Evangelos A. Nikitopoulos

Hello, everyone!  My name is Evangelos, but I go by Vaki (pronounced like "hockey" with a V).  My email address is enikitop [at] umich [dot] edu.  I am a Donald J. Lewis Research Assistant Professor (postdoc) at the University of Michigan (U-M).  My office is 1832 East Hall.  I received my PhD in Mathematics, advised by Bruce Driver and Todd Kemp, from the University of California San Diego in June 2024 (dissertation link).

My research interests inhabit various regions in the Venn diagram formed by stochastic analysis, random matrix theory, and operator theory.  My work largely centers on two themes: (1) the large-dimension asymptotics of random matrix models requiring stochastic analysis and free probability to study and (2) the calculus of functions on noncommutative operator algebras.  I have also done some work related to numerical analysis, optimal transport, and mathematical finance.  Please see the Research section of the website for my papers. 

I went to college at Brown University, where I completed Bachelors of Science in mathematics and chemistry in 2017.  In the year before graduate school (the '17–'18 academic year), I did a Fulbright Scholarship in Budapest, Hungary, where I studied and did research in mathematics.  (Specifically, I did the Fulbright/Budapest Semesters in Mathematics–Rényi Institute Scholarship.)  I was born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, but my mother's side of the family is from California, and my father's is from Greece.

Here is my CV, last updated on August 12, 2026.  It contains mainly content relevant to mathematics, teaching, and mathematics- or teaching-related volunteering.