Gérard Ben Arous

Gérard Ben Arous is a Silver Professor of Mathematics at New York University's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, where he has served as Director and Vice Provost for Science and Engineering Development since 2011. He holds a PhD in Mathematics from the University of Paris VII (1981) and has previously taught at the University of Paris-Sud, École Normale Supérieure, and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne. His research focuses on probability theory, stochastic analysis, and their applications to physics and industrial problems, particularly exploring complex systems' long-time behavior and aging phenomena in disordered media.

• Education:
  • PhD in Mathematics, University Paris 7, France (1981)
  • M.Sc. in Statistics, University Paris-Sud Orsay, France (1979)
  • B.S. in Mathematics, École Normale Supérieure (Paris), France (1978)

His research interests bridge probability with partial differential equations, dynamical systems, and statistical mechanics. Key contributions include studies on random media, random matrices, and the interplay between complexity, disorder, and aging in physical systems. He has held leadership roles in academic institutions, including directing the mathematics departments at Orsay and École Normale Supérieure, and founded Lausanne's Bernoulli Center.

Notable awards include Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics and the Montyon Prize from the French Academy of Sciences. His work is published in top journals like Annals of Probability and Communications in Pure and Applied Mathematics, and he co-edits Probability Theory and Related Fields.

Ben Arous has advised numerous researchers and contributed to interdisciplinary projects, including studies on machine learning landscapes and financial mathematics. His lab focuses on stochastic modeling and its applications across disciplines.