Professor Xuhua HE, Member of The Hong Kong Academy of Sciences , Chair Professor in the Department of Mathematics under the Faculty of Science at The University of Hong Kong, has been elected Vice President of the International Mathematical Union . Professor He is the youngest Vice President in nearly 20 years, and only the second Chinese mathematician to serve in this role since the IMU was founded.
The IMU is the premier global authority in mathematics, known for organising the quadrennial International Congress of Mathematicians and adjudicating the highest accolades in mathematics, including the Fields Medal. As Vice President, Professor He will play a key role in shaping global strategies for mathematical development, while overseeing the organisation of the ICM and the selection of major international awards.
Professor He is a globally renowned expert in Lie theory, arithmetic geometry, and representation theory. In 2013, he was awarded the Morningside Gold Medal of Mathematics, widely regarded as the “Chinese Fields Medal”. He was an invited sectional speaker at the ICM in 2018, and in 2022 received the Chevalley Prize in Lie Theory, the highest international award in this field, making him the only mathematician based in China to date to earn this honour.
