Benoit Perthame | |
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 Perthame at Oberwolfach, 2006 | |
| Born | 23 June 1959 |
| Nationality | French |
| Alma mater | Paris Dauphine University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Pierre-et-Marie Curie University |
| Thesis | Sur quelques problèmes de contrôle optimal et de théories cinétiques et leur approximation numérique (1987) |
| Doctoral advisor | Pierre-Louis Lions |
| Doctoral students | Chiara Simeoni |
Benoit Perthame (born 23 June 1959 in France) is a French mathematician, who deals with non-linear partial differential equations and their applications in biology. He is a professor at Pierre-et-Marie Curie University and at the Laboratoire Jacques-Louis Lions, which he directs.