ANDREA RATTO: CURRICULUM VITAE in English (Last update: March 2026)

Date and place of birth:  25 May 1961, Savona (Italy).

Education:

1) Degree in Mathematics (1985, University of Genoa).

2) Ph. D. in Mathematics (1988, University of Warwick, UK).

3) Degree in Electronic Engineering (2001, University of Cagliari).

Academic positions:

1) Borsista CNR (1987, International Center for Theoretical Physics, Trieste).

2) Chercheur invité (1988, Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques, Paris, France) .

3) Research assistant (1990, University of Warwick, UK).

4) Professeur Associé (1991, University of Brest, France).

5) Professeur  (1992-94, University of Brest, France).

6) Professore Straordinario (1995-97, University of Calabria).

7) Full Professor from 1997 to the present, University of Cagliari, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science.

Teaching:

1) Point set topology and surfaces (University of Warwick).

2) Calcul différentiel et séries de fonctions (University of Brest).

3) Harmonic maps and minimal surfaces (Ph. D. course, University of Turin).

4) Differential geometry (University of Brest and University of Calabria).

5) General principles of Mathematical Physics (University of Calabria).

6) Calculus, Linear Algebra and analytic geometry (University of Cagliari).

He has written two educational books published by Liguori Editore (see list of publications).

Research interests:

Differential and Riemannian geometry, variational problems and partial differential equations on manifolds. Current topics of research: Harmonic, biharmonic and r-harmonic maps. Current collaborators: S. Montaldo (University of Cagliari), C. Oniciuc (University of Iasi), A. Fardoun (University of Brest), V. Branding (University of Vienna). He has written several research papers published in international journals and one research monograph published by the Princeton University Press (see list of publications). According to Math.Sci.Net.,  A. Ratto was cited 622 times by 352 different authors, h-index 14 (March 2026).

Research projects:

He participated to the following financed projects:

1) PRIN 2002, Coordinator Prof. V. Ancona. Title: Geometria delle Varietà Differenziabili.

2) PRIN 2005, Coordinator Prof. S. Salamon. Title: Geometria Riemanniana e Strutture Differenziabili.

3) PRIN 2007, Coordinator Prof. S. Salamon. Title: Geometria Riemanniana e Strutture Differenziabili.

4) PRIN 2010-11, Coordinator Prof. F. Ricci. Title: Varietà reali e complesse: geometria, topologia e analisi armonica.

5) CAR 2013, 2014, 2015 (University of Cagliari).

6) PRIN 2015, Coordinator Prof. F.Ricci. Title: Varietà reali e complesse: geometria, topologia e analisi armonica.

7) PRID 2016, 2017, 2018 (University of Cagliari).

8) GESTA (GEometry, STatistics and Applications), anno 2017-18 (Fondazione di Sardegna: Coordinator Prof. B. Cappelletti Montano).

9) KASBA, anno 2019-20 (Fondazione di Sardegna: Coordinator Prof. B. Cappelletti Montano).

Recent participations to Workshops or Seminars:

Workshop in honour of Prof. Caddeo: Biharmonic maps and immersions, Cagliari, June 2017 (Member of the organizing Committee).

Workshop on Geometry, Topology and Harmonic Analysis, Pisa, February 2018 (Invited speaker).

Workshop on Riemannian Geometry, Brest, May 2018, (Invited speaker).

Workshop on Differential Geometry and Applications, Cagliari, September 2018 (Member of the organizing Committee).

International Congress LICMA 2019 Beirut, April 2019 (Invited speaker).

Member of the Scientific Committee of the Workshop Differential Geometry: Harmonic maps, biharmonic maps, harmonic morphisms and related topics.  Originally the meeting had to take place in Vienna, but, due to covid-19, it became an online meeting (28 August 2020).

Meeting SNS Pisa in memoria del Prof. Vesentini, july 2021, invited speaker.

Member of the Scientific Committee of the Workshop Differential Geometry: Harmonic maps, biharmonic maps, harmonic morphisms and related topics, Second Edition, 3 September 2021.

Member of the Scientific Committee of the Workshop Differential Geometry: Harmonic maps, biharmonic maps, harmonic morphisms and related topics, Third Edition, September 2022, Vienna, Austria.

Member of the Scientific Committee of the Workshop Differential Geometry: Harmonic maps, biharmonic maps, harmonic morphisms and related topics, Fourth Edition, September 2023, Iasi, Romania.