Perfil

Marcelo Miranda Viana, was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil and grew up in Portugal. He received his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Porto in 1984 and his Ph.D. in 1990 from the Instituto de Matemática Pura e Aplicada (IMPA), Rio de Janeiro, under the supervision of Jacob Palis. He carried out postdoctoral research at the University of California and Princeton University.

A specialist in dynamical systems, ergodic theory, and chaos theory, Marcelo Viana is recognized for significant contributions, including the proof of the Zorich–Kontsevich conjecture in collaboration with Artur Avila. He is currently the Director-General of IMPA, where he also serves as a senior researcher. He has supervised dozens of Ph.D. and master’s students, contributing to the training of new generations of mathematicians. Among his works are the books Foundations of Ergodic Theory (2016) and Differential Equations: A Dynamical Systems Approach to Theory and Practice (2021), along with influential papers published in prestigious scientific journals. He is also well known for his science communication efforts, writing weekly columns for Folha de S. Paulo and promoting the Brazilian Public School Mathematics Olympiad (OBMEP).

Throughout his career, he has received numerous honors, such as the Ramanujan Prize (2005), the Grand Prix Scientifique Louis D. from the Institut de France (2016), and the CBMM Science and Technology Award (2019). He is a member of the Academies of Sciences of Brazil, Chile, Portugal, and TWAS (The World Academy of Sciences). He also served as Vice President of the International Mathematical Union (2011–2014) and President of the Brazilian Mathematical Society (2013–2015).

His cultural interests include advocating science as a tool for social transformation and promoting quality education. In 2018, he chaired the organizing committee of the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM), held for the first time in Brazil.