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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 (fluent), German (basic), Russian
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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.
_______________________________________________________________
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.