Eva Bayer Fluckiger

Eva Bayer Fluckiger is an Honorary Professor at the School of Basic Sciences (SB) at EPFL, Lausanne. She holds a position in the Mathematics Section (SB-DEC) and is affiliated with the Department of Mathematics. Her academic career includes a Doctorate from the University of Geneva (1978) under Michel Kervaire, postdoctoral work in Germany, France, and the U.S., and a CNRS position (1987–2001). She became a full professor at EPFL in 2001. Her research focuses on algebraic number theory, Galois cohomology, quadratic and Hermitian forms, knot theory, and applications to algebraic codes. She has held visiting positions at prestigious institutions like IAS Princeton and has been actively involved in editorial roles and international committees.

Her awards include the Vacheron Constantin Prize (1983) and the Maria Sybilla Merian Prize (2001). She has advised numerous PhD students and contributed over 150 publications, with recent work emphasizing K3 surfaces, lattice theory, and algebraic geometry. She is an editor of five international journals and has held leadership roles in mathematical societies, including the European Mathematical Society.