mark your calendar for our Annual Conference! Follow us on social media not to miss other exciting events we are organizing ;)"
Herself: "I've heard that Austria is a sparsely populated area. Well, check out Yakutia — the place I grew up in."
About Sandra
Her research: "I work on the boundary of mathematics and analyse statements that can neither be proven nor disproven in the standard setting for mathematics. Such statements involve the existence of very large numbers or winning strategies in infinite two player games."
Her work for A²WiM: "When I started studying mathematics I believed that gender does not make a difference, especially in an area like mathematics. Over the years it became more and more clear to me that women are still facing different difficulties than men when pursuing an academic career in math. This is why I am fully supporting the activities of the A2WiM and recently joined its steering committee."
Herself: "I am worldwide the only women in my research area and have been the only female speaker at numerous conferences. My dream is to one day stand in front of the blackboard in my office and develop groundbreaking results in my area with a female colleague."
Her work for A²WiM: "When I started studying mathematics I believed that gender does not make a difference, especially in an area like mathematics. Over the years it became more and more clear to me that women are still facing different difficulties than men when pursuing an academic career in math. This is why I am fully supporting the activities of the A2WiM and recently joined its steering committee."
Herself: "I am worldwide the only women in my research area and have been the only female speaker at numerous conferences. My dream is to one day stand in front of the blackboard in my office and develop groundbreaking results in my area with a female colleague."
About Sanela
Her research: "My research area focuses on the development of statistical and mathematical models for economics, finance and actuarial sciences. Within my work, I use computational statistics and data science methods for the modelling of economic concepts and financial theories. During my PhD studies, I worked in particular on mixtures of generalized nonlinear models."
Her work for A²WiM: "As a member of A2WiM, I am happy to contribute to the community of female mathematicians. I am working on ideas to foster networking among female mathematicians in academia and to discuss challenges on the professional development of other women."
Herself: "I enjoy spending time with my family and meeting friends."
Her work for A²WiM: "As a member of A2WiM, I am happy to contribute to the community of female mathematicians. I am working on ideas to foster networking among female mathematicians in academia and to discuss challenges on the professional development of other women."
Herself: "I enjoy spending time with my family and meeting friends."
About Beata
Her research: "I am a postdoctoral researcher at JKU Linz, where I use mathematical methods to address various biomedical challenges. My research primarily focuses on advancing our understanding and treatment of medical conditions with a particular emphasis on cardiac disorders and personalized hemodynamic modelling. The main goal of our research is to enhance patient outcomes by developing personalized solutions."
Her work for A²WiM: "I would like to help create a supportive environment for women and non-binary mathematicians by engaging in networking groups that promote the exchange of experiences. Furthermore, I believe that it’s important to show that pursuing a career in mathematics opens doors to diverse fields like physics, biology, and more. By highlighting the various applications and opportunities available, we can help them see that mathematics is not only enjoyable but also highly versatile."
Herself: "In my free time, I enjoy reading fantasy books, playing the cello, and taking part in outdoor activities with my loved ones and furry friends."
Her work for A²WiM: "I would like to help create a supportive environment for women and non-binary mathematicians by engaging in networking groups that promote the exchange of experiences. Furthermore, I believe that it’s important to show that pursuing a career in mathematics opens doors to diverse fields like physics, biology, and more. By highlighting the various applications and opportunities available, we can help them see that mathematics is not only enjoyable but also highly versatile."
Herself: "In my free time, I enjoy reading fantasy books, playing the cello, and taking part in outdoor activities with my loved ones and furry friends."
About Corinna
Her research: "Since I started my PhD roughly four years ago I have been investigating precipitation patterns in Austria's weather data through a spatio-temporal modelling approach. Analysing environmental data sets is of tremendous interest and with increasing computational capacities we can infer the precipitation process at unobserved locations and look at time series of more than 30 years. My goal is to raise awareness of a changing climate with the help of mathematics and computational statistics."
Her work for A²WiM: "During my bachelor and master studies I was already working for the program "Frauen in die Technik", which encourages young girls to take up natural or technical studies and dive into the fascinating world of science. I often heard that it would be important to overcome the lack of role models in these fields. Therefore, it was a great chance for me to join A2WiM and help to create a network which gives more visibility to female mathematicians of all (academic) levels."
Herself: "In my free time I enjoy going to the gym or for a hike. Otherwise, I am a very social person and spend a lot of time with family and friends."
