Philippe CARA

Philippe CARA is a Professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), affiliated with the Department of Mathematics & Data Science. His expertise spans algebra, geometry, computer algebra, and mathematical typesetting (LaTeX). He has contributed to research in near-vector spaces, semisymmetric graphs, and incidence geometry, with recent work on direct sums and quotient spaces of near-vector spaces.

• Expertise: Computer Algebra, Finite Incidence Geometry, Graph Theory, Mathematical Education.

His research explores the interplay between algebraic structures, geometric representations, and computational methods. Notable projects include the FinInG package for finite incidence geometry and studies on generalized total colorings of planar graphs.

Scientific awards include the AT&T Research Award 2001, the Gold Medal of the European Cultural Renaissance (Research Category, 2003), and the VUB Ingace Vanderschueren Award 2002.

He has supervised master’s theses by A. Darras and L. Vandewalle, and participated in organizing events like the Conference 'Finite Geometry and Friends' (2019). His work also includes collaborations with institutions such as the University of The Free State (postdoctoral fellowship, 2017–2019).