Patrik Ferrari

Prof. Patrik Ferrari is a Professor of Probability Theory and Stochastic Analysis at the Institute for Applied Mathematics, University of Bonn, where he has been employed since October 2008 and became a professor in April 2009. His research primarily focuses on stochastic processes, random matrix theory, and the Kardar-Parisi-Zhang (KPZ) universality class.

His educational background includes:

• Physics studies at EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne) from 1996 to 2001
• Diploma thesis at Rutgers University under Prof. Joel L. Lebowitz
• PhD at Technische Universität München (TUM) completed in 2004 under Prof. Herbert Spohn

Ferrari's research interests span Probability Theory, Stochastic Analysis, Random Matrix Theory, KPZ Universality Class, and Interacting Particle Systems. His work often explores the connections between stochastic growth models, random matrices, and determinantal processes. He has made significant contributions to understanding the Airy processes, which describe the limit behavior of various stochastic models in the KPZ universality class.

His publications from the last five years reveal a consistent focus on the theoretical aspects of exclusion processes, last passage percolation, and KPZ-related models. The research demonstrates deep mathematical analysis of correlation structures, fluctuation properties, and universality phenomena in these systems.

His notable awards include:

• Alexanderson Award from the American Institute of Mathematics (2018)
• Heinz Maier-Leibnitz prize from the German National Foundation (2009)
• EPFL Award for second best general exams average (2001)

Ferrari has served on editorial boards for several prestigious journals including The Annals of Applied Probability (2013-2018), Mathematical Physics, Analysis and Geometry (2013-2022), and Electronic Journal of Probability (2018-2023). His research has established important connections between probability theory, statistical mechanics, and random matrix theory, particularly in the context of the KPZ universality class.