Didier Sornette

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Didier Sornette
Born	(1957-06-25) June 25, 1957 (age 67) Paris, France
Nationality	French
Alma mater	Ecole Normale Supérieure, (1977–1981) University of Nice (1980–1985)
Known for	Prediction of crises and extreme events in complex systems, physical modeling of earthquakes, physics of complex systems and pattern formation in spatio-temporal structures
Awards	Science et Défense French National Award, 2000 Research McDonnell award, Risques-Les Echos prize 2002 for Predictability of catastrophic events
Scientific career
Fields	Physics, geophysics, complex systems, economics, finance
Institutions	Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Swiss Finance Institute, UCLA, CNRS

Didier Sornette (born June 25, 1957, in Paris) is a French researcher studying subjects including complex systems and risk management. He is Professor on the Chair of Entrepreneurial Risks at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) and is also a professor of the Swiss Finance Institute, He was previously a Professor of Geophysics at UCLA, Los Angeles California (1996–2006) and a Research Professor at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (1981–2006).