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Ravi Vakil

Ravi Vakil is an algebraic geometer, the Robert Grimmett Professor of Mathematics at Stanford, and president of the American Mathematical Society. He earned degrees at the University of Toronto and Harvard in 1992 and 1997, then joined Stanford in 2001. A paper he co-wrote in January 2026 obtained its proof with Google Gemini and related tools. Then in April 2026 he gave a lecture on how AI might accelerate mathematics discovery. In September 2026 he was named one of the initial members of OpenAI's independent advisory group, which is hosted at the Institute for Advanced Study.

Works
108
Citations
2,819
h-index
22

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1992–1997

    Toronto and Harvard degrees

    He earns a BSc and MSc from the University of Toronto in 1992 and a Harvard PhD in 1997 under Joe Harris.

  2. 2001

    Joining Stanford's faculty

    He joins Stanford in the fall of 2001.

  3. 2014

    The Chauvenet Prize

    An article based on his lecture wins the Chauvenet Prize in 2014.

  4. Since 2025

    Presidency of the AMS

    He begins a two-year term as president of the American Mathematical Society in February 2025.

  5. January 2026

    A proof obtained with Gemini

    He co-writes a paper, submitted to arXiv in January 2026, whose proof was obtained with Google Gemini and related tools.

  6. April 2026

    A lecture on AI and discovery

    In April 2026 he gives the Albert Leon Whiteman Memorial Mathematics Lecture on how AI might accelerate mathematics discovery.

  7. September 2026

    Advisory group on mathematics and AI

    In September 2026 he is named one of the initial members of OpenAI's independent advisory group, which is hosted at the Institute for Advanced Study.

  8. As of October 2026

    Stanford professor and AMS president

    He is an algebraic geometer, the Robert Grimmett Professor of Mathematics at Stanford, and president of the American Mathematical Society.

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  1. Ravi Vakil - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  2. Ravi Vakil virtualmath1.stanford.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  3. American Mathematical Society - Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences cbmsweb.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  4. [2601.07222] The motivic class of the space of genus $0$ maps to the flag variety arxiv.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  5. The Motivic Class of the Space of Genus 0 Maps to the Flag Variety arxiv.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  6. The Albert Leon Whiteman Memorial Mathematics Lecture: How AI might accelerate mathematics discovery: a realist's guide - Event Calendar calendar.usc.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  7. OpenAI Forms New Independent Advisory Group On Mathematics | t2ONLINE t2online.in. Checked 15 October 2026.
  8. OpenAI's Math Problem | Shelly Palmer shellypalmer.com. Checked 15 October 2026.