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Alice Guionnet

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Alice Guionnet
Alice Guionnet, Oberwolfach 2003
Born (1969-05-24) May 24, 1969 (age 55)
NationalityFrench
Alma materÉcole Normale Supérieure
AwardsRollo Davidson Prize (2003)
Loève Prize (2009)
Simons Investigator (2012)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsENS (Lyon)
Doctoral advisorGérard Ben Arous

Alice Guionnet (born 24 May 1969)[1] is a French mathematician known for her work in probability theory, in particular on large random matrices. For her contributions, she won the 2009 Loève Prize.[2]

In 2012 she became a Simons Investigator.[3]

Life

Guionnet entered the École Normale Supérieure (Paris) in 1989. She earned her PhD in 1995 under the supervision of Gérard Ben Arous at University of Paris-Sud. She has held positions at the Courant Institute, Berkeley, MIT, and ENS (Paris). She is currently a Director of Research at ENS (Lyon).[4]

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