Pierre Mergny

I am a postdoctoral researcher at ENS Paris, in the DATA team of the Centre for Data Science, where I work with Bruno Loureiro.

Previously, I was a postdoctoral fellow at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), working with Florent Krzakala. Prior to that, I completed my PhD under the supervision of Satya Majumdar and Marc Potters. I hold Master’s degrees in Mathematics and Theoretical Physics from ENS Paris and Sorbonne Université, respectively.

My research investigates problems in machine learning, high-dimensional statistics and probability, and statistical physics, especially when random matrix theory can be used to characterize statistical limits, phase transitions, and algorithmic performance.

Current themes include spectral methods for high-dimensional inference, feature learning, multi-modal learning, non-linear low-rank estimation, and random matrix/free-probability questions.

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