Michel Talagrand awarded the 2024 Abel Prize

• The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has decided to award the Abel Prize for 2024 to Michel Talagrand of the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), Paris, France.
• Michel Talagrand receives the prize for his work in probability theory and stochastic processes.
• The common theme in Michel Talagrand’s groundbreaking discoveries is working with and understanding the random processes we see all around us. It has now become apparent that a thorough understanding of random phenomena is essential in today’s world.

ABOUT ABEL PRIZE:

• The Abel Prize is named after Niels Henrik Abel, Norway’s greatest mathematician throughout the times.
• The Abel Prize was established by the Norwegian Parliament (The Storting) in 2002, on the occasion the 200-year anniversary of his birth. The Prize is 7,5 million Norwegian Kroner.