Her work for A²WiM: "During my bachelor and master studies I was already working for the program "Frauen in die Technik", which encourages young girls to take up natural or technical studies and dive into the fascinating world of science. I often heard that it would be important to overcome the lack of role models in these fields. Therefore, it was a great chance for me to join A2WiM and help to create a network which gives more visibility to female mathematicians of all (academic) levels."
Herself: "In my free time I enjoy going to the gym or for a hike. Otherwise, I am a very social person and spend a lot of time with family and friends."
About Elena
Her research: "During my PhD studies, I worked with fixed point methods for convex feasibility problems. Then I got more and more interested in continuous optimization and in regularization of ill-posed problems, particularly in variational approaches for image restoration and sparse solution reconstruction. I have to say that it is a privilege to collaborate with international colleagues of different backgrounds, and to learn about new mathematical problems and new approaches."
Her work for A²WiM: "Currently, I am the president of A2WiM. Moreover, Sylvia Frühwirth-Schnatter (Vienna University of Economics and Business) and myself interview prominent women mathematicians from Austria, the results being published in the International Mathematical News of the Austrian Mathematical Society. I have been lucky to have enthusiastic and very active colleagues within A2WiM. All in all, it is great that women mathematicians in Austria can get together and exchange experiences regardless of their career level."
Herself: "I love hiking, learning languages and, in general, discussing with people."
Her work for A²WiM: "Currently, I am the president of A2WiM. Moreover, Sylvia Frühwirth-Schnatter (Vienna University of Economics and Business) and myself interview prominent women mathematicians from Austria, the results being published in the International Mathematical News of the Austrian Mathematical Society. I have been lucky to have enthusiastic and very active colleagues within A2WiM. All in all, it is great that women mathematicians in Austria can get together and exchange experiences regardless of their career level."
Herself: "I love hiking, learning languages and, in general, discussing with people."
About Chiara
Her research: "The problem of finding synthetic notions of curvature bounds for singular spaces has been a central object of investigation for many years. My research is precisely focused on the study of analytic and geometric properties of metric measure spaces with a lower bound on the Ricci curvature. I think that this field of research is very interesting because, despite being quite abstract, it has many much more concrete motivations coming from the calculus of variations, metric geometry and probability theory."
Her work for A²WiM: "I am in charge of posting and keeping updated the facebook page of our association. I am very glad and honoured to be part of this group. I strongly believe that networking is of great importance, especially for the motivational support offered to scientists in the early-career stage."
Herself: "I love spending my free time with my family and friends, chatting and playing board games. But when no one is around, I also like listening to music and swimming a lot. Ah, Vienna is a beautiful city, it just lacks the sea to be perfect! "
Her work for A²WiM: "I am in charge of posting and keeping updated the facebook page of our association. I am very glad and honoured to be part of this group. I strongly believe that networking is of great importance, especially for the motivational support offered to scientists in the early-career stage."
Herself: "I love spending my free time with my family and friends, chatting and playing board games. But when no one is around, I also like listening to music and swimming a lot. Ah, Vienna is a beautiful city, it just lacks the sea to be perfect! "
Jana Vráblíková
Jana Vráblíková
JKU Linz
About Leah
Her research: "Although the porous medium equation and more general nonlinear partial differential equations based on it have been studied for more than 70 years, there are still many interesting open questions. My research is focused on existence and regularity theory, which means that I investigate the following questions: Under which conditions on initial and boundary values do solutions exist and are they more regular than required by definition?"
Her work for A²WiM: "I joined A2WiM to become a part of this supportive network and to help increase the visibility of women mathematicians. Together with Corinna Perchtold I am responsible for our series of short interviews called „Spotlight“, where we adress hot topics. Further, I send our newsletter to which you can subscribe on our website."
Herself: "In my free time, I enjoy meeting friends and cooking. Last year, I started learning Italian."
Her work for A²WiM: "I joined A2WiM to become a part of this supportive network and to help increase the visibility of women mathematicians. Together with Corinna Perchtold I am responsible for our series of short interviews called „Spotlight“, where we adress hot topics. Further, I send our newsletter to which you can subscribe on our website."
Herself: "In my free time, I enjoy meeting friends and cooking. Last year, I started learning Italian."
About Leila
Her research: "My research focuses on developing numerical and computational methods for uncertainty quantification and statistical Bayesian inverse problems. The goal is to reduce the uncertainties in PDE models in computational science and engineering. I use numerical methods for PDEs, statistical learning, and optimization to deal with uncertainty reduction in the mathematical models."
Her work for A²WiM: "Women and non-binary mathematician are important and valuable part of the mathematics community. I always try to motivate them to continue and get stronger in the community and take important roles and responsibilities. For this, they need to get motivated and supported and their career needs to get boosted."
