Mahesh Kakde of IISc Bengaluru Wins 2026 Ramanujan Prize for Algebraic Number Theory
Professor Mahesh Kakde of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, has been awarded the 2026 Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians from Developing Countries. Recognized for his significant contributions to algebraic number theory, Kakde's work includes advances in noncommutative Iwasawa theory and progress on the Gross-Stark and Brumer-Stark conjectures. His research also relates to Hilbert's 12th problem. Kakde completed his PhD at Cambridge and has held positions at Princeton and UK universities before joining IISc in 2019. He has received multiple honors including the Infosys Prize and the Whitehead Prize.
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