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Dzmitry Badziahin is an Associate Professor in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Sydney. His academic career spans institutions across Europe and Australia, with previous positions as Lecturer and Reader at Durham University, UK, and research assistant at the University of York.
Badziahin received his BSc in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science from Belarusian State University (1999-2004), followed by a PhD from the University of York, UK (2005-2007).
His research primarily focuses on Diophantine Approximation, a rapidly developing area of Analytic Number Theory. His work explores the structure of badly approximable sets in Rn and complete metric spaces, as well as the approximational properties of Mahler numbers and functions. Badziahin's research connects with diverse mathematical fields including combinatorics on words, homogeneous dynamics, measure theory, and ergodic theory. He has made significant contributions to understanding the Littlewood conjecture and its analogues, particularly in p-adic settings.
Analysis of Badziahin's recent publications reveals a consistent focus on Diophantine approximation problems, with particular emphasis on badly approximable sets, Schmidt games, and connections to dynamical systems. His work bridges pure number theory with geometric and measure-theoretic approaches, often yielding new insights into long-standing conjectures like the Littlewood conjecture. A notable trend in his research is the interplay between p-adic and real approximation theories, demonstrating deep connections across different mathematical domains.
- EPSRC First Grant (2013-2015): "Theory of Badly Approximable Sets" (£99,997)
- LMS Undergraduate Research Bursary (2015): Summer project on "Checking p-adic Littlewood conjecture" (£1,080)
- LMS funding (2014): For "Dynamics and Analytic Number Theory" meeting (£7,500)
- LMS Nuffield Undergraduate Research Bursary (2013): Summer project on "p-adic Littlewood conjecture" (£1,080)
- Multiple awards in Belarusian and international mathematical and programming olympiads (1998-2003)
Badziahin serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society and has mentored undergraduate research projects through LMS funding. He directs the MaPS (Mathematical Problem Solving) correspondence program for NSW high school students and previously organized the Tournament of the Towns in Sydney (2018-2021). His computational interests include participation in projects like GIMPS (searching for Mersenne primes) and finding Aliquot cycles.
As AMOC State Director for New South Wales, Badziahin plays an active role in promoting mathematical competitions and nurturing young talent. His engagement with the mathematical community extends beyond research to educational outreach and computational mathematics projects.
