Artur Avila

Artur Avila
Born
Artur Avila Cordeiro de Melo

(1979-06-29) 29 June 1979
Nationality
  • Brazil
  • France
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Known for
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
Institutions
Thesis Bifurcações de tranformações unimodais sob os pontos de vistas topológico e métrico  (2001)
Doctoral advisorWelington de Melo

Artur Avila Cordeiro de Melo (Portuguese: [aʁˈtuʁ ˈavilɐ koʁˈde(j)ɾu d͡ʒi ˈmɛlu]; born 29 June 1979) is a Brazilian mathematician working primarily in the fields of dynamical systems and spectral theory. He is one of the winners of the 2014 Fields Medal, being the first Latin American and lusophone to win such award. He has been a researcher at both the IMPA and the CNRS (working a half-year in each one). He has been a professor at the University of Zurich since September 2018.