Paul-Olivier Dehaye was born in Belgium in 1981. After studies in mathematics at the
Université Libre de Bruxelles
, he moved to
Stanford
, CA for his PhD. There he studied
number theory
and
representation theory
under the supervision of Prof.
Daniel Bump. He then spent two years as a Junior Research Fellowship at
Merton College, Oxford
. Finally, he moved to Zurich. First as a Heinz Hopf Lecturer at the
ETH Zurich
and now
Swiss National Science Foundation (NTT) Assistant Professor
at the Mathematics Institute of the
University of Zurich
.
He has amassed teaching experience at all these institutions (and prized at Stanford), for a total of close to 15 years. Throughout he has also been a supporter and developer of open source software for mathematical research, and recently for teaching as well. This varied experience makes him particularly qualified to explore new frontiers for education in a connected world. Among other things, he is now advising large Swiss companies and startups on the topic, as well as convener of the
Swiss MOOC interest group
.
When he is not studying some of the most mysterious problems in number theory, he likes to daydream where mathematics could be now if mathematicians were willing and capable to bring it there. He might also have a cunning plan...