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Pierpaolo Vivo

Dr Pierpaolo Vivo

Reader in Disordered Systems

Research interests

  • Mathematics

Biography

Pierpaolo Vivo studied Physics at the Università degli Studi di Parma (Italy), where he also graduated in Theoretical Physics cum laude in 2005 under the supervision of Enrico Onofri with the thesis "Modifications of gravity for low accelerations". He then moved to Brunel University (West London), where he obtained his PhD in 2008 under the supervision of Gernot Akemann with the thesis "From Wishart to Jacobi ensembles: Statistical properties and applications". He was then awarded a three-year Postdoctoral Fellowship at Abdus Salam ICTP - Trieste (Italy), where he worked in the Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics group led by Vladimir Kravtsov. There he collaborated mainly with Antonello Scardicchio and Matteo Marsili on applications of Random Matrix Theory and Statistical Mechanics to the stability of financial markets. During the period 2011-2014 he worked as a research scientist at the Laboratoire de Physique Théorique et Modèles Statistiques (LPTMS) in Orsay, (France). He has been a permanent member of the Disordered Systems group at King's College London since September 2014.

Research Interests

  • Random Matrix Theory and applications to complex systems and condensed matter.
  • Applications of Statistical Mechanics to socio-economic and interdisciplinary applications.

Further Information

    Research

    FEATURE Graph Equations
    Disordered Systems

    The Disordered Systems group at King's is at the forefront of research in statistical mechanics of disordered and complex systems.

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    Centre for Non-Equilibrium Science (CNES)

    CNES acts as an international hub for cross-disciplinary research in non-equilibrium science.

    AQ  Mathematics NMES Paid Media
    P87: Phase separation in biological mixtures with a large number of components through the prism of Spin Glass Theory and Random Matrix Theory.

    Phase separation in biological mixtures with a large number of components through the prism of Spin Glass Theory and Random Matrix Theory.

    Project status: Completed

    News

    New framework uses games of chance to put 'price' on intangible assets

    The new statistical model could have major implications for how data is bought and sold

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    New graph-based visualisation interface for UK laws

    New visualisation platform developed at King’s makes it easier to work with complex legal texts.

    Ethical and legal aspects

    Dr Pierpaolo Vivo, Department of Mathematics, receives UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship

    Dr Pierpaolo Vivo, Senior Lecturer in Disordered Systems, has been awarded a UK Research and Innovation Future Leaders Fellowship for his work on modelling...

    Symbols of the law

      Research

      FEATURE Graph Equations
      Disordered Systems

      The Disordered Systems group at King's is at the forefront of research in statistical mechanics of disordered and complex systems.

      cnes herox
      Centre for Non-Equilibrium Science (CNES)

      CNES acts as an international hub for cross-disciplinary research in non-equilibrium science.

      AQ  Mathematics NMES Paid Media
      P87: Phase separation in biological mixtures with a large number of components through the prism of Spin Glass Theory and Random Matrix Theory.

      Phase separation in biological mixtures with a large number of components through the prism of Spin Glass Theory and Random Matrix Theory.

      Project status: Completed

      News

      New framework uses games of chance to put 'price' on intangible assets

      The new statistical model could have major implications for how data is bought and sold

      Person interacting with interactive graph

      New graph-based visualisation interface for UK laws

      New visualisation platform developed at King’s makes it easier to work with complex legal texts.

      Ethical and legal aspects

      Dr Pierpaolo Vivo, Department of Mathematics, receives UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship

      Dr Pierpaolo Vivo, Senior Lecturer in Disordered Systems, has been awarded a UK Research and Innovation Future Leaders Fellowship for his work on modelling...

      Symbols of the law