Andrei Okounkov

Andrei Okounkov
Born
Andrei Yuryevich Okounkov

(1969-07-26) July 26, 1969 (age 55)
NationalityRussian
Alma materMoscow State University (BS, PhD)
AwardsFields Medal (2006)
EMS Prize (2004)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsColumbia University
National Research University – Higher School of Economics
Princeton University
University of California, Berkeley
University of Chicago
Doctoral advisorAlexandre Kirillov

Andrei Yuryevich Okounkov (Russian: Андре́й Ю́рьевич Окунько́в, Andrej Okun'kov, born July 26, 1969) is a Russian mathematician who works on representation theory and its applications to algebraic geometry, mathematical physics, probability theory and special functions. He is currently a professor at the Columbia University and the academic supervisor of HSE International Laboratory of Representation Theory and Mathematical Physics.[1] In 2006, he received the Fields Medal "for his contributions to bridging probability, representation theory and algebraic geometry."[2]

  1. ^ "International Laboratory of Representation Theory and Mathematical Physics". mf.hse.ru.
  2. ^ "Information about Andrei Okounkov, Fields Medal winner" Archived 2016-10-20 at the Wayback Machine, ICM Press Release

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