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Arjantseva (= Arzhantseva)
Goulnara
November 28, 1973
Russia
University of Geneva
+41 22 309 11 70
+41 22 309 11 76
Goulnara.Arjantseva@math.unige.ch
English (fluent), French
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PROFESSIONAL
EDUCATION
1995-1998
Moscow Lomonosov State University
PhD in pure mathematics, December 1998,
Title: "Generic properties of finitely
presented groups",
Advisor: Prof. Alexander Yu. Ol'shanskii,
Specialization: (i) algebra; (ii) algebraic
topology.
1990-1995
Moscow Lomonosov State
University
Diploma
in
mathematics, June 1995,
Advisor:
Prof.
Alexander Yu. Ol'shanskii,
Specialization: mathematics and applied mathematics.
1989-1990
Specialized
Kolmogorov's school in physics
and mathematics for young talents,
Moscow Lomonosov State University.
EMPLOYMENT
2003-
Professeure adjointe, University of
Geneva
2001-2003
Senior researcher (Maître-assistante), University
of Geneva
1998-2001 Post-doctoral
position, University of Geneva
(in collaboration with Prof. Pierre de la Harpe)
1995-1998 PhD student, Moscow Lomonosov State University
1995-1997 Teaching
assistant, Moscow State Pedagogical
University
ACADEMIC
HONORS
2007-2009
Marie Curie Research Training Networks grant,
project leader (budget of approx. 523 000 EUR)1;
2007
The Bernoulli Center research grant,
program leader (budget of approx. 180 000 CHF)2;
2004-
SATW research grant, project leader (team of
6
researchers)3;
2003-
SNF-professorship (supervision of 4
researchers, budget of approx. 1
140 000 CHF);
1998
International Soros Science
Program Grant;
1996-1998 Russian
Foundation for
Fundamental Research Grant;
1997
Russian Foundation for the
Leading Scientific
Schools Grant;
1990-1998 Moscow Lomonosov
State
University (competitive fellowships);
1995
Red diploma of Moscow State
University (award).
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1An EU research
project in Geometric, Analytic and
Ergodic Aspects of Group Theory,
in collaboration with my collegues from CNRS / CIRM (Marseille),
Bernoulli Center (Lausanne),
Landau Center (Jerusalem), Technische Universitat (Graz), Academic
Village (Anogia, Crete),
Erwin Schrodinger Institut (Vienna);
2 A research
project in Limits of graphs in group
theory and computer science supported by
the SNF, the EPFL, and the Bernoulli Center;
3 A French-Swiss
research project in Group actions
and negative curvature supported by
the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences and the French Ministry
of foreign Affairs in
collaboration with University Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg.
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SELECTED VISITING POSITIONS
Researcher, Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, Berkeley,
October-November 2007.
Professor, University of Aix-Marseille, February
& April 2007.
Researcher, Max-Planck-Institut für Mathematik,
Bonn, June &
August 2006.
Professor,
Centre de Recerca Matemàtica, Barcelona, October-December, 2004.
Researcher, Mathematical Science Research Institut, Berkeley,
September 2002.
Researcher, Institut of advanced studies in mathematics, Technion,
Haifa, June 2001.
Researcher, Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques,
Bures-sur-Ivettes, January 2000.
Maître de Conférénce, University
Louis Pasteur,
Strasbourg, April-June, 2000.
SELECTED INVITED LECTURES AND MINICOURSES
2007
University
of Paris-Sud Orsay, Paris, France.
2006
The ICM06 satellite conference in group theory,
Barcelona (Manresa), Spain.
2006
Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut
Oberwolfach, Germany.
2005
Centre de Recerca
Matemàtica, Barcelona, Spain.
2004
Swiss Mathematical Society
meeting, EPFL, Switzerland.
2004
Borel seminar
(single-week course), Villars, Switzerland.
2004
American Mathematical Society
meeting, Ohio, USA.
2002
University of California in
Berkeley, California, USA.
2002
Centre
International de Rencontres Mathématiques, Marseille-Luminy,
France.
2000
Borel seminar,
Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
1999
Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut
Oberwolfach, Germany.
EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES
2008-
Referee for the Fonds zur Förderung der
wissenschaftlichen Forschung, Austria
2006-
Referee for the research projects of the National Security Agency, USA.
2003 -
Referee for the research projects of the
National Science Foundation, USA.
1999 -
Reviewer for the Mathematical Review of the
American Mathematical Society.
1998 -
Referee for:
Inventiones, Publications
Mathématiques
de l'IHES, Topology,
Duke
Mathematical Journal, Geometry and Topology, Algebraic and Geometric
Topology,
Mathematische Annalen, Geometriae Dedicata, Mathematische
Zeitschrift,
Contemporary
Mathematics series of the American Mathematical Society,
Journal of Group Theory,
International Journal of Algebra and Computation,
L'Enseignement Mathématique, Comptes Rendus de
l'Acadèmie
des Sciences
(Paris),
Communications in Algebra, Bulletin of the Belgian mathematical
society,
Random structures and Algorithms, Groups, Geometry, and Dynamics,
etc.
RESEARCH SUPERVISION
2005-2008
A. Minasyan, Postdoctoral student, University of Geneva.
2004-2005 D. Rattaggi,
Postdoctoral student, University of Geneva.
2004
J.-Ph. Préaux, Postdoctoral
student, Univerisity of Geneva.
2007-2008 L. Guyot, Postdoctoral
student, Univerisity of Geneva.
