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Staff member

Nicolas FRANCO

Email : nicolas.franco@unamur.be
Phone(s) : +32 (0)81 72 49 08
Web site : https://www.youtube.com/user/syracuse000
Faculties/Departments/Services
Department of mathematics - Assistant professor
Location : Building Sciences
Rue Grafé, 2 - 5000, Namur
Door 422
Fax : +32 (0)81 72 49 14
Research groups
Namur Institute for Complex Systems (naXys)
Committees
Conseil de la Faculté des Sciences
Technological Platform High Performance Computing (PTCI)
 

Introduction

Assitant professor in mathematics and professional pianist.

Also scientific collaborator at UHasselt, Data Science Institute, Interuniversity Institute for Biostatistics and statistical Bioinformatics (I-BioStat)

arXiv: franco_n_1

Google Scholar: scholar.google.com

Orcid: 0000-0003-1688-8342

ResearcherID: P-8756-2016

Inspire-hep: N.Franco.1

MathSciNet (Mathematical Reviews): www.ams.org/mathscinet

ResearchGate: Nicolas_Franco4

LinkedIn: nicolas-franco-belgium

 

Work experience:

  • 2022 – present: University of Namur, Belgium - assistant professor

  • 2020 - 2022: UHasselt, postdoctoral researcher

  • 2015 – 2022: University of Namur, Belgium - postdoctoral researcher and invited lecturer

  • 2016 – 2021: Conservatory of Ciney, Belgium - piano teacher

  • 2015: University of Namur, Belgium - invited lecturer

  • 2014 – 2015: Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland - postdoctoral researcher

  • 2012 – 2014: Copernicus Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Krakow, Poland - postdoctoral researcher

  • 2011 – 2012: University of Namur, Belgium - teaching assistant

  • 2010 – 2011: University of Namur, Belgium - FUNDP research scholarship

  • 2006 – 2010: University of Namur, Belgium - F.R.S.-FNRS research fellow

  • 2005 – 2006: Conservatory of Ciney, Belgium - piano teacher

Awards

Multiple prize winner at the Belgian Mathematical Olympiad:

  • 2nd prize in 1999
  • 3rd prize in 2001 and 1996
  • 4th prize in 1997
  • finalist in 2000 and 1998

Multiple prize winner at the international final of the "Championnat des Jeux Mathématiques et Logiques" in Paris (FFJM):

  • 1st prize in 2007 (in the highest category)
  • 2nd prize in 2003
  • 7th prize in 2002
  • 8th prize in 2008 and 2005

International pianist career:

  • 1st prize at the Belfius Classics competition, Brussels
  • 1st prize at the André Dumortier national piano competition, Leuze-en-Hainaut
  • 1st prize at the Andrée Charlier piano competition, Charleroi
  • 1st prize at the Excellentia piano competition, Linkebeek
  • 1st prize at the EPTA international piano competition, Namur
  • 3rd prize at the Jonge Virtuozen piano competition, Antwerpen
  • 5th prize and special prize at the Emmanuel Durlet piano competition, Antwerpen
  • Selected for the Queen Elisabeth competition in 2010, Brussels 

 

Areas of expertise

  • Mathematical Modelling

  • Covid-19 epidemic models

  • Mathematical models in Physics and unification theories

  • Applications of noncommutative geometry in Physics

External responsibilities

Mathematical activities:

  • Contributor to the European Covid-19 Scenario Hub - ECDC
  • Member of the Risk Assessment Group (RAG)
  • Member of the RESTORE consortium 
  • Member of the national jury of the Belgian Mathematical Olympiad 
  • Reviewer for  Physical Review Letters, Physical Review D, Classical and Quantum Gravity, Physics Letters B, Journal of Geometry and Physics, Journal of Mathematical Physics, SIGMA, Universe, IOP Conference Series, Archives of Public Health, Epidemics and PLOS Computational Biology 

International pianist career:

  • Numerous concerts in Belgium: Juillet Musical d’Aulne, Printemps Musical de Silly, Printemps Musical de Waha, Concerts de midi Bruxelles, deSingel Antwerpen, Middagconcerten Antwerpen, Salle des Roches Rochefort, Festival Musical du Condroz, EPTA, Journées du Patrimoine, Musica aeterna, Cavatine,...
  • Several concerts as participation to academic events:  FNRS quinquennal prizes (Bozar, Brussels), Mathematischer Salon at Hausdorff Research Institute for Mathematics (Bonn), Mixed event music and public science (Krakow Music Academy), Doctor honoris causa ceremony (Namur), Academic opening (Namur), Télévie (Namur),...
  • Interpretation of Sergei Rachmaninov's 2nd concerto with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Flanders (de Filharmonie)
  • CD recording

 

Miscellaneous:

  • Webmaster of the French literature community website www.oniris.be
  • Webmaster of the Belgian Mathematical Olympiad website omb.sbpm.be 

Degrees

  • 2006 – 2011: University of Namur - Ph.D. in Sciences
  • 2004 – 2006: University of Namur - M.Sc in Mathematics 
  • 2002 – 2004: University of Namur - B.Sc in Mathematics 
  • 2002 – 2003: Royal Conservatory of Mons - Chamber music diploma
  • 2001 – 2002: Royal Conservatory of Mons - Piano diploma (first prize, 88%) 
  • 1999 – 2000: Royal Conservatory of Liège - Solfège diploma (first prize, 88%)