Fellow
Hounkonnou Mahouton Norbert
President of the ICMPA-UNESCO Chair
Current nationality
Benin
Current country of residence
Benin
Past nationality
Benin
Affiliation / Institution
University of Abomey-Calavi
Biodata
M. N. Hounkonnou is a full Professor of Mathematics and Physics at the University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin. He serves as a member of editorial boards for renowned book series and journals in mathematics and mathematical physics. He was awarded a series of Prizes for the excellence of his works, including most recently the 2023 Yang-Hui Award for seminal contributions to the deformed quantum algebras, the AIP 2023 Tate Medal for leadership in building and maintaining an enduring transnational African mathematical physics research and education community, ... He is the Past President of the Network of African Science Academies and of Benin National Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. His membership extends to the International Association of Mathematical Physics, American Mathematical Society, London Mathematical Society, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Academy of Sciences, Arts, Cultures of Africa and African Diasporas, Academy of Science of South Africa, Hassan II Academy of Sciences and Technology, Morocco, African Academy of Sciences, The World Academy of Sciences, etc. He is Doctor Honoris Causa of the University Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, France
Sustainable Development Goals
Keywords
Mathematical Physics, Noncommutative and Nonlinear Mathematics, Geometric Methods in Physics, Non-associative Algebras, Integrable Systems, Complexity.
ELECTED
2004
Place of birth
Adjohoun
Country of birth
Benin
DATE OF BIRTH
7
June
1956
Section
08. Mathematical Sciences
TWAS Awards
CNR Rao Prize (2016)
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Country where living and working for the majority of the last 10 years
Benin
Public contact information
EMAIL
hounkonnou@yahoo.fr
List of publications
Last updated on 19/07/2026