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General Information

Full Name Cristina Acciarri
Date of Birth 7th August 1982
Address Department of Physics, Informatics and Mathematics, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, via Giuseppe Campi, 213/b - 41125 Modena, Italy
E-mail cristina.acciarri(at)unimore.it
Languages Italian (native), English (fluent), Spanish (fluent), Portuguese (fluent)

Education

  • 2010
    PhD in Mathematics
    Department of Pure and Applied Mathematics, University of L'Aquila, Italy
    • Excellent with “European PhD label", under the supervision of G. A. Fernández Alcober (University of the Basque Country).
    • Area Algebra, Group Theory
    • Title "Positive laws on large sets of generators and on word values in residually-\(p\) groups"
      • -full text available at the following link
  • 2006
    Laurea Specialistica in Mathematics
    Department of Mathematics G. Castelnuovo, University of Rome 'La Sapienza', Rome, Italy
    • 110/110 e lode (top grade)
  • 2004
    Laurea Triennale in Mathematics
    Department of Mathematics G. Castelnuovo, University of Rome 'La Sapienza', Rome, Italy
    • 110/110 e lode (top grade)

Academic Appointments

  • 11/2024 - present
    Associate Professor
    Department of Physics,Informatics and Mathematics, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
    • with ASN qualification as "professore di prima fascia in 01/MATH-02 Algebra e Geometria" (25/1/23 - 25/1/34)
    • ssd. Algebra MATH-02/A
  • 2021 - 2024
    Tenure track Assistant Professor (RTDb)
    Department of Physics,Informatics and Mathematics, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
  • 2013 - 2024
    Professor Adjunto (tenured)
    Department of Mathematics, University of Brasilia, Brazil
    • on leave without pay from 01/2022 to 12/2024
  • 2011 - 2013
    CNPq postdoctoral fellow
    Department of Mathematics, University of Brasilia, Brazil
    • funded by Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico -Brazil

Research

Research Interest My research area in Mathematics is Group Theory and more specifically I’m interested in
  • profinite groups and residually finite groups,
  • verbal subgroups and words in groups,
  • (coprime) automorphisms of groups,
  • graphs and probabilistic properties of groups,
  • graded Lie algebras.
Publications For the complete list of my publications see the publications page

Organising

Selected Invited Talks

Teaching

For the complete list of courses that I taught see the teaching page

Advising

  • 2025
    • Daniele Ruini, MSc in Mathematics, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, THE Inverse Galois Problem
  • 2024
    • Roberto Roversi, BSc in Mathematics, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Commuting Probability in Finite Groups
  • 2020
    • João Pedro Papalardo Azevedo, MSc in Mathematics, University of Brasilia, Finite Groups of Bounded Rank Admitting an Almost Regular Automorphism - a Lie-Theoretic Approach, with CAPES grant
    • Mateus Figueiredo de Souza, MSc in Mathematics, University of Brasilia, Centralizadores em Grupos de Torção Residualmente Finitos, um estudo via Métodos de Lie, with CAPES grant
  • 2018
    • Danilo S. da Silveira, PhD in Mathematics, University of Brasilia, Grupos com automorfismos cujos pontos fixos são Engel, with CAPES grant. Cosupervised jointly with P. Shumyatsky
  • 2017
    • Sara Raissa Silva Rodrigues, MSc in Mathematics, University of Brasilia, Sobre grupos finitos e profinitos quase-Engel, with CAPES grant
  • 2016
    • Jéssyca Cristine Lima de Souza, MSc in Mathematics, University of Brasilia, Involuções e seu centralizadores em grupos finitos, with CNPq grant
    • João Pedro Papalardo Azevedo, "Iniciação científica em álgebra", University of Brasilia, undergraduate independent supervised study with FAPDF grant
  • 2015
    • Rebeca Chuffi Saccochi, MSc in Mathematics, University of Brasilia, Grupos central-por-finito, coberturas de grupos e un problema de P. Erdos, with CNPq grant
  • 2014
    • Leandro Araújo Castro, MSc in Mathematics, University of Brasilia, Generalizando um teorema de P. Hall sobe grupos finitos-por-nilpotentes,with CNPq grant
    • José Vitor Paiva Miranda de Siqueira, "Iniciação científica em álgebra", University of Brasilia, undergraduate independent supervised study with UnB grant

Academic and Editorial Services

  • Editorial Board Member for the SBM journal Matemática Contemporânea
    • 2021- present
  • Peer review activities for many international journals
    • 2012 - present
    • Bulletin of the Brazilian Mathematical Society, Journal of Algebra, Journal of Algebra and its Applications, Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra, Archiv der Mathematik etc
  • Vice-coordinator for the PhD Program in Mathematics
    • 2025 - present
    • Doctoral Program in Mathematics run jointly by University of Ferrara, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia and University of Parma
  • Member of the Scientific Board for the PhD Program in Mathematics
    • 2022 - present
    • Doctoral Program in Mathematics run jointly by University of Ferrara, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia and University of Parma
  • Member of the Faculty-Student Joint Committee, Department of Physics, Informatics and Mathematics, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
    • 2024 - present
  • Member of the Research Committee, Department of Physics, Informatics and Mathematics, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
    • 2025 - present
  • Member of 10 PhD defense committees
    • 2013 - present, further details in my complete cv

Outreach

  • 2025
    Ritratti di Matematiche dal Mondo
    • a project of public engagement financially supported by the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy, with the patronage of ER.GO, UMI,Associazione Donne e Scienza, AIRDM, MaddMaths!, Federazione Italiana Mathesis, GRIMeD
  • 2024
    Il diritto di contare
    • projection movie and debate organized at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
  • 2022
    Tavola Rotonda Paolo Ruffini, 1799
    • speaker and coorganizer of the round table at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
  • 2019
    Leonardo e a matemática
    • a divulgative conference co-organized with and sponsored by the Italian Embassy in Brasilia, University of Brasilia, Brazil. Special guest S. Chiossi.
  • 2018
    Matemática sorprendente/Surprising Mathematics
    • a divulgative conference co-organized with and sponsored by the Italian Embassy in Brasilia. Special guest P. Oddifreddi.

Membership

Other Interests

  • Hobbies: Photography, Music, Cooking.