The Mathematical Space in the Portuguese Language (EMeLP)

Abstract

Fernando Pestana da Costa [fcosta@uab.pt] teaches at the Department of Sciences and Technology of Universidade Aberta, Lisbon, and is a researcher at the Centre for Mathematical Analysis, Geometry and Dynamical Systems, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Portugal. His research interests are in mathematical analysis and differential equations, with a particular emphasis on dynamical aspects. He received his PhD at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, in 1993. He has been Vice-President (2012-2014) and President (2014-2016) of the Portuguese Mathematical Society. Since 2017, he has been the representative of Portugal at the ICMI. João Felisberto Semedo [joao.semedo@docente.unicv.edu.cv] is currently President of the Scientific Council at the University of Cabo Verde. He graduated in mathematics from Universidade Federal Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro (1998), and has an MSc in didactics of mathematics (2004) and a PhD in education (didactics of mathematics), both from Universidade de Lisboa (2011). He is a professor at the University of Cabo Verde and was President of the Pedagogical Council of the Department of Science and Technology and President of its Board of Directors from September 2012 to June 2015. He is a founding member of AMATCV (Mathematical Association of Cape Verde) and is the representative of Cabo Verde at the ICMI. Marcos Cherinda [mcherinda@gmail.com] received the degree of Teacher of Mathematics and Physics (1980-1981) for Secondary Education at the Faculty of Education of Universidade Eduardo Mondlane in Maputo, Mozambique. In 1989, he completed his Diplom Lehrer in mathematics in Germany. In 2002, he received a PhD in mathematics education from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Until 2017, he worked as a professor of mathematics education at the Pedagogical University in Mozambique, where he was Director of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. Since 2012, he has been the national representative of Mozambique at the ICMI. He is currently an official of UNESCO at the Maputo office. Mário Jorge Dias Carneiro [carneiro@ufmg.br] is an emeritus professor of Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil. His main research area is in dynamical systems, with a special interest in conservative systems. He received his PhD from Princeton University in 1980 and has held post-doctoral positions at IMPA, Brazil, and Princeton University. He has been Vice-President of the Brazilian Mathematical Society (1993-1996) and, in 2005, was the coordinator of a curriculum reform in mathematics for the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. He is the representative of Brazil at the ICMI. Yuriko Yamamoto Baldin [yuriko@dm.ufscar.br] received a PhD in mathematics from Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil, in 1984, with a thesis in differential geometry. She has done post-doctorate studies in the USA, made scientific visits to Japan and has been a visiting professor at the University of Tsukuba (2014). She is a senior professor of mathematics at the Department of Mathematics of the Universidade Federal de São Carlos, where she has worked since 1977. Her research interests include teacher education and development of didactical materials. She has represented Brazil at the ICMI (2008-2012) and is currently a member at large of the Executive Committee of the ICMI for 2017-2020, after also holding this position for 2013-2016. She is the appointed liaison of EMeLP to the ICMI.