Yuval Peres
Yuval Peres יובל פרס | |
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Peres in 2005 | |
| Born | 5 October 1963 Jerusalem, Israel |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Alma mater | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| Awards | Loève Prize (2001) Davidson Prize (1995) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Hebrew University of Jerusalem University of California at Berkeley Microsoft Research |
| Doctoral advisor | Hillel Furstenberg |
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Yuval Peres (Hebrew: יובל פרס; born 5 October 1963) is an Israeli mathematician best known for his research in probability theory, ergodic theory, mathematical analysis, theoretical computer science, and in particular for topics such as fractals and Hausdorff measure, random walks, Brownian motion, percolation and Markov chain mixing times. Peres has been accused of sexual harassment by several female scientists.