Charalambos Makridakis, Professor of Mathematics in the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Charalambos Makridakis, Professor of Mathematics in the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, has been elected as a fellow of the European Academy of Sciences (EurASc), joining the Computational and Information Sciences Division.
Professor Makridakis’s research focuses on computational mathematics and scientific machine learning, spanning numerical methods for nonlinear partial differential equations, multi-scale modelling and simulation, and the mathematical assurance of AI models for science.
Before joining Sussex, he held the post of Professor of Numerical Analysis at the University of Crete and served as Director of the Institute of Applied and Computational Mathematics of FORTH in Heraklion. Professor Makridakis has held short-term visiting posts at several universities and centres, including, Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics at UCLA, University of Oxford, École Normale Superieure-Paris, CIRM-France, Institut Mittag-Leffler-Sweden and University of Rennes.
Professor Makridakis said: “I am humbled and honoured to have been elected as member of the Academy. EurASc stands for intellectual independence and cooperation across borders, independent of any national entity. My career has been shaped by collaboration across the European academic community, and I’m delighted to carry this further with such a prestigious institution. I am grateful to colleagues at the University of Sussex it’s a true incubator for cooperation and collegiality. I hope to contribute to the continued development of Mathematics at Sussex and its standing within the UK scientific community. With notable expertise across the department — and real energy among its excellent early-career colleagues — there is strong potential to become a significant centre of activity in strategically important areas such as the mathematical foundations of AI and computational methods for scientific applications.”
Professor Luc Moreau, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine, said: “I congratulate Charalambos on this distinguished honour, reflecting EurASc’s mission to recognise scientific excellence and strengthen collaboration across Europe. His outstanding contribution to applied and computational mathematics, and his academic leadership exemplify the best of Sussex and the core values of the Academy: independence, intellectual rigour, and a commitment to advancing science for societal and economic benefit. His election is a source of great pride for our Faculty, and the University, and a testament to the international impact of his work.”
About the EurASc
Based in Brussels, the Academy is non-profit non-governmental, independent organization that aims to recognise and elect to its membership the best European scientists with a vision for Europe as a whole. It aims to enhance European science and scientific cooperation and use the expertise of its members in advising other European bodies in the betterment of European research, technological application and social development.