Dr. Wilfrid Gangbo

Biography

Wilfrid Gangbo is a distinguished professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of California, Los Angeles. He earned his Ph.D. in 1992 from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland. His expertise lies in the fields of Calculus of Variations, Nonlinear Analysis, Partial Differential Equations, Kinetic Theory, Functional Analysis, and Fluid Mechanics. Over the years, Professor Gangbo has contributed significantly to mathematical sciences, including authoring multiple publications in these areas. He is the founder of EcoAfrica, an association of scientists dedicated to supporting African countries through projects in mathematical applications. EcoAfrica, established in 1990 in Switzerland, has organized workshops on Applied Mathematics in Senegal and has received funding from various Swiss institutions.

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