RIEMANN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS

Riemann Prize Week

June 29^th – July 3^rd, 2026

Gathering world-class mathematicians from the most prestigious institutions to celebrate Mathematics

July 3^rd, 2026 · PALAZZO ESTENSE, CITY HALL VARESE

About the Event

A Week at the Forefront of Mathematics

The Riemann Prize Week brings together some of the most eminent mathematicians of our time to celebrate and honour outstanding contributions to the mathematical sciences. This landmark event gathers world-leading researchers in analysis, probability, mathematical physics, and related fields for a series of lectures and scientific exchanges.

The event takes place across three exceptional venues: Villa Toeplitz in Varese - The headquarter of RISM, The academy Istituto Lombardo Accademia di Scienze e Lettere in Milan, and the magnificent city hall Salone Estense in Varese.

The 2026 edition carries a special resonance: it falls in the bicentenary year of the birth of Bernhard Riemann (1826–1866), the visionary mathematician whose revolutionary ideas — from Riemannian geometry to the Riemann Hypothesis — continue to shape the frontiers of modern mathematics.

Where

Venues

Mon Jun 29^th – Thu Jul 2^nd · Scientific Programme

Villa Toeplitz

Viale G.B. Vico 46, Varese

Historic early-20th-century villa set in a magnificent 8-hectare park, headquarters of the Riemann International School.

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Palazzo Brera, sede dell'Istituto Lombardo, Milano

Wed Jul 1^st · Leonardo da Vinci Lecture

Istituto Lombardo Accademia di Scienza e Lettere

Via Brera 28, Milan

Founded by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1797, the Istituto Lombardo Accademia di Scienze e Lettere is one of Italy's most prestigious scientific academies, located in the historic Brera district of Milan.

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Fri Jul 3^rd · Riemann Prize Ceremony

Palazzo Estense

Via Luigi Sacco 5, Varese

Built in the 18th century for Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena — described by Stendhal as the "Versailles of Milan". Now the City Hall of Varese, its magnificent Salone Estense will host the Riemann Prize Ceremony.

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Riemann Prize 2025 Laureate

Sylvia Serfaty

Sorbonne Université & NYU Courant Institute

For her profound insights into the mathematics of many-particle systems and their connections to quantum mechanics and fluid dynamics — contributions that have transformed our understanding of the Ginzburg–Landau theory, vortex dynamics, and statistical mechanics of Coulomb-type systems.

Scientific Programme