The Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics (
Hungarian: Rényi Alfréd Matematikai Kutatóintézet) is the
research institute in mathematics of the
Hungarian Academy of Sciences. It was created in 1950 by
Alfréd Rényi, who directed it until his death. Since its creation, the institute has been the center of mathematical research in Hungary. It received the title Centre of Excellence of the European Union (2001). The current director is
András Stipsicz. The institute publishes the research journal
Studia Scientiarum Mathematicarum Hungarica.
Research divisions and research groups
Algebra (head: Mátyás Domokos)
Algebraic geometry and differential topology (head: András Némethi)
Financial Mathematics (Momentum research group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, head: Miklós Rásonyi)
Groups and Graphs (Momentum research group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, European Research Council research group, head: Miklós Abért)
Limits of Structures (Momentum research group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, European Research Council research group, head:
Balázs Szegedy)
Low Dimensional Topology (Momentum research group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, European Research Council research group, head: András Stipsicz)
Regularity (European Research Council research group, head:
Endre Szemerédi)
Discrete and Convex Geometry (European Research Council research group, head:
Imre Bárány)
Didactics (head: Péter Juhász)
Name
The institute's name originally was Applied Mathematics Institute of the HAS (
Hungarian: MTA Alkalmazott Matematikai Intézete) then Mathematical Research Institute of the HAS (
Hungarian: MTA Matematikai Kutatóintézete). It obtained its current name on 1 July 1999 after
Alfréd Rényi, the eminent mathematician who founded the institute and was its director for 20 years.
Some of the notable researchers
Imre Bárány, combinatorialist, geometer, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Imre Csiszár, information theorist, Shannon Award, Dobrushin Prize, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Zoltán Füredi, combinatorialist, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences