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Random walks in dynamic random environments

Avena, L.

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Avena, L. (2010, October 26). Random walks in dynamic random environments. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/1887/16072

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Acknowledgements

The completion of my Ph.D. could not have been accomplished without the support and the help of many people. First, I would like to thank my supervisor Prof. Dr. Frank den Hollander. Frank has been a great mentor, from him I have learned a lot about mathematics, its presentation and life in the academic world. He always found the right words to encourage me when I was stuck with my research and he has been a guide even on a personal level.

I would like to acknowledge Prof. Dr. Frank Redig from whom I have also learned a lot. I really enjoyed the time we spent working together. A special thanks to Prof. Dr.

Vladas Sidoravicius for the fruitful discussions and for introducing me to the Brazilian mathematical community. I am also very grateful to Prof. Dr. Fabio Martinelli, Prof.

Dr. Elisabetta Scoppola and Dr. Pietro Caputo who instilled in me the passion for the

“random world” during my master. Moreover, they always give me a warm welcome whenever I pass by Rome. Furthermore, I would like to thank all the committee members of my Ph.D. defence for their time, remarks and attention.

When I arrived in Leiden, I was a bit sad to be the only Ph.D. student in the new probability group. Now, I am sad to leave a really friendly, cooperative and productive group of Ph.D. students: Alessio, Alex (post-doc), Feijia, Florian, Julian, Kiamars, Stefan and Renato. I wish the best for all of you.

I would also like to thank all the scientific and supporting staff of the mathematics department in Leiden who contributed to creating a nice and stimulating environment.

My old and new friends, who always gave me the chance to stop thinking about math- ematics, have been essential for my survival. The same comments and much more go to my family in Rome, Castelluccio Inferiore and Naples. Last but not least, thanks to Giulia: she had to stand and understand me more than anyone else.

Sincere thanks to all of you.

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Curriculum Vitae

Luca Avena was born in Rome on February 13, 1981. After finishing his high school studies at Liceo Scientifico Statale Plinio Seniore in 2000 in Rome, he started his bachelor programme in mathematics at ROMATRE University. In the meantime he continued his studies of classical guitar started in a private music academy a few years before, and in 2001 he obtained a 3-year Diploma in musical theory at the Conservatorio di Musica Licino Refice (Frosinone, Italy). During his bachelor programme he spent one year in Spain through the Erasmus exchange programme, studying at the mathematics department of the University of Granada. In 2004 he obtained the bachelor degree in Rome and started the master programme, during which he became interested in Probability Theory. In 2006 he graduated (cum laude) at ROMATRE University under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Fabio Martinelli and Dr. Pietro Caputo with the master thesis “On the threshold of the random k-sat”. In the fall of 2006 he moved to The Netherlands to start a Ph.D. programme at Leiden University under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Frank den Hollander. His Ph.D. research project has been focusing on models of random walks in dynamic random environments. On November 1, 2010, he will move to Switzerland to work at the University of Z¨urich as a post-doctoral researcher under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Erwin Bolthausen.

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