VUB Algebra Research Group

Grants

• 2025-2028. ULB-VUB joint research group (OZR/2025/0523) (J. Vercruysse and L. Vendramin). €2500.
• 2025-2028. International Joint Research Group (OZR/2025/0492) (I. Colazzo and L. Vendramin). €30000.
• 2024-2027. FWO Senior Grant (G004124N). Skew braces and applications (L. Vendramin). €310K.
• 2023-2026. FWO & CNRS: International Emerging Actions (IEA) project 328226 (V. Lebed and L. Vendramin). €12000.
• 2021-2025. OZR3762: Algebraic structures associated with the Yang-Baxter equation (L. Vendramin). €100K.

Funding obtained by PhD candidates

• 2025-2028. FNRS Predoc Grant (40031463). Candidate: Lukas Simons. Supervisors: L. Vendramin, J. Vercruysse.
• 2024-2025. China Scholarship Council (CSC No. 202406140151). Candidate: Yufei Qin. Supervisors: L. Vendramin, G. Zhou.
• 2024-2027. FWO Predoc Grant (11PIO24N). Candidate: Silvia Properzi. Supervisor: L. Vendramin.
• 2023-2024. OZR4014 (VUB Backup Mandate). Candidate: Silvia Properzi. Supervisor: L. Vendramin.
• 2023-2026. FNRS Predoc Grant (40017081). Candidate: Thomas Letourmy. Supervisors: L. Vendramin, J. Vercruysse.
• 2021-2025. FWO Predoc Grant (1160522N). Candidate: of Senne Trappeniers. Supervisors: L. Vendramin, A. Van Antwerpen.

Funding obtained by postdoctoral researchers

• 2025-2026. China Scholarship Council (CSC No. 202406680120). Meijun Liu. Host: L. Vendramin.
• 2025-2027. NAWA Bekker Fellowship (BPN/BEK/2024/1/00311). Magdalena Wiertel. Host: L. Vendramin.
• 2024-2027. FWO PostDoc Grant (1244625N). Carsten Dietzel. Host: Supervisor: L. Vendramin.
• 2022-2024. FWO Postdoc Grant (12K1223N). Kevin Piterman. Host: Supervisor: L. Vendramin.
• 2022-2024. Feodor Lynen Research Postdoctoral Fellowship. Carsten Dietzel. Host: L. Vendramin.

Funding obtained for visitors

• 2025: Francqui VUB-Leerstoel for István Heckenberger. Host: L. Vendramin. €6000.
• 2025: VUB-Leerstoel for Nicolás Andruskiewitsch. Host: L. Vendramin. €6000.
• 2024: Be’eri Greenfeld, Scientific Stay in Flanders (V507824N), from 24/11 to 05/1. Host: L. Vendramin.
• 2023: Ilaria Colazzo, Scientific Stay in Flanders (V512223N), from 9/11 to 17/12. Host: L. Vendramin

Small travel grants

• (2024) FWO K231124N. Kevin Piterman.
• (2023) FWO K248323N. Silvia Properzi.

Funding obtained for organizing conferences

• 2025: Conference on Hopf algebras, quantum groups, monoidal categories and related structures.
  • Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek – Vlaanderen (K701825N): €4500.
  • Hooverfond VUB: €2000.
• 2025: GAP Days Spring 2025. VUB Doctoral School: €750.
• 2023, 2024, 2025: London Mathematical Society Scheme 3: The Interplay Between Skew Braces and Hopf-Galois Theory. Organizers: I. Colazzo, P. Truman, L. Vendramin. £1500 per year.
• 2023: Groups, rings and the Yang-Baxter equation, Blankenberge, Belgium. Organizers: I. Colazzo, A. Van Antwerpen, L. Vendramin.
  • Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek – Vlaanderen (K700923N). €5000.
  • Foundation Compositio Mathematica. €5000.
  • VUB Doctoral School: €750.