Nicolas Curien

Nicolas Curien is a Professor at Paris-Saclay University, affiliated with the Probability and Statistics Team. His research spans Probability Theory, Random Planar Maps, Hyperbolic Geometry, and Stochastic Processes.

• Key Roles:
  • Head of the M2 program "Mathematics of Randomness" at University of Paris Saclay
  • Associate Editor for journals like Electronic Journal of Probability and Annals of Probability

His research interests focus on geometric probability, random graphs, percolation theory, and the interplay between random metric spaces and combinatorial structures. Recent work includes studies on geodesic stability in Poisson-line metrics, hyperbolic Voronoi tessellations, and phase transitions in parking processes on random trees.

He has supervised numerous PhD and Master’s students, including Alessandra Caraceni, Linxiao Chen, and Thomas Budzinski, with projects on random planar maps, frozen Erdős–Rényi graphs, and hyperbolic random planar maps. His scientific awards include the ERC Cog "SuPerGRandMa" (2023), the Prix Marc Yor (2022), and the Prix Jacques Herbrand (2019).

Collaborative efforts and editorial roles further highlight his contributions to probabilistic models, including scaling limits of causal maps, harmonic measures in random trees, and geometric properties of infinite snakes via unimodularity. His work often bridges discrete structures with continuum limits, such as the Brownian plane and stable looptrees.