Igor Rivin | |
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| Born | 1961 (age 62–63) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | Princeton University University of Toronto |
| Known for | Inscribable polyhedra |
| Awards | Whitehead Prize (1998) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics, Computer Science, Materials Science |
| Institutions | University of St Andrews Temple University Caltech University of Warwick Institute for Advanced Study Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques |
| Doctoral advisor | William Thurston |
| Doctoral students | Michael Dobbins |
Igor Rivin (born 1961 in Moscow, USSR) is a Russian-Canadian mathematician, working in various fields of pure and applied mathematics, computer science, and materials science. He was the Regius Professor of Mathematics at the University of St. Andrews from 2015 to 2017, and was the chief research officer at Cryptos Fund until 2019. He is doing research for Edgestream LP, in addition to his academic work.