Our Applied Probability Section is delighted to announce that the winner of the 2024 RSS PhD prize in Applied Probability is Serte Donderwinkel.
Serte’s thesis, 'The structure of large random graphs' concerns universality in large random structures. In her thesis, Serte developed a new proof technique that resolved several long-standing open problems for random trees and random graphs. The committee of the Applied Probability Section in particular noted the high quality and rigour of the thesis. Papers from the thesis have already been accepted in many prestigious probability journals including Annals of Probability.
The RSS PhD competition in Applied Probability is awarded biennially to PhDs completed at a UK university. The judging panel noted that the standard of applications was exceptionally high. The candidate will receive a certificate in an award ceremony at an upcoming Applied Probability Section meeting, and will be invited to organise a meeting of our Applied Probability Section.