Martin Barlow

Martin Barlow, Department of Mathematics, The University of British Columbia, is one of the world leaders in Probability Theory. He has made fundamental contributions to the general theory of stochastic processes, local times, measure-valued processes, and stochastic differential equations. His recent work has established him as the international leader in the study of diffusions and heat flow on fractals. He has obtained precise estimates on the heat kernels for a variety of singular self-similar sets including the Sierpinski gaskets and carpets. His recent Saint Flour Lectures give a definitive account of the subject and extend some of these fundamental estimates to a variety of other disordered media.