Honorary lecture by Fields Medal winner Alessio Figalli
At the start of August, Alessio Figalli was awarded the Fields Medal. This distinction is often referred to as the Nobel Prize for mathematicians and is a cause for major celebration. ETH Zurich is to mark this special occasion with a honorary lecture on 22 October 2018. The lecture will also be broadcast via live streaming.
Alessio Figalli, Professor of Mathematics at ETH Zurich, was awarded the Fields Medal on 1 August 2018 for his contributions to the theory of optimal transport and its application to special partial differential equations, metric geometry and probability.
To celebrate this extraordinary achievement in a fitting manner, the President of ETH Zurich, Lino Guzzella, ETH members and the public are invited to a public lecture by Alessio Figalli followed by a drinks reception:
“The beauty of nature and the art of problem-solving.”
An evening with Fields medallist Alessio Figalli
Monday, 22 October 2018
5.15 p.m. to 6.15 p.m.
in the Audi Max (HG F30) followed by a drinks reception
Programme:
5.15 p.m. Welcome and congratulatory address by Lino Guzzella, President of ETH Zurich
5.25 p.m. Alessio Figalli, Professor of Mathematics at ETH Zurich presents his research in layman’s terms
5.45 p.m. Moderated discussion with Alessio Figalli and his PhD supervisors Luigi Ambrosio, Professor at the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa and Cédric Villani, winner of the Fields Medal in 2010, Professor at the Université Lyon 1 and Member of the French National Assembly.