Ana Cannas da Silva

Ana M. L. G. Cannas da Silva (born 1968) is a Portuguese mathematician specializing in symplectic geometry and geometric topology.

After studying at St. John de Britto College,[2] she earned a licenciatura in mathematics in 1990 from the Instituto Superior Técnico in the University of Lisbon.

[1] She then went to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for graduate studies, earning a master's degree in 1994 and completing her Ph.D. in 1996.

[1][3] After a temporary position as Morrey Assistant Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, Cannas returned to the Instituto Superior Técnico as a faculty member in 1997.

[1] In 2009, the alumni of St. John de Britto College awarded Cannas their José Carlos Belchior Prize in honor of her achievements as an alumna of the school.