School of Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science

Prof Massamba is a mathematician specializing in differential geometry. His areas of research interest are quite diverse and include, among others, Riemannian and semi-Riemannian geometry, geometric structures on manifolds, CR-submanifolds of almost complex manifolds, and contact and symplectic geometry and topology. He also does research on null geometry and the geometry of submersions, all within the framework of his general interest in the interaction of curvature and structure in complicated geometric spaces.

Earlier in his career, Prof Massamba made significant contributions to research in moduli spaces of connections by introducing a class of non-degenerate metrics through the Narasimhan-Ramanan universal connection. His work now continues to evolve further, with current ongoing projects addressing the Goldberg Conjecture, symplectic topology, CR and pseudohermitian geometry, statistical geometry, and locally conformal structures. Through these studies, he seeks the deep mathematical structures underlying both abstract theory and real-world geometry.

Apart from his scholarly work, Prof Massamba is deeply committed to guiding postgraduate students and future researchers. He is engaged in spreading mathematics across Africa and the world, and his outreach and leadership have strengthened research communities and access to mathematical knowledge at regional and international levels.