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Maryna Viazovska
Solving the sphere-packing problem in eight dimensions and winning a Fields Medal.
Spherical designs · Eight-dimensional packing
- Born
- 2 November 1984
- Birthplace
- Kyiv, Ukraine
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Maryna Viazovska
Ukrainian mathematician whose work reveals remarkably efficient arrangements in spaces beyond ordinary visualization.
Early life
Kyiv schooling
Attended a specialist science school and took part in mathematics competitions.
University training
Studied in Kyiv and Germany, completing doctoral work on number theory.
Career
- 2000s–2013
Research training
Developed her mathematics through studies in Ukraine and Germany.
- 2016
Sphere-packing breakthrough
Proved the optimal arrangement in eight dimensions and collaborated on the twenty-four-dimensional case.
- 2017 onward
EPFL
Built a research career in Lausanne and received the Fields Medal in 2022.
Contributions
Spherical designs
Co-authored work on distributing points efficiently on spheres.
Eight-dimensional packing
Proved that the E8 arrangement is the densest possible.
Twenty-four dimensions
Worked with four colleagues to establish the optimality of the Leech lattice.
Beyond research
Teaching
Combines research with university teaching and supervision.
Ukrainian roots
Her education began in Kyiv before her research career took her across Europe.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and references ↗Biography and contributions ↗Photo: Original photo by Petra Lein. CC BY-SA 2.0 de · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
