EPFL receives 5 medals at the International Maths Competition

Following the Maths competition organised by the Bernoulli Center on Campus last May, five EPFL students traveled to Bulgaria this summer to compete in the International Maths Competition (IMC). The team did extremely well, ranking 20th out of 90 teams and bringing back 1 gold medal (Vladyslav Shashkov) and 4 silver medals (Mathis Duguin, Benjamin […]

Bernoulli Lecture – Internal waves and homeomorphism of the circle

25 March 2021 Part of the Semester : Dynamics, Transfer Operators, and Spectra 17:15 – 18:15 Lecturer Maciej Zworski, University of California, Berkeley   The connection between the formation of internal waves in fluids and the dynamics of homeomorphisms of the circle was investigated by oceanographers in the 90s and resulted in novel experimental observations […]

Spring School on Transfer Operators (Classical and Modern Techniques)

22 – 26 March 2021 Part of the Semester : Dynamics, Transfer Operators, and Spectra 08:00 – 17:00 Room : GA 3 21 Organisers Wael Bahsoun, Loughborough University Viviane Baladi, CNRS and Sorbonne University   This school will provide courses from experts on several aspects of the spectrum of transfer operators. Special attention will be […]

EPFL Open Days: 29-30 April 2023

EPFL Open Days

For a weekend, enter a world of innovation, science and creativity. EPFL will once again open its doors to a large public of all ages. This is an opportunity for thousands of visitors to discover the secrets of our school through events, animations, meetings, workshops and many other surprises. Come on campus for a unique […]

Martin Hairer appointed Co-Director

Martin Hairer

Following the rebirth of the Bernoulli Center and its inauguration last November, we are happy to announce that Prof. Martin Hairer has joined the Bernoulli Center for Fundamental Studies as Co-Director, alongside Prof. Emmanuel Abbé, starting January 1, 2023. Martin Hairer is a Professor of Mathematics working in the field of stochastic analysis, in particular […]

Inauguration of the Bernoulli Center for Fundamental Studies

 Rolex Learning Center On November 11, 2022, the scientific community will celebrate the inauguration of EPFL’s new Bernoulli Center for Fundamental Studies at the EPFL Rolex Learning Center. The event, which will bring illustrious mathematicians, physicists, and computer scientists to Lausanne will mark the kickoff of the center’s second incarnation, with an expanded scope, an […]

Maryna Viazovska is awarded a Fields Medal

Maryna Viazovska

Maryna Viazovska has received a Fields Medal, a prestigious honor often described as the Nobel Prize of Mathematics, for her work on the sphere-packing problem in 8 and 24 dimensions. Previously, the problem had been solved for only three dimensions or fewer. Another Fields Medal is awarded to University of Geneva mathematician Hugo Duminil-Copin. Read […]