Directory
- Research areas
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PDE and ModellingThis team studies PDE from the theoretical and numerical viewpoints, for applications to Physics and Life Sciences. Read more
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Geometry, Groups, and DynamicsThe concept of geometry evolved in the past two centuries, since the discovery of non-Euclidean and Riemannian geometries. Such geometries underwent a revolution with the work of Gromov and Thurston. Several members of the UMPA (...) Read more
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Number TheoryThe research subjects of the members of the Number Theory group are in the domain of arithmetic geometry, going from number theory to algebraic geometry. Read more
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Probability theoryThe Probability Group investigates various topics such as: free probability, random graphs, random matrices, random media, stochastic partial differential equations. Read more
About the Unit
The UMPA (Unit of Pure and Applied Mathematics) is the Mathematics department of the École normale supérieure de Lyon, as well as a research laboratory of CNRS and INRIA.
The department currently has about 80 members, including faculties, postdocs, and visitors, working on major fields of pure and applied mathematics: Geometry, Groups, and Dynamics; Analysis and Modeling; Probability and Statistics; Number Theory. Read more
- News
- Jan 19, 2026 La soutenance d'habilitation à diriger des recherches se déroulera le jeudi 22 janvier à 14h30 à (...)
- Dec 01, 2025 Elle aura lieu le mardi 9 décembre à 13h30, en Salle des thèses. Titre "« Plongements isométriq (...)
- Nov 25, 2025 La soutenance se tiendra jeudi 4 décembre à 14h00 en Amphi A. La thèse est intitulée "Quelques r (...)
- Oct 21, 2025 Postdoctoral position in machine learning
- Forthcoming seminars