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| École Doctorale de Mathématiques de l'Île-de-France | |
|---|---|
| Name | École Doctorale de Mathématiques de l'Île-de-France |
| Type | Doctoral school |
| Established | 1980s |
| City | Paris |
| Country | France |
École Doctorale de Mathématiques de l'Île-de-France is a regional doctoral school that federates doctoral training in mathematics across institutions in the Île-de-France region, coordinating research, supervision, and degrees among universities and grandes écoles. It connects doctoral candidates with laboratories and research groups associated with national organizations and local universities, while interacting with international partners and professional societies. The school plays a central role in doctoral governance, doctoral committees, and thesis defenses across Parisian and suburban campuses.
The doctoral school traces its origins to initiatives following reforms associated with Pierre Mauroy era reforms and the creation of new structures in the 1980s, evolving through successive reorganizations tied to legislation such as the Loi Savary and the Loi LRU. It grew by integrating doctoral training previously managed by individual institutions like Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, and Université Paris Diderot and coordinating with research organizations including the CNRS and the CEA. Major milestones include formal agreements with grandes écoles such as École Polytechnique, École Normale Supérieure and the establishment of joint doctoral programs with institutes like Institut Henri Poincaré and Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques.
Administration of the school involves representatives from member institutions such as Université Paris-Saclay, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris-Est Créteil and professional bodies including the Société Mathématique de France and the European Mathematical Society. The governance structure includes a director appointed by partner universities, an executive committee with members from CNRS, CEA, and delegations from research laboratories like Laboratoire Jacques-Louis Lions and Laboratoire de Probabilités et Modèles Aléatoires. Doctoral committees coordinate with university registrars at campuses such as Paris-Saclay University and administrative services linked to the Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation.
The doctoral school supervises PhD training in areas spanning pure and applied mathematics with research fields represented by faculty from units such as Centre de Mathématiques Laurent Schwartz, Laboratoire de Mathématiques d'Orsay, Laboratoire de Mathématiques de Versailles, and thematic groups in algebraic geometry-oriented teams collaborating with scholars connected to Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques, analysts affiliated with Institut Henri Poincaré, and probabilists at Laboratoire de Probabilités et Modèles Aléatoires. Programs include joint supervision agreements with engineering faculties at École des Ponts ParisTech, computational mathematics projects with INRIA teams, and interdisciplinary theses crossing into collaborations with Laboratoire de Physique Théorique units at CEA Saclay and statistical groups at École Polytechnique. The school also facilitates doctoral schools focusing on specialties aligned with prizes and events such as the Cauchy Prize, seminars linked to the Séminaire Bourbaki, and summer schools hosted at venues like Institut Henri Poincaré.
Affiliated institutions include universities and grandes écoles: Sorbonne Université, Université Paris-Saclay, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, ENS Cachan, École Polytechnique, École des Ponts ParisTech, and research organizations CNRS and INRIA. Laboratories and centers of research linked to the school encompass Centre de Mathématiques Laurent Schwartz, Laboratoire Jacques-Louis Lions, Laboratoire de Probabilités et Modèles Aléatoires, Laboratoire de Mathématiques d'Orsay, Institut Henri Poincaré, and Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques, as well as applied teams within CEA Saclay and computational groups at INRIA Saclay.
Admissions follow procedures coordinated with member institutions, requiring a master's degree from universities such as Université Paris-Saclay or Sorbonne Université and often competitive selection panels with representatives from CNRS and host laboratories like Laboratoire Jacques-Louis Lions. Doctoral training includes coursework, research seminars tied to the Séminaire Bourbaki tradition, teaching obligations at universities including Université Paris 13 and presentation milestones before juries drawn from faculties at École Normale Supérieure and external reviewers from Royal Society-affiliated scholars or invited faculty from institutions like Princeton University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology for international co-supervisions. The school endorses individual research plans, doctoral training schools, and internship mobility supported by partners such as Agence Nationale de la Recherche and international exchange agreements with entities like European Research Council-funded networks.
Funding sources include doctoral contracts from the Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation, grants awarded by the Agence Nationale de la Recherche, fellowships from the Fondation Mathématique Jacques Hadamard, and positions funded through partnerships with CNRS and CEA. Scholarships and mobility grants are often supplemented by awards from societies such as the Société Mathématique de France and support for international travel via Horizon 2020-type programs and fellowships linked to the European Research Council. Industrial contracts and CIFRE fellowships involve collaborations with companies engaging with laboratories at INRIA and École Polytechnique.
Many faculty and alumni have connections with prominent mathematicians and institutions: researchers affiliated historically include members associated with Jean-Pierre Serre's network, students of Laurent Schwartz-linked schools, scholars collaborating with Alexander Grothendieck-influenced circles, and faculty who have held positions at École Normale Supérieure or École Polytechnique. Notable names connected through laboratories and mentorship include academics who later joined Académie des Sciences, recipients of prizes such as the Fields Medal, the Abel Prize, and the CNRS Silver Medal, and scholars who moved to universities like University of Cambridge, Princeton University, and Harvard University.
Category:Doctoral schools in France