A CNRS France-Japan-Korea-Taiwan research group


    ReaDiNet (Reaction-Diffusion Network) is an International Research Network (IRN) of CNRS composed of French, Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese researchers in the fields of mathematics and its applications in biology, ecology, medicine and chemistry. This International Research Network started in 2020 and has been renewed in 2025. It is also the sequel to former LIA ReaDiLab and GDRI ReaDiNet projects, and it is part of a broad effort of INSMI (mathematical section of CNRS) to support collaborations between our four countries.

    Our scientific goal is the understanding of complex phenomena, that arise in particular in ecological and biological contexts, through the mathematical analysis of deterministic and stochastic models. Mathematics provides a deep insight on how complexity can emerge even from relatively simple systems, and conversely the life sciences have been a source for many new and challenging mathematical problems.

    Our research bears on various topics in applied mathematics such as:
    • partial differential equations: reaction-diffusion  and cross-diffusion systems, blow-up and formation of singularities, kinetic systems and mean-field models;
    • probability theory: stochastic PDEs, random walks and stochastic processes, hydrodynamic limits and statistical physics;
    • modelling in the life sciences: population dynamics, self-organization and collective behaviours, neural networks and statistics...
    We wish to bring together mathematical communities and to promote collaborations across our countries, mathematical fields and the life sciences.

                   Contact:  Thomas Giletti  thomas.giletti -at- uca.fr


Forthcoming events



  • ReaDiNet 2026, October 12-16: "International conference on reaction-diffusion equations and spatial dynamics in mathematical biology".


Funding opportunities


Here we share external funding opportunities for informational purposes. Do not hesitate to let us know if would like to communicate any other opportunity.

  • Postes rouges du CNRS: this is a call for applications for a mobility program for foreign colleagues (at any level of seniority) to visit french Maths departments for a 2-3 months period. Deadline for the current call: september 24th, 2026.
  • Appel INSMI pour séjours dans des IRL: conversely, french colleagues may apply to a mobility program for a 6-12 months period in one of CNRS's IRL, including the French-Japanese Laboratory of Mathematics in Tokyo. Deadline for the current call: october 15th, 2026.
  • JSPS fellowships: The Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science offers various short- and long-term fellowships for young (doctoral students or post-docs) and established foreign researchers to stay in a japanese laboratory. French candidates may also apply through CNRS (deadline for the current calls: november 2026).