Assani, Idris

Professor
Phillips Hall 305A
assani@email.unc.edu
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Research Interests

Ergodic theory, probability, harmonic analysis, operator theory

 

Professional background

Doctorat 3eme cycle, Pure Math, University Paris 6-France, 1981; Bachelor, Commerce, University Paris Dauphine, France, 1981; Doctorat es Sciences, Pure Math., University Paris 6, France-1986; Post-Doctoral fellowship - University of Toronto, Canada, 1986-1988; UNC-Chapel Hill 1988-present

 

Research Synopsis

I am working on pointwise questions in dynamical systems and ergodic theory. This is quite a large field which connects several mathematical research areas, such as Probability, Harmonic Analysis, and Operator theory. Such questions naturally arise in research areas such as return times phenomena and non-conventional ergodic averages, H. Furstenberg and T. Gowers. I solved several important problems and raised others. I have also organized an Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems workshop on a yearly basis with NSF support since the summer 2002. Young researchers as well as topnotch researchers have been collaborating as evidenced by several published proceedings of these workshops.

 

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