Ari Laptev

Ari Laptev is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Imperial College London. He holds significant roles such as former Director of the Institut Mittag-Leffler (2011-2018) and former President of the European Mathematical Society (2007-2010). He is a Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences and a Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. His research focuses on spectral theory, mathematical physics, and partial differential equations, with notable contributions to eigenvalue inequalities like Hardy and Lieb-Thirring inequalities.

He serves as Editor-in-Chief of Acta Mathematica (2011-2018) and holds editorial roles in journals like Journal of Spectral Theory and Bulletin of Mathematical Sciences. His recent work includes studies on magnetic operators, functional difference operators, and spectral properties of systems with negative curvature. Awards include recognition for his contributions to spectral theory and mathematical physics.

• Research Interests: Spectral inequalities (Hardy, Lieb-Thirring), mathematical physics, quantum mechanics, operator theory, and geometric analysis.
• Key Contributions: Pioneering work on eigenvalue bounds for Schrödinger operators, magnetic systems, and applications of spectral theory to differential equations.