Instituto de Matemática e Estatística — USP

YuriLima

Mathematician · Researcher · Professor

Dynamical SystemsErgodic TheoryProbabilityCombinatorics

I study dynamical systems, ergodic theory, and phenomena related to the chaotic behavior of complex systems. My research seeks to understand how mathematical structures describe the evolution of processes appearing in physics, biology, astronomy, and information theory.

Research →Teaching →Community →Contact

ABC

Affiliate Member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences — 2024–2028

TWAS

Affiliate Member of The World Academy of Sciences — 2024–2029

Serrapilheira

Researcher supported by Instituto Serrapilheira — Jangada Dinâmica

Royal Society

Grantee of the Royal Society–Newton Advanced Fellowship

Recent publications

Superdiffusive central limit theorems for geodesic flows on nonpositively curved surfaces
with C. Matheus and I. Melbourne · Preprint · 2026
Uniqueness of the measure of maximal entropy for geodesic flows on surfaces
with D. Obata and M. Poletti · Preprint · 2026
Symbolic dynamics for non-uniformly hyperbolic flows in high dimension
with J. C. Mongez and J. P. Nascimento · Preprint · 2025
Equilibrium states by synchronization, symbolic extensions, and factors
with K. Gelfert and D. Kwietniak · Nonlinearity · 2025

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Recent recognitions

2025Brazilian Academy of Sciences and Fulbright — Jacob Palis Award (US$70,000)
2025USP Prize “Excellence for New Leaderships in Research” (Honourable Mention)
2024 – 2029Affiliate Member of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
2024 – 2028Affiliate Member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences

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