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Favre Gianluca

gianluca.favre (at) univie.it

Research Interests

Current Position:
As of November 2023, I am a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Vienna, working with Sara Merino-Aceituno's research group.
Prior to this, from January 2022 to September 2023, I collaborated with Simone Fagioli at the University of L'Aquila.
My PhD, which I completed at the University of Vienna, was supervised by Prof. Christian Schmeiser.

Opinion Formation:
My research also extends to opinion dynamics in social networks. Social media and networks have transformed how opinions are spread and formed. This interdisciplinary area includes modeling the influence of factors such as network structure, opinion distance, and stubbornness on collective opinion formation.
I study the conditions under which these interactions lead to phenomena like consensus, echo chambers, or filter bubbles, which are increasingly tied to polarization and the radicalization of opinions.

Hypocoercivity:
During my PhD, I focused on hypocoercivity for kinetic equations under the supervision of Prof. Christian Schmeiser. This approach is a powerful method for proving exponential convergence to equilibrium with quantitative rates for spatially inhomogeneous kinetic problems.

Scientific publications

    Submitted:
  1. V. Calvez, G. Favre, F. Hoffmann
    Stability analysis for a kinetic bacterial chemotaxis model
    Submitted on June 20th, 2024
    [ ArXiv ]

  2. G. Favre, G. Jankowiak, S. Merino-Aceituno, L. Trussardi
    Continuum modeling for opinion formation on a network
    Submitted on June 25th, 2024
    [ ArXiv ]

    3. Published:
  3. G. Favre, M. Pirner, C. Schmeiser SCImago Journal & Country Rank
    Hypocoercivity and reaction-diffusion limit for a nonlinear generation-recombination model
    Published in ARMA - Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis - 2023
    [ journal ] [ ArXiv ]

  4. S. Fagioli, G. Favre
    Opinion formation on evolving network. The DPA method applied to a nonlocal cross-diffusion PDE-ODE system.
    Published in European Journal of Applied Mathematics - 2024
    [ journal ] [ ArXiv ]

  5. G. Favre, M. Pirner, C. Schmeiser
    Thermalization of a rarefied gas with total energy conservation: existence, hypocoercivity, macroscopic limit
    Published in Kinetic & Related models - 2022
    [ journal ] [ ArXiv ]

  6. G. Favre, A. Jüngel, C. Schmeiser, N. Zamponi SCImago Journal & Country Rank
    Existence analysis of a degenerate diffusion system for heat-conducting gases
    Published in Nonlinear Differential Equations and Applications - NoDEA - 2021
    [ journal ] [ ArXiv ]

  7. G. Favre, C. Schmeiser
    Hypocoercivity and Fast Reaction Limit for Linear Reaction Networks with Kinetic Transport
    Published in Journal of Statistical Physics - 2020
    [ journal ] [ ArXiv ]

  8. G. Favre, G. Schimperna
    SCImago Journal & Country Rank On a Navier-Stokes-Allen-Cahn model with inertial effects
    Published in Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications - 2019
    [ journal ] [ ArXiv ]



    9. Ongoing:
  9. G. Favre, A. Pederneschi, M.T. Wolfram
    Topic: Modeling echo chambers and epistemic bubbles

Non scientific publication

  • G. Favre
    Il prezzo della poesia
    Collection of poems, published by Gattomerlino - 2021
    ISBN 9788866831402

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    Portrait

    I was born and raised in the mountains of the Aosta Valley, home to some of Europe's highest peaks like Monte Rosa, the Matterhorn, and Mont Blanc. At 18, I became a ski instructor, and by 20, I was a certified coach.

    I'm passionate about Russian literature and the Russian language, as well as independent travel to the East. I've visited more than 50 countries, and I rarely stayed in hotels. Central Asia and the Caucasus are my favorite places to visit. Afghanistan is the one trip I might not repeat (although, to be honest, I'd probably go again and just regret it afterward).

    I've spent a lot of time abroad for collaborations and study: Coimbra (Portugal), Pasadena (USA), Kyoto (Japan), Paris (France), Bonn (Germany), Poitiers (France), and Urgench (Uzbekistan).

    My passion for the Universe, the stars, and the infinite led me to Pavia, where I graduated in Theoretical Physics. During my time there, I lived at the Collegio del Maino, of which I'm a proud alumnus. After graduation, I decided to move to Vienna for my PhD in Mathematics.

    In a moment of inspiration, I even wrote and published a collection of poems - still deciding whether I should be proud of it or a little embarrassed. Luckily, you don't understand Italian.

    In the future, I hope to visit North Korea, finish exploring all the former Soviet republics, and go to Antarctica. I also aspire to make my mark in Mathematical Sociology, studying polarization phenomena on social networks and social media. But most of all, I hope to retire soon, ahahaha!

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    Contacts


    Email: gianluca.favre (at) univie.ac.at
    Phone: +43 1 4277 50471

    Office 05.131
    Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1
    Faculty of Mathematics
    University of Vienna
    1090, Vienna (AUT)