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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mathematics in Israel Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mathematics in Israel Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Mathematics in Israel Leader Award
  • 2020 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2019 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Mathematical Society For contributions to probability theory.

Overview

Ofer Zeitouni is affiliated with the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. Their research primarily spans the field of mathematics, with a focus on mathematical physics, statistics and probability, finance, geometry and topology, and condensed matter physics. The scientist has contributed extensively to subfields including mathematical physics and statistics and probability, reflecting a multilateral approach within their discipline.

The scientist's work covers various topics of interest such as stochastic processes and statistical mechanics, random matrices and applications, Markov chains and Monte Carlo methods, advanced algebra and geometry, stochastic processes and financial applications, theoretical and computational physics, and advanced combinatorial mathematics. This range highlights an emphasis on both theoretical frameworks and applied mathematical problems.

Ofer Zeitouni has published prolifically in multiple venues, prominently including arXiv (Cornell University) with 21 publications, Annales de l'Institut Henri Poincaré Probabilités et Statistiques with 7 publications, Probability Theory and Related Fields with 5 publications, The Annals of Applied Probability with 2 publications, and Electronic Journal of Probability with 2 publications.

Frequent co-authors working with Zeitouni include Eyal Lubetzky, Amir Dembo, Eliran Subag, Clément Cosco, and Yujin H. Kim, indicating ongoing collaborations with researchers active in related mathematical and statistical fields.

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by Zeitouni include:

  • Concentration of the complexity of spherical pure p-spin models at arbitrary energies, 2021, Journal of Mathematical Physics
  • Maximum of branching Brownian motion in a periodic environment, 2022, Annales de l'Institut Henri Poincaré Probabilités et Statistiques
  • Moments of Partition Functions of 2d Gaussian Polymers in the Weak Disorder Regime-I, 2023, Communications in Mathematical Physics
  • Persistence exponents in Markov chains, 2021, Annales de l'Institut Henri Poincaré Probabilités et Statistiques
  • The maximum of branching Brownian motion in Rd, 2023, The Annals of Applied Probability

The scientist's professional recognitions include being named a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2020, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2019, and a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society in 2017 for contributions to probability theory.

Best Publications

  • Large Deviations Techniques and Applications

    Amir Dembo;Ofer Zeitouni

  • Large Deviation Techniques and Applications.

    Erwin Bolthauser;Amir Dembo;Ofer Zeitouni

  • An Introduction to Random Matrices

    Greg W. Anderson;Alice Guionnet;Ofer Zeitouni

  • Part II: Random Walks in Random Environment

    Ofer Zeitouni;Ofer Zeitouni

  • Random Walks in Random Environment.

    Ofer Zeitouni

  • CONCENTRATION OF THE SPECTRAL MEASURE FOR LARGE MATRICES

    Alice Guionnet;Ofer Zeitouni

  • Limit Distribution of Maximal Non-Aligned Two-Sequence Segmental Score

    Amir Dembo;Samuel Karlin;Ofer Zeitouni

  • When is the generalized likelihood ratio test optimal

    O. Zeitouni;J. Ziv;N. Merhav

  • A CLT for a band matrix model

    Greg W. Anderson;Ofer Zeitouni

  • Parameter estimation of partially observed continuous time stochastic processes via the EM algorithm

    A. Dembo;O. Zeitouni

  • Linear multiuser receivers in random environments

    D.N.C. Tse;O. Zeitouni

  • Cover times for Brownian motion and random walks in two dimensions

    Amir Dembo;Yuval Peres;Jay Rosen;Ofer Zeitouni

  • Quenched, annealed and functional large deviations for one-dimensional random walk in random environment

    Francis Comets;Nina Gantert;Ofer Zeitouni

  • Random walks in random environments

    Ofer Zeitouni

  • Exponential stability for nonlinear filtering

    Rami Atar;Ofer Zeitouni

  • Convergence in Law of the Maximum of the Two‐Dimensional Discrete Gaussian Free Field

    Maury D Bramson;Jian Ding;Ofer Zeitouni;Ofer Zeitouni

  • The single ring theorem

    Alice Guionnet;Manjunath Krishnapur;Ofer Zeitouni

  • Thick points for planar Brownian motion and the Erdős-Taylor conjecture on random walk

    Amir Dembo;Yuval Peres;Yuval Peres;Jay Rosen;Ofer Zeitouni

  • Large Deviations Asymptotics for Spherical Integrals

    Alice Guionnet;Ofer Zeitouni

  • Tightness of the recentered maximum of the two-dimensional discrete Gaussian free field

    Maury Bramson;Ofer Zeitouni

  • Lectures on probability theory and statistics

    Simon Tavarae;Ofer Zeitouni

Frequent Co-Authors

Amir Dembo
Amir Dembo Stanford University
Alice Guionnet
Alice Guionnet École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Jay Rosen
Jay Rosen City University of New York
Gérard Ben Arous
Gérard Ben Arous Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Maury Bramson
Maury Bramson University of Minnesota
Erwin Bolthausen
Erwin Bolthausen University of Zurich
Shlomo Shamai
Shlomo Shamai Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Sanjeev R. Kulkarni
Sanjeev R. Kulkarni Princeton University
Qi-Man Shao
Qi-Man Shao Chinese University of Hong Kong
Allen Tannenbaum
Allen Tannenbaum Stony Brook University

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