Media
I am a Professor of Mathematics at ETH Zürich and Director of the Forschungsinstitut für Mathematik. I was awarded the Fields Medal in 2018 for my contributions to optimal transport and its applications to partial differential equations, metric geometry, and probability.
Media contact information
For all media enquiries, event invitations, and speaking or public appearance requests, please contact Linda Scales
Background material
Further background information, photo material, a short film and video statements by Prof. Alessio Figalli (EN, FR, IT) and Prof. Lino Guzzella, former President of ETH Zurich, (DE, EN, IT) can be found at Fields Medal for Alessio Figalli
Selected Fields Medal coverage
The following is a selection of international media coverage from the time of the 2018 Fields Medal award.
2020 Fields Medal Symposium: Public Opening
Alessio Figalli receives the Fields Medal at the ICM 2018 Opening Ceremony (ICM2018 TV, English)
FIELDS MEDAL WINNER ALESSIO FIGALLI (A film made by Simons Foundation)
Fields Medal for ETH Professor Alessio Figalli (Film made by vistory GmbH and ETH Zurich)
ETH-News: Ein Abend im Zeichen der Fields-Medaille
Laudation by the International Mathematical Union (IMU)
The work of Alessio Figalli — the IMU's write-up by Allyn Jackson, with a brief introduction to optimal transport and key problems in Figalli's work.
Quanta Magazine (United States): A Traveler Who Finds Stability in the Natural World
SRF News (Switzerland): Luckily I'm not running out of work so quickly
Neue Zürcher Zeitung (Interview): It's a very intellectual work, and in a way it's old-fashioned
20 Minuten (Switzerland): ETH Zurich professor receives "Nobel Prize in Mathematics"
Le Temps (Switzerland): Alessio Figalli, the new Caesar of mathematics
RSI News (Switzerland): Award-winning ETH Professor
ANSA (Italy): "In my equations are the secrets of the clouds"
Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy): I solved the equation to predict the movement of clouds
Il Mattino (Italy): The mathematician with Naples in his heart
La Nazione (Italy): The super award-winning mathematician from Scuola Normale di Pisa
Huffington Post Italia: Exceptional problem solver awarded by the Lincei
La Repubblica (Italy): An Italian wins the Fields Medal
Vanity Fair Italy: "To succeed you must follow your passions"
Le Point (France): We are living in a golden moment for mathematics
Le Monde (France): Four new Fields medals open new paths to knowledge
Sciences et Avenir / AFP (France): "A huge recognition"
Futura Sciences (France): Fields 2018 Medals: Alessio Figalli among winners
La Recherche (France): Internationalisation and concentration in mathematics
China Daily World (China): Italian professor wins Fields Medal