Francesca Arici

Francesca Arici is an Assistant Professor in Mathematics at Leiden University's Mathematical Institute, affiliated with the Analysis and Dynamical Systems section and the Noncommutative Geometry (NCG) group. Her research is supported by an NWO Vidi grant titled The Noncommutative Geometry of Quantum Symmetric Domains. She holds a PhD in Mathematical Physics from SISSA, Trieste (2015), supervised by Giovanni Landi, and has held postdoctoral positions at Radboud University Nijmegen and the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences.

• Education: PhD in Mathematical Physics (SISSA, 2011-2015); Master and Bachelor in Mathematics (UCSC Brescia, 2005-2011)
• Research Interests: Noncommutative Geometry, Operator Algebras, Quantum Algebra, K-Theory, and applications to mathematical physics. Her work explores C*-algebras, quantum symmetric domains, and topological insulators.
• Teaching: Currently teaches Elementary Practical Mathematics for Non-Mathematicians in Leiden's Minor Quantitative Biology and co-runs the Master Colloquium. Past courses include Fourier Analysis, C*-algebras, and Mathematical Reasoning.
• Scientific Awards:
  • NWO Vidi Grant (2024) for Noncommutative Geometry of Quantum Symmetric Domains
• Students: Supervises PhD candidates Jack Thelin af Ekenstam and Yufan Ge, and has mentored numerous Master's and Bachelor's students across Leiden and Radboud University.
• Community Service: Member of the European Mathematical Society's Outreach and Engagement Committee (2021-present), Young Academy Leiden (2022-present), and former Deputy Member of the Standing Committee of European Women in Mathematics (2013-2018).