2003-2009 G.
Jaudon, PhD
thesis, "Kazhdan’s property (T) for pairs of groups",
University of Geneva, defended on Oct.
26, 2009.
2002-2007 L. Guyot, PhD thesis,
"Isolated points, limits and dimensions in the space of marked groups",
University of Geneva, defended on Nov. 22, 2007.
2002-2003 A. Marculescu, Research
project, "Geometric models of Internet graphs",
University of Geneva.
EXTERNAL
EXAMINER
2005
Referee of PhD thesis of Y. Stalder, "Espaces des groupes
marqués et
groupes
de Baumslag-Solitar", University of Neuchâtel.
2009
Referee of
PhD thesis of S. Moon, "Amenable actions of discrete groups",
University of Neuchâtel.
CONFERENCE AND SEMINAR
(CO-)ORGANIZER
2007-2009
International conference "Affine isometric actions
of discrete groups", Centro Stefano Franscini,
June 28-July 3, 2009.
2006-2007
International conference "Around profinite and
residually finite groups", Leysin,
August
27-31, 2007.
2006-2007 International conference
"Geometric linearization of graphs and groups",
Bernoulli Center, Lausanne, January 22-26, 2007.
2005-2006 International conference
"Combinatorial and Geometric group theory",
Vanderbilt University, May 5-10, 2006.
2004-2005
International conference "Asymptotic and
Probabilistic methods in
Geometric group
theory", Geneva, June
20-25, 2005.
2003-2004
IIIe
Cycle romand de mathématiques, International conference
"Invariants of quasi-isometries",
Diablerets,
March 28th-April 2nd, 2004.
2002-
Séminaire du Lièvre
(regular research group).
2003-
Algebra and
Geometry seminar
(regular research seminar).
2003-
Students
seminar (regular
research seminar).
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Geometric, combinatorial, and computational aspects of group theory;
Unitary representations and invariant measures; Low-dimensional
topology;
Metric geometry; Complexity theory and randomization.
Geometric invariants and asymptotic geometry of
groups;
Isoperimetric functions, growth functions,
distortion;
Geometric actions of discrete
groups, quasi-isometries;
Amenable groups, groups with Kazhdan's property (T);
Burnside's groups, ''exceptional'' groups
(''monsters'');
Automatic groups, word hyperbolic groups, small
cancellation theory;
Solvable, nilpotent, polycyclic groups;
Spectra of graphs, random walks, languages, automata;
Sofic and hyperlinear groups;
Random groups;
Probabilistic methods on finite and
infinite groups.
TEACHING
2008-2009 Differential and
integral calculus (Fourier analysis, 2nd year, University of Neuchâtel).
2007-2008 Infinite groups:
geometry and analysis (graduate course, University of Geneva).
2006-2007 Algebra (1st year), University of Geneva.
Random groups (graduate
course, Bernoulli Center, EPFL, Lausanne);
2005-2006 Algebra (1st year), University of Geneva.
Infinite groups: growth
and isoperimetry (IIIe Cycle romand de
mathématiques, EPFL, Lausanne);
2004-2005 Algebra (1st year), University of Geneva.
2003-2004 Random Structures:
Graphs, Groups, Surfaces (graduate course);
Discrete Structures and Information Theory (3rd year), University of Geneva.
2001-2003 Introduction in
Computer Science and Statistics (1st and 2nd years), University of Geneva.
1998-2001 Geometry of
Relations in Group Theory and Automatic Groups (graduate course);
Transformation Groups, Geometry, Number Theory, Elements of Mathematics,
Algebraic Geometry, Algebra, Selected Topics in Mathematics, Analysis,
Statistics
(exercises, all years), University of
Geneva.
1995-1997 Algebra and Elementary
Mathematics (1st and 3rd years),
Moscow State Pedagogical University.
1990
Assistant in mathematics in specialized
Kolmogorov's school of physics
and
mathematics for young talents, Moscow Lomonosov State
University.
RESEARCH
FUNDS ALLOCATED in
2005-2007
[1]
The Swiss
National Science Foundation;
[2]
The Swiss Academy of
Sciences;
[3]
The Swiss Academy of
Engineering Sciences;
[4]
The Swiss Mathematical
Society;
[5]
The Univeristy of Geneva:
(i) Rectorat;
(ii) Faculté des Sciences; (iii) Section de mathématiques;
[6]
The EPFL (L'Ecole
Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne);
[7]
Le III-e Cycle Romand de
mathématiques;
[8]
The "L'Enseignement
Mathématiques" Foundation;
[9]
The French Ministry of
Foreign Affairs;
[10]
L'Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques
(IHES), Paris;
[11]
Marie Curie conferences and training courses, EU;
[12]
Stiftung zur Förderung der Mathematik.
COLLABORATORS in
SWISS ROMAND
Research collaboration; Seminars and conferences co-organization;
Editorial activities.
[1]
Prof. Laurent
Bartholdi (EPFL);
[2]
Prof. Pierre de la Harpe
(University of Geneva);
[3]
Prof. Nicolas Monod (University
of Geneva);
[4]
Prof. Alain Valette (University of
Neuchatel).
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY KNOWLEDGE
UNIX, Windows, Macintosh;
PowerPoint,
Word, Excel, (Ams, La)Tex, StarOffice,
Minitab,
Matlab, Maple, Mathematica;
S-Plus, C++,
Pascal, Fortran, HTML, Assembler.