Akshay Venkatesh Wins Fields Medal

Fields Medal: Aussie genius Akshay Venkatesh wins 'Nobel Prize of mathematics'

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Professor Venkatesh, who graduated from the University of Western Australia aged 16 with honours in pure mathematics, has achieved his subject's highest honour. He has been awarded the Fields Medal, known as the "Nobel Prize for mathematics" — awarded once every four years to between two and four people under the age of 40. It is an amazing achievement for the 36-year-old, who was described as a "prodigy" and a "genius" during his teenage years in Perth. But for his mum, who is immensely proud of him, she just wants him to be happy. "That is all I hope for him, that he is happy and he loves what he does," said Svetha Venkatesh, who is herself a professor of computer science at Deakin University, and a leader in the field of machine learning.

Smart family.

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