Jean Jacod | |
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Jacod in 2011 | |
| Born | 13 November 1944 |
| Education | Ecole Polytechnique |
| Known for | Limit theorems for stochastic processes, Malliavin calculus for jump processes |
| Awards | Gay-Lussac-Humboldt-Prize (2007) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Probability |
| Workplaces | Université Pierre et Marie Curie |
| Jacques Neveu | |
Doctoral students | Gilles Pages |
Jean Jacod (born 13 November 1944) is a French mathematician specializing in stochastic processes and probability theory. He has been a professor at the Université Pierre et Marie Curie. He has made fundamental contributions to a wide range of topics in probability theory including stochastic calculus, limit theorems, martingale problems, Malliavin calculus and statistics of stochastic processes.
Jean Jacod graduated from Ecole Polytechnique in 1965 and obtained his Doctorat d'État in Mathematics from the Université Paris-VI. His advisor was Jacques Neveu.
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