Akshay Venkatesh Born (1981-11-21) 21 November 1981 New Delhi, India Nationality Australian Alma mater Princeton University University of Western Australia Awards SASTRA Ramanujan Prize (2008) Salem Prize (2007) Infosys Prize (2016) Ostrowski Prize (2017) Fields Medal (2018) Scientific career Fields Mathematics Institutions Stanford University , Institute for Advanced Study Doctoral advisor Peter Sarnak