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Ulrike Tillmann

Also known as Ulrike Luise Tillmann

Ulrike Tillmann is a professor at Oxford and one of nine initial members of the Advisory Group on Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence, which advises AI companies, beginning with OpenAI, on releasing mathematical results. Her training included a BA from Brandeis University in 1985 and a PhD from Stanford University in 1990. The London Mathematical Society gave her the Whitehead Prize in 2004, and the Royal Society elected her a Fellow in 2008. Since 2015 she has been a Fellow of the Alan Turing Institute, and in October 2021 she took up the directorship of the Isaac Newton Institute. In July 2026 she was elected President of the International Mathematical Union for 2027–2030, and Helen Wilson succeeds her at the Newton Institute when her five-year term ends in September 2026.

Works
98
Citations
1,793
h-index
16

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1985–1990

    A Stanford PhD on K-theory

    At Brandeis University she earns a BA in 1985, and at Stanford University she completes a PhD in 1990 on K-theory of topological group algebras.

  2. 2004

    The Whitehead Prize

    The London Mathematical Society gives her its Whitehead Prize in 2004.

  3. 2008

    Fellow of the Royal Society

    In 2008 she is elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation awards her the Bessel Prize.

  4. Since 2015

    Alan Turing Institute fellow

    She becomes a Fellow of the Alan Turing Institute when it is established in 2015. Her recent work in applied topology addresses challenges in data science.

  5. 2021

    Newton Institute director

    She takes up the directorship of the Isaac Newton Institute in October 2021 for a five-year term. In November 2021 she becomes President of the London Mathematical Society.

  6. July 2026

    Elected IMU president

    The General Assembly elects her President for 2027–2030 in July 2026, and she takes office in January 2027.

  7. September 2026

    Advisory group on mathematics and AI

    In September 2026 she becomes one of nine initial members of the Advisory Group on Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence. The group advises AI companies on the responsible presentation and release of mathematical results, beginning with OpenAI.

  8. As of October 2026

    Handing over the Newton Institute

    She ends her five-year term as Director in September 2026, and Helen Wilson succeeds her. She keeps her professorship at the University of Oxford.

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  1. Ulrike Tillmann - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  2. Ulrike Tillmann | ai@cam ai.cam.ac.uk. Checked 14 October 2026.
  3. Ulrike Tillmann Named Next Director of Isaac Newton Institute mathunion.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  4. IMU News 138: July 2026 | International Mathematical Union (IMU) mathunion.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  5. Professor Ulrike Tillmann elected IMU president merton.ox.ac.uk. Checked 14 October 2026.
  6. Top mathematicians will advise OpenAI on releasing its AI maths results thenextweb.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  7. Mathematicians Announce Independent AI Advisory Group | LDS letsdatascience.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  8. Advisory Group on Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence agmai.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  9. Professor Helen Wilson appointed Director of the Isaac Newton Institute | University of Cambridge cam.ac.uk. Checked 14 October 2026.