Istituto Nazionale di Alta Matematica Francesco Severi

The Istituto Nazionale di Alta Matematica Francesco Severi, abbreviated as INdAM, is a government created non-profit research institution whose principal purpose is to promote research in the field of mathematics and its applications and the diffusion of higher mathematical education in Italy. Its founder and first president, later nominated life president, was Francesco Severi, who exerted also a major influence on the creation of the institute.