Kotelnykova Valeriia

Mathematics

Mathematician, Researcher in Probability Theory

Valeriia is a mathematician and researcher in probability theory, currently a PhD candidate in the Department of Operations Research at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, specializing in the Karlin occupancy scheme and its connection to anonymization algorithms. She was awarded the prestigious IMU Breakout Graduate Fellowship by the International Mathematical Union after studying at the University of California. Beyond her research projects, Valeriia translates a fundamental textbook on discrete mathematics into Ukrainian. LinkedIn

What I fear most is waking up in a country where I cannot fight for my rights.

Truth knows no hierarchy. Everyone makes mistakes—regardless of status, position, or age. The ability to acknowledge this opens the path to personal growth.

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The world is much more open than it may seem: people of purpose are often happy to engage in meaningful collaboration, even if you haven’t met personally.

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