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It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our colleague and friend Rafael Sasportes, victim of a prolonged diseease, and present our deepest sympathies to his family.

O Rafael ingressou na Universidade Aberta em 1999, onde em 2008 se doutorou em Matemática, e desde 2009 era investigador integrado do Centro de Análise Matemática, Geometria e Sistemas Dinâmicos do Instituto Superior Técnico, onde a sua investigação incidiu nas áreas de Equações Diferenciais e Sistemas Dinâmicos.

Além de ser um membro ativo daquele centro de investigação, inclusivamente tendo neste momento um trabalho de investigação em curso, o Rafael sempre se destacou pela disponibilidade, pela dedicação e pelo sempre presente bom humor e sentido de camaradagem, pelos quais será recordado com muita estima.

Hugo Tavares, vice-president of the Mathematics Department, tells us about Math@Técnico.

MMAC Day 2024 has left us with a collection of videos and slides of its presentations of dissertation topic examples.

Mathematics Department associated research centers (CAMGSD, CEMAT and SQIG) periodically make available research fellowships (preference is given to second year master students).

Michel Talagrand (Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS), Paris, France) has won the 2024 Abel prize
«for his groundbreaking contributions to probability theory and functional analysis, with outstanding applications in mathematical physics and statistics.»

The book Stochastic Processes: Theory, Examples & Exercises, by Department of Mathematics Professor Manuel Cabral Morais, has just been published in April 2024 by IST Press.

This is an introductory textbook in a central and active field of Mathematics with applications in Engineering, Economics, and Management Science suitable for undergraduate or graduate students in these areas. It has been included in the Science & Technology Series of IST Press as its #1 publication.