Maryna Viazovska

Prof. Maryna Viazovska is a Full Professor and holds the Chair of Arithmetics at the Institute of Mathematics (EPFL SB MATH TN) at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). She also serves as a Full Professor in the SMA-ENS division, part of the School of Basic Sciences (SB). Additionally, she leads the Theoretical Number Theory (TN) group, directs the MATH-GE unit, and is a member of the Bernoulli Center's Executive Committee (CIB) and the SB Faculty Board. Her roles reflect her leadership in both research and academic governance.

Her research focuses on sphere packing, lattice theory, modular forms, and Fourier analysis. She is celebrated for solving the sphere packing problem in dimensions 8 and 24, a breakthrough integrating modular forms and harmonic analysis. Her work bridges number theory, discrete geometry, and mathematical physics, with implications for coding and cryptography.

Prof. Viazovska has advised doctoral students including

• Matthias Gröbner
• Nihar Prakash Gargava
• Gauthier Leterrier
• Martin Peter Stoller

Her teaching includes courses such as Discrete Mathematics, Riemann Surfaces, and Number Theory II.b - Modular Forms. She actively contributes to EPFL's academic infrastructure, including the Institute of Mathematics and the Bernoulli Center.