Prof. László Végh
Hertz Chair for Mathematics, Modelling and Simulation of Complex Systems
Research professorship of the Transdisciplinary Research Area “Modelling” at the University of Bonn.
Research profile
László Végh and his research team focuses on developing new approaches in mathematical optimization and algorithm design to tackle computational questions arising in a wide range of areas, with a particular focus on problems at the interface of economics and computation. They combine methods from discrete and continuous optimization, computer science, game theory, and economics to develop efficient and exact approximation algorithms, and understand the limits of computability.
Prof. Dr. László Végh
Poppelsdorfer Allee 24
53115 Bonn
Curriculum Vitae
László Végh studied Mathematics at Eötvös University, Budapest. He also received his PhD at Eötvös University, working in the Egerváry Research Group in Combinatorial Optimization. After a postdoc in the College of Computing at Georgia Tech in 2011-12, he was a faculty member in at the London School of Economics until joining the University of Bonn in 2024.
2023
Frontiers of Science Award at the International Congress of Basic Science, Beijing
2018
Best Paper Award, ACM Symposium on Theory of Computing (STOC), 2018
2010
Danny Lewin Best Student Paper Award, ACM Symposium on Theory of Computing (STOC)
Further Information
TRA Modelling
Understanding complex systems through a combination of mathematical modelling, observational methods, computer-aided simulation and a creative spirit.
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