François Bolley is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at École normale supérieure de Rennes and a researcher at IRMAR (Institut de Recherche Mathématique de Rennes), UMR CNRS 6625. His academic career includes a doctoral thesis completed at École Normale Supérieure de Lyon in 2005 under Cédric Villani's supervision and a Habilitation from Université Paris-Dauphine in 2012. Professor Bolley's research spans interacting particle systems , mean-field limits , kinetic equations , optimal transport , and functional inequalities . His work establishes deep connections between geometric properties (curvature-dimension conditions) and analytic properties (transportation inequalities and functional inequalities). He has made significant contributions to dimensional improvements of classical inequalities and the understanding of convergence to equilibrium for various particle systems and PDEs. His publication record shows consistent productivity since 2005, with recent work (2017-2018) focusing on dimensional improvements of functional inequalities, equivalence between dimensional contractions and curvature conditions, and applications of the Li-Yau inequality. His research appears in top mathematics journals including Annals of Probability, Journal of Functional Analysis, and Annales de l'Institut Fourier. Professor Bolley has demonstrated leadership in the mathematical community through organizing conferences such as the 2011 Boltzmann equation conference at Institut Henri Poincaré in memory of Carlo Cercignani. His work bridges probability theory, partial differential equations, and mathematical physics, with applications to statistical mechanics and mathematical biology. Students and collaborators would find opportunities to work on challenging problems at the intersection of multiple mathematical disciplines, with connections to physical applications. His research group provides access to the broader mathematical community through IRMAR and potential collaborations with international researchers.





