Chief Patron Prof. Chandal Nahak, IIT Kharagpur have been receiving national and international recognition Prof. Rakesh Bhatnagar Prof. Geetanjali Panda, IIT Kharagpur and financial support for their high quality research. Honourable Vice-Chancellor, Banaras Hindu University Prof. S. P. Yadav, IIT Roorkee Patron Prof. V. Vetrivel, IIT Madras Prof. Anil Kumar Tripathi Prof. Tirupati Rao Padi, Pondicherry University Honourable Director, Institute of Science, BHU Prof. Aquil Ahmad, Aligarh Muslim University Prof. Mallikarjun Joshi Prof. Surajit Borkotokey, Dibrugarh University Honourable Dean, Institute of Science, BHU Prof. Aparna Mehra, IIT Delhi Dr. Rajesh Arora, ISRO, Trivendram Conveners Dr. Vinay Singh, NIT Mizoram Prof. Shashi Kant Mishra, BHU, Varanasi, India Dr. Balendu B. Upadhyay, IIT Patna Prof. Pierre Rene Marechal, Institut De Mathématiques Dr. Vivek Laha, Banaras Hindu University De Toulouse, France Dr. Debdas Ghosh, IIT-BHU Speakers from France Local Organizing Committee Prof. Michel Thera, University of Limoges Faculty Members & Research Scholars, Department of Prof. Nicolas Couellan, University of Toulouse (ENAC) Mathematics, Institute of Science, BHU Indo-French Seminar on Prof. Daniel Delahaye, University of Toulouse (ENAC) About Varanasi Prof. Pham Dinh Tao, INSA, Rouen, France Optimization, Variational Analysis The holy city of Varanasi is known as the city of temples Prof. Mounir Haddou, University of Rennes (INSA) & Applications Prof. Le Thi Hoai Ann, University of Lorraine, Metz, and learning. It is also known as Kashi and Benaras. France Being one of the seven holiest cities, Varanasi is the (IFSOVAA-2020) Prof. Didier Henrion, CNRS (LAAS) oldest city of the world, ageing more than 3000 years old Prof. Dinh The Luc, University of Avignon and is famous as the city of temples and the most popular February 02-04, 2020 Prof. Jérôme Renault, University of Toulouse (TSE) pilgrimage point for the Hindus. Sarnath is about 10 Km from Varanasi, famous for the museum, excavation sites Prof. Anne Vanhems, Toulouse Business School Prof. Walter Cedric Simo Tao Lee, University of and its Buddhist temples bear the testimony of Toulouse (IMT) amalgamation of Indian culture with the neighboring Prof. Fabrice Gamboa, Toulouse Institute of Mathematics countries. The city is reputed for silk fabrics, perfumes, artistic brass and copper wares and a variety of handicrafts. This vibrant city with multiple dimensions of knowledge and liberation has a magnetic attraction for Venue Speakers from India people all over the world. Prof. T. Parthasarathy, Chennai Mathematical Institute Department of Mathematics, Institute of Prof. Kripasindhu Chaudhuri, Jadavpur University About the Department Science, Banaras Hindu University, The Department of Mathematics was founded in 1898 as Prof. R. N. Mukherjee, Burdwan University Varanasi-221005, India Prof. S. K. Neogy, ISI Delhi a part of the Central Hindu College at Kamachha, Prof. Tripti Chakrabarti, Calcutta University Varanasi much before the establishment of the Banaras Conveners Prof. Qamrul Hasan Ansari, Aligarh Muslim University Hindu University in 1916. Subsequently in 1917, Prof. S. K. Mishra Prof. Sandeep Juneja, TIFR, Mumbai Department of Mathematics along with the Central Hindu Department of Mathematics, Institute of Prof. K. C. Sivakumar, IIT Madras College was transferred to the Banaras Hindu University. Prof. C. S. Lalitha, University of Delhi Science, Banaras Hindu University, India The Department had the privilege of having had eminent Prof. Joydeep Dutta, IIT Kanpur Prof. Pierre Marechal Prof. P. C. Jha, University of Delhi scholars on its faculty. The teachers of the Department Prof. Pankaj Gupta, University of Delhi

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