Claudia Sagastizábal facts for kids
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Claudia Alejandra Sagastizábal is a smart mathematician from Brazil. She uses math to solve real-world problems, which is called applied math. She is well-known for her work on making things as good as possible (this is called convex optimization) and for helping manage energy. She also wrote a book about how to solve math problems using numbers. Today, she works as a researcher at the University of Campinas in Brazil. Since 2015, she has been the main editor for a math journal called Set-Valued and Variational Analysis.
Her Journey in Math
Claudia Sagastizábal started her math journey in Argentina. She earned a degree in math, astronomy, and physics in 1984 from the National University of Córdoba. Later, in 1993, she completed her PhD in France at Pantheon-Sorbonne University. Her PhD work was about using math to help manage things like inventory.
While she was in France, she worked with a big electricity company called Électricité de France. She helped them figure out the best ways to produce electricity. This kind of work, using math to solve energy problems, has been a big part of her research ever since. In 1997, she moved to Brazil. Before joining the University of Campinas in 2017, she also worked at other important math places, like the Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada.
Awards and Recognition
Claudia Sagastizábal has been recognized for her important work in mathematics. She was invited to speak at a big meeting called the 8th International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics in 2015. This is a special honor for mathematicians.
She was also an invited speaker at the 2018 International Congress of Mathematicians. There, she talked about how to control systems using math and how to find the best solutions to problems.
In 2024, she became a SIAM Fellow. SIAM stands for the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. Being a SIAM Fellow means she is recognized for her important contributions to math, especially in solving problems that are not smooth (non-smooth optimization) and using math in engineering.
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In Spanish: Claudia Sagastizábal para niños
