Dorin Bucur

Dorin Bucur is a Professor at Université de Savoie, specializing in spectral optimization, calculus of variations, and partial differential equations. His research focuses on eigenvalue problems, shape optimization, and geometric inequalities, often involving applications to material science and engineering. He has organized numerous conferences and workshops, including the Vito Volterra Meeting in Calculus of Variations (2025) and the Shape Optimization and Isoperimetric Inequalities conference (2016).

His work frequently addresses isoperimetric inequalities, free discontinuity problems, and the interplay between geometry and spectral properties. Recent contributions include studies on the fundamental gap conjecture, nonlocal isoperimetric problems, and stability of eigenvalues under domain perturbations. Bucur has collaborated extensively, with notable co-authors like I. Fragalà, A. Giacomini, and B. Velichkov.

Bucur's research also explores thermal insulation optimization and the application of phase-field methods to packing problems. He has contributed to foundational works on Faber-Krahn inequalities and the mathematical analysis of Cheeger clusters. His articles frequently appear in top journals such as Calc. Var. Partial Differential Equations and Arch. Ration. Mech. Anal.