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Martin Hairer

Martin Hairer is a mathematician whose work on stochastic partial differential equations earned him the 2014 Fields Medal. By 2017 he held a chair at Imperial College London, and in November 2022 he took up a full professorship at EPFL. In 2026 he co-authored First Proof, a project that gives AI systems ten research-level math questions to answer. In February 2026, a New York Times interview featured his views on AI and mathematical research. As of October 2026, he holds the Chair in Probability and Stochastic Analysis at Imperial College London and is a professor at EPFL.

Works
266
Citations
9,151
h-index
51

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1998–2001

    Degrees from the University of Geneva

    At the University of Geneva, he earns undergraduate degrees in mathematics and physics in 1998 and a physics PhD in 2001.

  2. 2014

    A Fields Medal for regularity structures

    The 2014 Fields Medal recognizes his creation of a theory of regularity structures for stochastic partial differential equations.

  3. By 2017

    A chair at Imperial College London

    By 2017 he holds the Chair in Probability and Stochastic Analysis at Imperial College London, after posts at Warwick and the Courant Institute.

  4. 2022

    The King Faisal Prize in Science

    In 2022 the King Faisal Prize in Science goes to him for introducing fundamental new techniques into stochastic differential equations.

  5. November 2022–January 2023

    Full professor at EPFL

    Starting in November 2022, he is a full professor of mathematics at EPFL, while still a full professor at Imperial College London. In January 2023 he joins the Bernoulli Center as co-director, alongside Emmanuel Abbé.

  6. 2025

    The Sylvester Medal

    The Royal Society's Sylvester Medal goes to him in 2025 for profound contributions to probability and analysis.

  7. 2026

    Testing AI on research mathematics

    In 2026 he co-authors First Proof, a project that gives AI systems ten research-level math questions to answer. In February 2026, a New York Times interview has him reflecting on AI and mathematical research.

  8. As of October 2026

    Chairs at Imperial and EPFL

    As of October 2026, he holds the Chair in Probability and Stochastic Analysis at Imperial College London and is a professor at EPFL.

Sources and credits

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  1. Professor Martin Hairer – King Faisal Prize kingfaisalprize.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  2. Fields Medals 2014 - Awardees and Contributions mathunion.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  3. 2017-18 Milliman Lectures | Department of Mathematics | University of Washington math.washington.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  4. Martin Hairer and Xue-Mei Li join EPFL MATH - EPFL actu.epfl.ch. Checked 15 October 2026.
  5. Martin Hairer appointed Co-Director – Bernoulli Center bernoulli.epfl.ch. Checked 15 October 2026.
  6. Sylvester Medal - MacTutor History of Mathematics mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk. Checked 15 October 2026.
  7. [2602.05192] First Proof arxiv.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  8. First Proof Project 1stproof.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  9. Professor Martin Hairer on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematical Research – Bernoulli Center bernoulli.epfl.ch. Checked 15 October 2026.
  10. Professor Sir Martin Hairer KBE FRS | Royal Society Fellow royalsociety.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  11. Royal Society awards Imperial Professor Sir Martin Hairer the Sylvester Medal felixonline.co.uk. Checked 15 October 2026.