Rowing Through Numbers
Celebrating Francesco Pappalardi's 60th birthday
May 18-21, 2025, Salahaddin University, Erbil, Kurdistan region, Iraq



This meeting will take place on the occasion of the 60th birthday of Francesco Pappalardi. This event honours his outstanding contributions to number theory, and will also be a recognition of his exceptional activity in promoting mathematics in countries which need it the most. In particular, Francesco is a driving force for mathematical cooperation between Kurdistan Iraq and other countries, including Italy. This conference will be an opportunity to feature outstanding international mathematicians in Erbil and showcase the scientific potential of Kurdistan Iraq.
Preliminary list of speakers
  • Amir Akbary
    (University of Lethbridge)

  • Laura Capuano
    (Università Roma Tre)

  • Chantal David
    (Concordia University)

  • Andrew Granville
    (Université de Montréal )

  • Nathan Jones
    (University of Illinois at Chicago )

  • Shanta Laishram
    (India Statistical Institute)

  • Florian Luca
    (Stellenbosch University)
  • Elisa Lorenzo Garcia (TBC)
    (Université de Neuchâtel)

  • Christophe Rizentaler (TBC)
    (CIMPA)

  • Peter Stevenhagen
    (Leiden Universitat)

  • Lea Terracini
    (Università di Torino)

  • Alain Togbe
    (Purdue University Northwest)

  • Rahim Zaare-Nahandi
    (University of Theran)

  • Rashid Zaare-Nahandi
    (IASBS, Zanjan)


We gratefully acknowledge the support of