Antoine Maillard
I am a research faculty (“Chargé de Recherches”) at Inria Paris and DI ENS, hosted in the ARGO team.
My research is at the intersection of high-dimensional statistics, probability theory, statistical physics, information theory and random matrix theory. You can find concrete examples of some of my recent interests in the publications section.
From 2021-2024 I was a Hermann-Weyl Instructor at the FIM (Institute for Mathematical Research) and the department of mathematics at ETH Zürich, mentored by Afonso S. Bandeira. We started there a group blog, with an emphasis on open problems, don’t hesitate to have a look! I defended my PhD in Theoretical Physics in 2021 in Ecole Normale Supérieure de Paris, under the supervision of Florent Krzakala, and the additional guidance of Lenka Zdeborová. I am very glad to have received the 2021 Daniel Guinier Prize of the French Physical Society for it! You can find my PhD thesis here.
I’m always happy to hear from motivated prospective students. If you’re curious about potential opportunities, feel free to look at my recent papers and teaching notes, and to get in touch.
For students currently following one of my courses, please have look at the teaching section.
(Some) recent news
| Jan 26, 2026 | I started today a lecture in the M2 Mathématiques de l’Aléatoire on computational and statistical phase transitions. The class runs until March 23rd 2026, and notes will be gradually updated to the teaching section. The notes will cover in particular the material of the mini-course on spin glasses and statistical learning I presented last June in ASCAI meeting workshop organized at Institut de Mathématiques d’Orsay. |
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| Sep 01, 2025 | A couple of papers recently got accepted for publication:
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| Sep 01, 2025 | I gave several talks during the summer, in Trieste, Corsica, and Germany, feel free to check out the talks section! |
| Jun 19, 2025 | I recently gave a mini-lecture on spin glasses and statistical learning at the ASCAI meeting in Institut de Mathématiques d’Orsay. Notes will hopefully be updated soon to this website! |
| Jun 03, 2025 | Our paper on the fundamental limits of matrix sensing was accepted at COLT 2025. See you in Lyon (June 30th - July 4th) ! |