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Alessandro Sisto is an Associate Professor in the School of Mathematical & Computer Sciences at Heriot-Watt University, specializing in Mathematics. His research focuses on geometric group theory, hyperbolic geometry, and low-dimensional topology. He has been recognized with prestigious awards including the Kamil Duszenko Award (2018) and the Whitehead Prize (2024).
His research interests include the study of hyperbolic groups, mapping class groups, and coarse geometric structures. Notable work involves characterizing acylindrical hyperbolicity, analyzing Morse boundaries, and exploring applications of hierarchically hyperbolic spaces. Recent studies also address cohomological methods and probabilistic aspects of group actions.
Key contributions include foundational work on quasi-isometries, random walks on hyperbolic spaces, and the Farrell-Jones conjecture. His articles often bridge geometric, algebraic, and probabilistic perspectives in group theory.
- Awards: Kamil Duszenko Award (2018), Whitehead Prize (2024), Invited Speaker at the 2024 European Congress of Mathematics.
- Activities: Organizer of the Heriot-Watt node of the Scottish Dynamics Network.
- Research Focus: Hyperbolic structures, group rigidity, and geometric cohomology.
