Jamshid Moori

Jamshid Moori is a Senior Research Professor of Mathematics at the School of Mathematical Sciences, North-West University (Mafikeng Campus, South Africa). He also holds the position of Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the School of Mathematics, University of Birmingham since 2006, and is a life fellow of the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal since 2010.

His educational background includes:

• PhD in Mathematics, University of Birmingham, 1975
• MSc in Mathematics, University of Birmingham, 1973
• BSc in Mathematics, University of Meshed, Iran (Summa Cum Laude), 1971
• Diploma in Mathematics, Nowrooz High School, Iran, 1964

Moori is an internationally recognized expert in Finite Group Theory, with research focusing on Finite Simple Groups, Computational Group Theory, Representation Theory of Finite Groups, and Applications of Finite Groups to Combinatorial Designs and Geometries. His work has been published in prestigious journals such as Journal of London Mathematical Society, Journal of Algebra, Communications in Algebra, Journal of Group Theory, Representation Theory, Discrete Mathematics, and the European Journal of Combinatorics. His recent publications (2019-2023) demonstrate a continued focus on designs, codes, and graphs from finite groups, particularly Janko groups and Ree groups, with significant contributions to Fischer-Clifford theory and character tables of group extensions.

He was awarded the Research Distinction in 2015 by the South African Mathematical Society at the 58th Annual Congress. Moori is a member of the London Mathematical Society (since 1978), the American Mathematical Society (since 1983), and the South African Mathematical Society (since 1983), where he served as Vice-President during 2010-2014.

His editorial roles include:

• Associate Editor: Bulletin of Iranian Mathematical Society
• Editor: International Journal of Group Theory
• Editor: Transactions on Combinatorics
• Associate Editor: Afrika Matematika
• Editor: Khayyam Journal of Mathematics

Moori has supervised 25 postgraduate students (6 PGDiploma, 9 MSc, and 10 PhD) and 9 post-doctoral students. He is currently supervising 1 MSc and 1 PhD student. His research activities have been fully supported by various grants from the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa, where he has also served as a panel member and Convener of the Specialist Committee for Mathematical Sciences.