Enrique Zuazua Iriondo holds a prestigious Chair for Dynamics, Control and Numerics as an Alexander von Humboldt Professor at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (Germany). He simultaneously serves as the Chair of Computational Mathematics at the University of Deusto/Deusto Foundation in Bilbao, Spain, and as a Professor of Applied Mathematics at the Department of Mathematics, Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM). His triple appointment across three major European institutions reflects his international standing in applied mathematics and control theory. Zuazua's research spans a wide range of applied mathematical disciplines, with particular expertise in Partial Differential Equations, Numerical Analysis, Control Theory, and Data Sciences. His work bridges theoretical mathematics with practical applications in engineering, biology, and social sciences. Key research areas include analysis of PDEs, control of diffusion models in biology, multi-agent systems, hyperbolic models in traffic flow, fractional PDEs, optimal design in material sciences, and the emerging turnpike phenomena in long-time horizon problems. His research demonstrates remarkable interdisciplinary reach, connecting pure mathematics with real-world industrial applications. The recent publications reveal a strong trend toward increasingly interdisciplinary work, blending classical control theory with modern machine learning approaches. His research shows particular strength in bridging pure mathematical theory with practical applications, especially in network analysis, fractional calculus, and the intersection of control theory with deep learning architectures. The consistent focus on turnpike phenomena across multiple publications indicates this as a signature research direction that has evolved from pure mathematics to applications in neural networks and optimal control systems. Euskadi Prize for Science and Technology 2006 Spanish National Julio Rey Pastor Prize 2007 ERC Advanced Grant NUMERIWAVES 2010 ERC Advanced Grant DyCon 2016 Honorary member of Academia Europaea Honorary member of Jakiunde (Basque Academy of Sciences) Doctor Honoris Causa from Université de Lorraine Ambassador of Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg Zuazua has supervised 24 PhD students and mentored over 25 postdoctoral researchers throughout his career. His research has been substantially funded through prestigious grants including two ERC Advanced Grants (NUMERIWAVES in 2010 and DyCon in 2016). His industrial collaborations have been particularly impactful, including work with Airbus Consortium on aeronautical design that led to the development of the Stanford University Unstructured (SU2) software, and projects with Arteche Group on computational software for electrical networks. He directs the CCM (Chair of Computational Mathematics) at Deusto Foundation, where he leads the DyCon project funded by the European Research Council. Previously, he served as the Founding Scientific Director of the Basque Center for Applied Mathematics (BCAM) from 2008-2012. His research group maintains strong connections with industry through projects in aeronautics, electrical networks, and computational fluid dynamics, demonstrating the practical impact of his theoretical work.







