Kiyoshi Igusa (born November 28, 1949) is a Japanese-American mathematician and a professor at

Brandeis University Brandeis University () is a Private university, private research university in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. It is located within the Greater Boston area. Founded in 1948 as a nonsectarian, non-sectarian, coeducational university, Bra ...

. He works in

representation theory Representation theory is a branch of mathematics that studies abstract algebra, abstract algebraic structures by ''representing'' their element (set theory), elements as linear transformations of vector spaces, and studies Module (mathematics), ...

and

topology Topology (from the Greek language, Greek words , and ) is the branch of mathematics concerned with the properties of a Mathematical object, geometric object that are preserved under Continuous function, continuous Deformation theory, deformat ...

Education and career

He studied at the

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, or UChi) is a Private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its main campus is in the Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, Chic ...

and

Princeton University Princeton University is a private university, private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial ...

, where he obtained his Ph.D. in 1979, under the direction of

Allen Hatcher Allen Edward Hatcher (born October 23, 1944) is an American mathematician specializing in geometric topology. Biography Hatcher was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. After obtaining his Bachelor of Arts, B.A. and Bachelor of Music, B.Mus. from Ober ...

. From 1981 to 1983, he was a

Sloan Fellow The Sloan Fellows program is a middle and senior-career master's degree program in general management and leadership offered at MIT, Stanford University, and London Business School (LBS). Initially supported by a grant from Alfred P. Sloan, fo ...

, and since 2012 he is a Fellow of the

American Mathematical Society The American Mathematical Society (AMS) is an association of professional mathematicians dedicated to the interests of mathematical research and scholarship, and serves the national and international community through its publications, meetings, ...

. In 1990, he gave an invited lecture at the

International Congress of Mathematicians The International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) is the largest conference for the topic of mathematics. It meets once every four years, hosted by the International Mathematical Union (IMU). The Fields Medals, the IMU Abacus Medal (known before ...

in Kyoto (Topology Section).ICM Plenary and Invited Speakers
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Personal life

Igusa's father, Jun-Ichi Igusa, was also a mathematician. Igusa is married to Gordana Todorov, with whom he is a frequent collaborator.

Selected publications

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References

External links

* (Personal Website) {{DEFAULTSORT:Igusa, Kiyoshi Fellows of the American Mathematical Society 1949 births Living people Brandeis University faculty American academics of Japanese descent University of Chicago alumni Princeton University alumni 21st-century American mathematicians Sloan Research Fellows 20th-century American mathematicians Topologists