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Indian mathematician Mahesh Kakde, Professor at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, has been awarded the Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians from Developing Countries 2026 for his important contributions to algebraic number theory. The prize is jointly administered by the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) and the International Mathematical Union (IMU).
About Mahesh Kakde’s Work
Mahesh Kakde is recognised for fundamental results in noncommutative Iwasawa theory and his work on the Gross–Stark and Brumer–Stark conjectures. His research also has implications for Hilbert’s 12th problem, one of the 23 mathematical problems presented by German mathematician David Hilbert in 1900.
Algebraic number theory is a branch of mathematics that applies algebraic structures such as fields and groups to the study of integers, prime numbers and their generalisations.
Kakde has also received the Infosys Prize in Mathematical Sciences (2022) and was an invited speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians. In 2023, he was included in the Asian Scientist 100 list of leading researchers, academics and innovators in Asia.
About the Ramanujan Prize
The Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians from Developing Countries has been awarded annually since 2005. It recognises outstanding mathematical contributions by young scientists from developing countries and is jointly administered by ICTP and IMU.
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