Bufetov took up his first professorship at Leipzig University in 2021. He received his doctorate in Moscow in 2015 and has already worked as an early career researcher at the renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US and at the University of Bonn.
With its ERC Starting Grants, the European Union provides early career researchers with funding for five years at the beginning of their independent careers. Bufetov was selected from more than 4000 applicants, making him one of 397 scientists from all over Europe to now receive one of the coveted Starting Grants. He intends to use the funding, which is worth almost 1.5 million euros, to establish a research group at Leipzig University dedicated to the field of integrable probability, which will investigate the connections between probabilistic and algebraic properties of a variety of stochastic models.
The European Research Council’s (ERC) first call for proposals in the current funding period has ended. It specifically supports early career researchers at the beginning of their scientific career. The aim is to drive technological and social development in Europe. This round has been particularly successful for research in Saxony, with six winners of Starting Grants based in the Free State.
The Saxon Minister of Science Sebastian Gemkow offered his heartfelt congratulations to the successful applicants. “This selection impressively demonstrates the quality of cutting-edge research in Saxony. These are ideal conditions for future innovations and the further development of society as a whole. It is well worth participating in the European programme Horizon Europe and I strongly encourage more researchers to apply for European funding for their research projects.”