Alfred Galichon
Director at New York University Paris
Paris, Ile-de-France
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Top SchoolAlfred Galichon is a director and dual professor of economics and mathematics at NYU Paris and the Courant Institute, combining rigorous academic leadership with applied quantitative expertise. Trained at École Polytechnique, Mines Paris and Harvard (PhD), he has held faculty positions at Sciences Po and École Polytechnique and leads research at the intersection of econometrics, optimal transport, and data science. Author of the influential book Optimal Transport Methods in Economics, he is known for translating advanced mathematical theory into practical tools for economic modeling. His background includes industry stints as a quant at Goldman Sachs and an engineer at Lafarge, reflecting a rare blend of academic depth and real-world problem solving. Based in Paris, he directs NYU Paris while maintaining an active research profile that bridges economics, mathematics, and computational methods.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Ingenieur, Applied Mathematics, Finance, Ingenieur, Applied Mathematics, Finance at École PolytechniquePhD, Economics, PhD, Economics at Harvard UniversityIngenieur Corps des Mines, Engineering, Ingenieur Corps des Mines, Engineering at Mines Paris - PSLBachelor of Science (BS), Applied Mathematics, Bachelor of Science (BS), Applied Mathematics at Ecole Polytechnique
Github Skills (25)
armadillo10
transport10
matching10
wolfram-language10
computation9
economics9
convex-optimization9
cpp8
gradient-descent8
trame8
toolbox8
math7
eigen7
differential-evolution6
particle-swarm-optimization6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
TraME-Project/TraME-R
Mar 2017 - Aug 2018
Classic (R) version of the TraME Library
Contributions:28 commits, 3 PRs, 27 pushes in 1 year 5 months
trame
math-econ-code/mec_optim_2021-01
Jan 2021 - Sep 2021
‘math+econ+code’ lectures on optimal transport and economic applications, January 2021
Contributions:28 commits, 22 pushes, 1 branch in 8 months
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