Federico Ardila, Friends of the Institute for Advanced Study Member in the School of Mathematics (2024–25), describes mathematics as a deeply human, emotional, and collaborative pursuit. He shares how working alongside world experts at IAS inspires creativity in problem solving, akin to playing soccer with the best in the world.
In 2020–21, Allen Yuan,
Visitor in the School of Mathematics and a recent graduate from
MIT, is studying problems in homotopy theory and algebraic
topology.
How do you describe your work to friends and family?
In January 1984, Alexander Grothendieck submitted to the French
National Centre for Scientific Research his proposal “Esquisse d’un
Programme.” Soon copies of this text started circulating among
mathematicians. A few months later, as a first-year...
