| Marie-Françoise Roy | |
| Birth Place: | Paris |
| Nationality: | French |
| Fields: | Mathematics |
| Workplaces: | University of Rennes 1 |
| Alma Mater: | Paris 13 University |
| Doctoral Advisor: | Jean Bénabou |
Marie-Françoise Roy (born 28 April 1950 in Paris) is a French mathematician noted for her work in real algebraic geometry. She has been Professor of Mathematics at the University of Rennes 1 since 1985 and in 2009 was made a Chevalier of the French Legion of Honour.[1] In 2004, she received an Irène Joliot-Curie Prize.
Roy works in real algebraic geometry in particular real spectra and, most recently, in complexity of algorithms in real algebraic geometry and also the applications.[2]
Marie-Françoise Roy got her education at École Normale Supérieure de jeunes filles and was an assistant professor at Université Paris Nord during 1973.[3] She received her PhD at Université Paris Nord in 1980, supervised by Jean Bénabou.
From 1981 she spent two years at Abdou Moumouni University in Niger. In 1985 she became a professor at University of Rennes 1 in Rennes, France.
Roy was president of Société Mathématique de France from 2004 to 2007.[4]
In 1986, Roy was one of the founders[5] of European Women in Mathematics (EWM), and was the convenor (president) of EWM 2009–2013.[6] In 1987 she co-founded the French organization for women in mathematics, Femmes et Mathématiques, and became the organization's first president.
Roy is scientific officer for Sub-Saharan Africa in Centre International de Mathématiques Pures et Appliquées, CIMPA].[7] Roy is president of Association d'Echanges Culturels Cesson Dankassari (Tarbiyya-Tatali) an organization working for joint activities in a commune Dan-Cassari in Niger and the French commune Cesson-Sévigné.