Legal Organs
Scientific Committees
Head of Division : May 2025 - April 2028
Prof. Gitta Kutyniok - Germany
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU Munich)
Prof. Gitta Kutyniok is Chair for Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU Munich), Germany, where she leads pioneering research at the intersection of applied mathematics, data science, and artificial intelligence. Her work integrates modern deep learning techniques with rigorous mathematical analysis, with particular focus on compressed sensing, sparse approximation, harmonic analysis, and mathematical foundations of AI.
Prof. Kutyniok has held visiting and permanent positions at top institutions, including Stanford University, Yale University, Princeton University, and the University of Oslo. She is a Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences (EurASc), the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), and the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, among others.
Her outstanding scientific achievements have been recognised through numerous awards, including an ERC Synergy Grant, and her leadership in promoting interdisciplinary research is widely acknowledged.
Prof. Kutyniok was elected Head of the Division of Computational and Information Sciences of the European Academy of Sciences. Her term runs from May 2025 to April 2028, in accordance with the EurASc Bylaws.
Officer : March 2020 - April 2028
Prof. Carl K. Chang - United States
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
Prof. Carl K. Chang is Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at Iowa State University, USA. His research spans several influential domains in computing, including requirements engineering, situational software engineering, services computing, and digital health. A globally respected figure in the computer science community, Prof. Chang is an IEEE Life Fellow, served as President of the IEEE Computer Society in 2004, and was Editor-in-Chief of two major IEEE publications: IEEE Software (1991–1994) and IEEE Computer (2007–2010), the flagship magazine of the IEEE Computer Society.
Prof. Carl K. Chang has served as Officer of the Division of Computational and Information Sciences since March 2020, across two consecutive mandates: March 2020 – February 2023, extended until April 2024 due to the COVID-19 pandemic; May 2025 – April 2028 (current and second consecutive term, in accordance with the EurASc Bylaws).
Officer : May 2025 - April 2028
Prof. Jan S. Hesthaven - Switzerland
École Polytechnique Fédérale, LAUSANNE
Prof. Jan S. Hesthaven is Provost and Professor of Mathematics at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)</strong), Switzerland. He received his PhD from the Technical University of Denmark in 1995 and held a professorship at Brown University, USA, before joining EPFL in 2013, where he also served as Dean of the School of Basic Sciences (2017–2020).
His research focuses on the development of high-order numerical methods for nonlinear time-dependent problems, including wave propagation, reduced-order modelling, and the integration of machine learning techniques into computational science. He has published four monographs and over 175 scientific papers.
He is a Fellow of the AMS and SIAM, and a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters.
Prof. Jan S. Hesthaven has served as Officer of the Division of Computational and Information Sciences since May 2025, for the mandate May 2025 – April 2028 (current and first term, in accordance with the EurASc Bylaws).
Officer : May 2025 - April 2028
Prof. Wil Schilders - Netherlands
Eindhoven University of Technology
Prof. Wil Schilders is Professor of Scientific Computing at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), Netherlands, and a leading expert in numerical linear algebra, modelling and simulation of electronic circuits, and model order reduction. He has had a distinguished career both in academia and industry, including long-standing collaboration with Philips Research.
Prof. Schilders is President of EU-MATHS-IN, the European Service Network of Mathematics for Industry and Innovation, and has played a key role in promoting industrial mathematics across Europe. He has authored and edited several influential books and over 150 publications, and serves on numerous international scientific boards.
Prof. Wil Schilders has served as Officer of the Division of Computational and Information Sciences since May 2025, for the mandate May 2025 – April 2028 (current and first term, in accordance with the EurASc Bylaws).