Promotion des mathématiques

The hidden geometry that separates complex data

Published:12.06.26 — Mathematicians at EPFL have developed a theorem that reveals why some powerful analysis tools excel at distinguishing between complex data – and how they can be further improved. It offers new insights for machine learning and statistics.

Clément Hongler receives 2026 Frontiers of Science Award

Published:02.06.26 — EPFL mathematician Clément Hongler has received a 2026 Frontiers of Science Award from the International Congress of Basic Science for research that helped shape the mathematical foundations of modern neural networks and machine learning.

EPFL Postdoc Lawrence Hollom Receives 2026 Frontiers in Science Prize

Published:27.05.26 — Lawrence Hollom, postdoctoral researcher at EPFL, has been awarded the 2026 Frontiers in Science Prize by the International Congress of Basic Science (ICBS) for a paper in Discrete Geometry and Graph Theory published in the European Journal of Combinatorics.

EPFL Professor Marius Tiba Receives 2026 Frontiers in Science Prize

Published:27.05.26 — Marius Tiba, Tenure Track Assistant Professor at EPFL, has been awarded the 2026 Frontiers in Science Prize by the International Congress of Basic Science (ICBS) for a paper in Fourier Analysis and Harmonic Analysis co-authored with Paul Balister, Béla Bollobás, Robert Morris, and Julian Sahasrabudhe.

Prof. Nicolas Boumal Receives 2026 SIAM Optimization Best Paper Prize

Published:27.05.26 — Nicolas Boumal, associate professor at EPFL, and Andrew McRae, who conducted his postdoctoral research in Boumal's group at EPFL, have received the 2026 SIAM Activity Group on Optimization Best Paper Prize.