Lenka Zdeborová facts for kids
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Lenka Zdeborová
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Lenka Zdeborová in 2020
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| Nationality | Czech |
| Education | Physics |
| Alma mater | Charles University Paris-Sud University |
| Awards | CNRS Bronze medal (2014) Philippe Meyer prize Irène Joliot-Curie Prize |
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| Institutions | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) |
| Doctoral advisor | Václav Janiš Marc Mézard |
Lenka Zdeborová (born in 1980) is a scientist from the Czech Republic. She is a physicist and computer scientist. She uses ideas from statistical physics to help with machine learning and solving complex problems.
Today, she is a professor at EPFL in Switzerland. She teaches both physics and computer science.
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About Lenka's Life
Lenka Zdeborová was born in a city called Plzeň in the Czech Republic. When she was growing up, she was very good at math and physics in school.
Later, she lived in France for some time. She worked at a big research center there. In 2020, she moved to Switzerland with her partner. They are now raising their two children there.
Lenka's Education and Career
Lenka Zdeborová studied physics at Charles University and earned her master's degree in 2004. She then continued her studies and completed two doctorates at the same time. She earned them from Charles University and University of Paris-Sud in 2008.
After finishing her doctorates, she worked as a researcher. She spent time at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in the United States. In 2010, she became a researcher for the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). She worked at a special physics institute in Paris-Saclay.
In 2015, she earned a special qualification called a "habilitation." This allowed her to supervise doctoral students. She also did more research in Los Alamos. Since 2020, she has been a professor at EPFL in Switzerland. She leads a lab that studies how physics can help with computing.
Awards and Recognition
Lenka Zdeborová has received several important awards for her scientific work.
CNRS Bronze Medal
In 2014, she won the CNRS Bronze medal. This award recognizes promising young researchers in France.
Philippe Meyer Prize
In 2016, she received the Philippe Meyer Prize in theoretical physics. This award was given for her important work in a field called "Statistical Physics of Disordered Systems." This area of physics helps understand complex systems.
Irène Joliot-Curie Prize
She won the Irène Joliot-Curie Prize in 2018. This prize celebrates young female scientists who have shown outstanding achievements in their careers.
Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship
In 2021, she was honored with the Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship. This is a very respected lecture series given by the American Mathematics Society.
