Andrei A. Agrachev

Graduated: Moscow State Univ., Applied Math. Dept., 1974.

Ph.D.: Moscow State Univ., 1977.

Doctor of Sciences (habilitation): Steklov Inst. for Mathematics, Moscow, 1989.

Invited speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians ICM-94 in Zurich.

Over 90 research papers on Control Theory, Optimization, Geometry (featured review of Amer. Math. Soc., 2002).

Professional Activity: Inst. for Scientific Information, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 1977-1992; Moscow State Univ., 1989-1997; Steklov Inst. for Mathematics, Moscow, 1992-present; International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA-ISAS), Trieste, 2000-present.

Current positions: Professor of SISSA-ISAS, Trieste, Italy

and Leading Researcher of the Steklov Ins. for Math., Moscow, Russia