Former Member Wins Rolf Nevanlinna Prize

Former Member Awarded Rolf Nevanlinna Prize

Subhash Khot, Professor at New York University and former Member (2003-04) in the School of Mathematics, has received the 2014 Rolf Nevanlinna Prize, which recognizes outstanding contributions in mathematical aspects of information sciences. Khot was awarded this prize for his “prescient definition of the ‘Unique Games’ problem, and leading the effort to understand its complexity and its pivotal role in the study of efficient approximation of optimization problems; his work has led to breakthroughs in algorithmic design and approximation hardness, and to new exciting interactions between computational complexity, analysis and geometry.” The Rolf Nevanlinna Prize is awarded by the International Mathematical Union once every 4 years at the International Congress of Mathematicians.