Philippe Rigollet named Cecil and Ida Green Distinguished Professor of Mathematics

Philippe Rigollet has been named the Cecil and Ida Green Distinguished Professor of Mathematics.

Rigollet works at the intersection of statistics, machine learning, and optimization, focusing primarily on the design and analysis of statistical methods for high-dimensional problems. His recent research is on statistical optimal transport and the mathematical theory behind transformers.

At the Université Paris VI, Rigollet earned a BSc in statistics in 2001, a BSc in applied mathematics in 2002, and a PhD in mathematical statistics in 2006. He has held positions as a visiting assistant professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology and then as an assistant professor at Princeton University.