# National Institute of Mathematical Sciences and their Interactions

> Scientific sub-division of the CNRS in charge of mathematics

**Wikidata**: [Q24935942](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24935942)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/national-institute-of-mathematical-sciences-and-their-interactions

## Summary

National Institute of Mathematical Sciences and their Interactions is led by CEO Christophe Besse[1]. The organization operates as part of the National Center for Scientific Research.

## Summary
The National Institute of Mathematical Sciences and their Interactions (official French name: Institut national des sciences mathématiques et de leurs interactions, short name INSMI) is the CNRS scientific sub-division responsible for mathematics in France. It is a research institute headquartered in Paris that groups and represents multiple French mathematical research institutes and centres.

## Key Facts
- Official name (French): Institut national des sciences mathématiques et de leurs interactions.  
- Common name: CNRS Mathématiques (also styled CNRS-Mathématiques); short name: INSMI.  
- Instance of: research institute; field of work: mathematics.  
- Parent organization: National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS).  
- Location: Paris, France.  
- Chief executive officer: Christophe Besse (start date: 2021-08-28).  
- Subsidiaries include 10 named mathematical institutes (examples): Institut Élie Cartan de Lorraine; Institut de Mathématiques de Toulouse; Institut Henri Poincaré; Institut de Mathématiques de Jussieu-Paris Rive Gauche; CEREMADE.  
- Websites: https://www.insmi.cnrs.fr/ (French) and https://www.insmi.cnrs.fr/en/insmi (English).  
- Identifiers: ISNI 000000040387052X; ROR ID 050jcm728; GRID ID grid.457017.0; VIAF ID 3067154741640353110008; Google Knowledge Graph ID /g/11cn96269g.  
- HAL structure ID: 302352 (reference date 2019-05-07).  
- Wikipedia language: fr (sitelink_count: 1).  
- JORF search organization ID: National Institute of Mathematical Sciences and their Interactions.

## FAQs
### Q: What is the National Institute of Mathematical Sciences and their Interactions?
A: It is the CNRS scientific sub-division responsible for mathematics in France, formally titled Institut national des sciences mathématiques et de leurs interactions and commonly called INSMI or CNRS Mathématiques.

### Q: Who leads INSMI?
A: The chief executive officer is Christophe Besse; his start date is recorded as 2021-08-28.

### Q: Where is INSMI located and to which organization does it belong?
A: INSMI is located in Paris, France, and is a sub-division of the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS).

### Q: How can I find INSMI online?
A: INSMI maintains a French website at https://www.insmi.cnrs.fr/ and an English information page at https://www.insmi.cnrs.fr/en/insmi.

## Why It Matters
INSMI is the designated CNRS body responsible for mathematics across the French national research system. As the mathematical sub-division of CNRS, it groups and interfaces with a network of major French mathematical institutes and centres. This organizational role places INSMI at the center of research policy, institutional coordination, and visibility for mathematical sciences within CNRS. Its remit and structure provide a single institutional identity for CNRS mathematics (CNRS Mathématiques / CNRS-Mathématiques). For researchers, funders, and international partners, INSMI acts as a consolidated contact point and administrative anchor for programs, collaborations, and representation of French mathematical research. The institute’s public websites, official identifiers (ISNI, ROR, GRID, etc.), and listed subsidiaries make it discoverable and linkable in national and international research infrastructures.

## Notable For
- Being the CNRS scientific sub-division tasked specifically with mathematics (official French name: Institut national des sciences mathématiques et de leurs interactions).  
- Bringing together a network of major French mathematical institutes and centres as subsidiaries (ten named institutes listed in official records).  
- Having bilingual web presence with dedicated French and English pages on the CNRS/INSMI site.  
- Public leadership recorded for Christophe Besse, with a documented start date of 2021-08-28.  
- Extensive institutional identifiers (ISNI, ROR, GRID, VIAF, Google Knowledge Graph) that facilitate linkage in research and administrative databases.

## Body
### Overview
- INSMI is described as the scientific sub-division of the CNRS in charge of mathematics.  
- It provides a unified institutional identity for CNRS mathematics activities (also referred to as CNRS Mathématiques or CNRS-Mathématiques).

### Names and identifiers
- Official French name: Institut national des sciences mathématiques et de leurs interactions.  
- Common names and aliases: INSMI; CNRS-Mathématiques.  
- Identifiers include: ISNI 000000040387052X; ROR 050jcm728; GRID grid.457017.0; VIAF 3067154741640353110008; Google Knowledge Graph /g/11cn96269g.  
- HAL structure ID: 302352 (reference date 2019-05-07).  
- Wikipedia language presence: fr (sitelink_count 1).

### Leadership
- CEO: Christophe Besse.  
- CEO start_time qualifier: 2021-08-28.  
- Leadership information is referenced from INSMI personnel pages.

### Organization and subsidiaries
- Instance of: research institute.  
- Field of work: mathematics.  
- Parent organisation: National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS).  
- Listed subsidiaries (examples from records):  
  - Institut Élie Cartan de Lorraine (grid.462063.5)  
  - Institut de Mathématiques de Toulouse (grid.462146.3)  
  - Centre for Applied Mathematics (grid.462265.1)  
  - Institut Henri Poincaré (grid.462399.3)  
  - Institut de Mathématiques de Bordeaux (grid.462496.b)  
  - Institut de Mathématiques de Jussieu-Paris Rive Gauche (grid.462500.5)  
  - Institut de Mathématique et de Modélisation de Montpellier (grid.462511.5)  
  - Center for Mathematical Studies and their Applications (grid.462850.d)  
  - Centre de mathématiques Laurent Schwartz (grid.463843.e)  
  - CEREMADE (grid.463852.e)

### Location and administrative data
- Located in: Paris, France (GRID reference grid.457017.0).  
- JORF search organization ID recorded as National Institute of Mathematical Sciences and their Interactions.  
- Sitelink count: 1 (French Wikipedia).

### Online presence
- Official French website: https://www.insmi.cnrs.fr/ (page language: French).  
- Official English information page: https://www.insmi.cnrs.fr/en/insmi (page language: English).

### References and record dates
- Official name reference entry includes a reference date marker 2023-10-21.  
- HAL structure record reference date: 2019-05-07.  
- CEO page referenced at https://www.insmi.cnrs.fr/fr/personne/christophe-besse.

(Information in this entry is drawn solely from the provided source material.)

## References

1. [Source](https://www.insmi.cnrs.fr/fr/personne/christophe-besse)
2. Open ISNI for Organizations
3. [Source](https://www.cnrs.fr/fr/cnrsinfo/les-dix-instituts-du-cnrs-se-dotent-de-noms-dusage)
4. HAL