The new edition of "SISSA Women in Mathematics" is scheduled for Friday, June 12, 2026, at 2:00 PM—exactly one month after the International Day of Women in Mathematics (May 12), established to commemorate Maryam Mirzakhani, the first woman to receive the Fields Medal.
The event serves as a forum for dialogue and discussion regarding the role of women in the research community, aiming to foster shared reflection on the challenges and barriers they still face in academic environments. The initiative is organized by the SISSA SIAM Student Chapter, the School’s Mathematics Area, and SISSA mathLab, in collaboration with SISSA Medialab.
The event will open with a panel discussion on the gender gap in academia, featuring three researchers and SISSA alumnae:
- Sara Daneri, Associate Professor at the Gran Sasso Science Institute;
- Harini Desiraju, Researcher at the University of Oxford;
- Giovanna Marcelli, Assistant Professor at Roma Tre University.
The discussion will be moderated by Marta Fornasier, a mathematician by training who now works as a science communicator at SISSA Medialab. Following the panel, the three guests will each deliver a scientific presentation.