Nelson Faustino is a Portuguese mathematician with a focused specialization in hypercomplex and Clifford analysis. He earned his Licenciatura in Applied Mathematics and Computation from the University of Aveiro in 2004 and later completed a PhD in Mathematics at the same institution in 2009. His doctoral thesis, Discrete Clifford Analysis, was supervised by Uwe Kähler.
Faustino pursued post-doctoral research at the Centre for Mathematics at the University of Coimbra (2010–2013) and then at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP/Brazil, 2013–2016), where he investigated applications of discrete Clifford calculus to quantum field theory. Between 2016 and 2020 he served as Visiting Professor at the Federal University of ABC (UFABC-Brazil), contributing to both undergraduate and postgraduate instruction in mathematics within an interdisciplinary environment.
Upon returning to Portugal, he held a temporary appointment at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra (2020–2022). From 2022-2025, he was Invited Assistant Professor at the University of Aveiro. Concurrently, he served from 2022-2025 as a distance-learning tutor at Universidade Aberta (UAb).
Faustino is currently an Assistant Researcher at the University of Aveiro and holds the CIDMA Chair in Hypercomplex Analysis.
Professionally, he has published more than 25 peer-reviewed journal articles in high-tier outlets such as Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences, Journal of Fourier Analysis and Applications, and Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society. He is co-editor of a Springer volume titled Hypercomplex Analysis and its Applications (2025), honoring Paula Cerejeiras.
Faustino has received notable professional recognition, including the Honorary Fellowship from the European Society of Computational Methods in Sciences and Engineering (2017), and Lifetime Membership from the International Society for Analysis, its Applications and Computation (ISAAC, 2019).
His teaching portfolio spans institutions in both Portugal and Brazil, encompassing a wide range of courses—from Calculus and linear algebra to Numerical Analysis and Statistics. He has actively supervised undergraduate research, produced didactic materials, and consistently contributed to the scientific community through peer review of journals, organization of conferences, and invited talks. He co-organized the 2024 International Conference on Hypercomplex Analysis in celebration of Paula Cerejeiras’ 60th birthday.
Key Career Highlighs
| Aspect | Details |
|---|---|
| Education | Ph.D. Mathematics, University of Aveiro (2009) |
| Postdoctoral Research | University of Coimbra (2010-2013), UNICAMP, Brazil (2013-2016) |
| Academic Positions (after Post-Doc) | Visiting Professor UFABC Brazil (2016–2020), Invited Assistant Professor at Coimbra (2020–2022), Invited Assistant Professor at Aveiro (2022-2025), Distance tutor at Universidade Aberta (2022-2025) |
| Research Interests | Hypercomplex & Clifford analysis, harmonic analysis, numerical analysis, mathematical physics, stochastic processes, fractional calculus |
| Current Research Projects | Erasmus+ RECONSTRUCT project on gamified mathematics teaching tools (2024–) |
| Publications | 25+ peer-reviewed articles, co-editor of Springer volume (2025) |
| Honors & Awards | ESCMSE Honorary Fellowship (2017), ISAAC Lifetime Membership (2019) |
| Scientific Community Roles | Organizer of international symposia and conferences; PhD jury member; undergraduate research supervisor |
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