Akshay Venkatesh
Australian number theorist
Akshay Venkatesh FRS (born 21 November 1981) is an Australian mathematician and a professor (since 15 August 2018) at the School of Mathematics at the Institute for Advanced Study.[1] His research interests are in the fields of counting, equidistribution problems in automorphic forms and number theory, in particular representation theory, locally symmetric spaces, ergodic theory, and algebraic topology.[2]
Akshay Venkatesh | |
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 Venkatesh in 2014 | |
| Born | 21 November 1981 New Delhi, India |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | Princeton University University of Western Australia |
| Known for | Mathematical Work, Former Child Prodigy |
| Spouse | Sarah Paden |
| Awards | Salem Prize (2007) SASTRA Ramanujan Prize (2008) Infosys Prize (2016) Ostrowski Prize (2017) Fields Medal (2018) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Institute for Advanced Study (2005–2006, 2018–present) Stanford University (2008–2018) Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences (2006–2008) |
| Doctoral advisor | Peter Sarnak |
References
change- ↑ "Akshay Venkatesh". Institute for Advanced Study. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
- ↑ "Akshay Venkatesh". claymath.org. Clay Mathematics Institute. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
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