Herself: "I love cooking, and enjoy very much to spend time with my family and friends."
Her work for A²WiM: "Women and non-binary mathematician are important and valuable part of the mathematics community. I always try to motivate them to continue and get stronger in the community and take important roles and responsibilities. For this, they need to get motivated and supported and their career needs to get boosted."
Herself: "I love cooking, and enjoy very much to spend time with my family and friends."
About Mechthild
Her research: "My field is numerical mathematics. In particular, I develop novel approaches for the efficient time integration of nonlinear evolution equations. My efforts aim at finding a bridge between relevant applications, e.g. in quantum physics, mathematical models, numerical methods, and practical implementations."
Her work for A²WiM: "Being the first woman with a habilitation in mathematics at the University of Innsbruck, I find it important to support younger female mathematicians. Besides, it is a delight to be part of the dedicated A2WiM team."
Herself: "I love to be part of inspiring surroundings. Experiencing the fruitful scientific collaboration with my Spanish colleagues over several years enriches my life. It makes me happy when we put our thoughts together like the pieces of a puzzle and then see the mathematical picture arising."
Her work for A²WiM: "Being the first woman with a habilitation in mathematics at the University of Innsbruck, I find it important to support younger female mathematicians. Besides, it is a delight to be part of the dedicated A2WiM team."
Herself: "I love to be part of inspiring surroundings. Experiencing the fruitful scientific collaboration with my Spanish colleagues over several years enriches my life. It makes me happy when we put our thoughts together like the pieces of a puzzle and then see the mathematical picture arising."
About Jana
Her research: "My research in applied geometry focuses on envelopes of swept volumes, a topic that combines geometric modelling, computational geometry and motion approximation. I approximate the envelope, i.e. the silhouette, of a moving object (which can also change its shape under the motion) by geometric primitives, such as circular arcs in the plane. Besides geometry, I have always been interested in algebra and its use in various applications such as computer vision or robotics."
Her work for A²WiM: "I wish we lived in a world where there was no need for special projects to support underrepresented groups. Unfortunately, we are not there yet, and I believe that increasing the visibility of women and non-binary mathematicians, as well as creating a supportive and caring network for them, is a big step in that direction."
Herself: "I love to relax by spending time outdoors, going for a run, a hike or just having a picnic and a nice chat with some friends. I also enjoy cooking and baking cakes, reading and going to concerts. I am always open to trying something new, like crocheting or, most recently, climbing. "
Her work for A²WiM: "I wish we lived in a world where there was no need for special projects to support underrepresented groups. Unfortunately, we are not there yet, and I believe that increasing the visibility of women and non-binary mathematicians, as well as creating a supportive and caring network for them, is a big step in that direction."
Herself: "I love to relax by spending time outdoors, going for a run, a hike or just having a picnic and a nice chat with some friends. I also enjoy cooking and baking cakes, reading and going to concerts. I am always open to trying something new, like crocheting or, most recently, climbing. "
About Zahra
Her research: "Did you know that simulating thin shell structures accurately can make a significant impact in modern engineering and design? My research interest lies at the intersection of geometric modeling (IGA) and numerical methods for partial differential equations (PDEs). I am particularly interested in Isogeometric discretizations for fourth-order PDEs, in the simulation of thin shell structures using multi-patch spline surfaces."
Her work for A²WiM: "I enjoy being part of the A²WiM community and contribute by organizing tea-time events. These gatherings offer a relaxed and welcoming space for connection, support, and meaningful conversations."
Herself: "I deeply enjoy spending time with my family and meeting friends. In my free time, I love learning new things and exploring my creative side. I especially enjoy stitching clothes, cooking, and working on oil paintings. Exploring new ideas—both scientific and artistic—brings me a lot of joy."
Her work for A²WiM: "I enjoy being part of the A²WiM community and contribute by organizing tea-time events. These gatherings offer a relaxed and welcoming space for connection, support, and meaningful conversations."
Herself: "I deeply enjoy spending time with my family and meeting friends. In my free time, I love learning new things and exploring my creative side. I especially enjoy stitching clothes, cooking, and working on oil paintings. Exploring new ideas—both scientific and artistic—brings me a lot of joy."
Former members
Former members
Diana Carbajal, Hana Dal Poz Kouřismská, Alexandra Edletzberger, Matteo Raffaelli, Anna Breger, Anupam Gumber, Lea Bossmann, Amira Meddah, Veronika Pillwein, Teresa Heiss
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