Antoine Maillard

I am a research scientist (“Chargé de Recherches”) at Inria Paris and DI ENS, 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.

I’m always happy to hear from motivated prospective students interested in PhD positions or internships. If you’re curious about potential opportunities, feel free to get in touch. Looking at my recent papers and teaching notes is usually a good way to see if we have similar interests.

Before coming to Inria, 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! Even before, 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.

For students currently following one of my courses, please have look at the teaching section.