Overview

• Masaki Kashiwara, a professor at Kyoto University, has been awarded the 2025 Abel Prize for his groundbreaking contributions to mathematics, including the development of D-modules and crystal bases.
• Kashiwara is the first Japanese national to receive the Abel Prize, a recognition often referred to as the 'Nobel Prize of mathematics.'
• His work has had a profound impact on algebraic analysis and representation theory, solving complex problems such as the Riemann-Hilbert problem and influencing the field for decades.
• The Abel Prize includes a monetary award of 7.5 million Norwegian kroner and will be presented at a ceremony in Oslo on May 20, 2025.
• At 78, Kashiwara remains an active researcher, currently working on advanced topics like the representation theory of quantum affine algebras.