M2 Mathematics of Randomness

Master's degree
Mention Mathématiques et applications
Full-time academic programmes
Life-long learning
English
French

The goal of the training is to learn how to model and study random phenomena, as well as to explore the applications of these mathematical methods in other sciences.

First semester: theoretical courses. Second semester: Research-oriented courses

Information

Présentation

Skills

Learn how to understand and write research-level mathematics in probability and statistics.

Objectives

We give the theoretical basis of modern probability and/or statistics at an advanced master level.The main objective is to prepare excellent students whose goal is to pursue in a PhD program.Our thematic spectrum is very broad, ranging from the statistical theory of machine learning, high dimensional probability and statistics to stochastic calculus, Markov chains, random graph and ergodic theory. See the web page of the master for more information.

Career Opportunities

Career prospects

Doctorant

Further Study Opportunities

Doctorat

Fees and scholarships

The amounts may vary depending on the programme and your personal circumstances.

Admission

Capacity

Available Places

40

Target Audience and Entry Requirements

Master 1 (or equivalent) in fundamental mathematics. Applicants who have excelled in their studies at universities, engineering schools, teacher training colleges in France or elsewhere, and who wish to learn the fundamentals of random mathematics (probability and/or statistics and/or machine learning ...). The programme naturally leads to to doctoral thesis preparation.

Application Period(s)

Inception Platform

From 30/01/2026 to 15/07/2026

Supporting documents

Compulsory supporting documents

Motivation letter.

All transcripts of the years / semesters validated since the high school diploma at the date of application.

Curriculum Vitae.

Detailed description and hourly volume of courses taken since the beginning of the university program.

Additional supporting documents

VAP file (obligatory for all persons requesting a valuation of the assets to enter the diploma).

Recommendation letters.

Document indicating the list of local M2 choices available here : https://urlz.fr/i3Lo.

Supporting documents :
- Residence permit stating the country of residence of the first country
- Or receipt of request stating the country of first asylum
- Or document from the UNHCR granting refugee status
- Or receipt of refugee status request delivered in France
- Or residence permit stating the refugee status delivered in France
- Or document stating subsidiary protection in France or abroad
- Or document stating temporary protection in France or abroad.

Programme
Subjects ECTS Semestre Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
Mémoire ou Stage 14 Semestre 2
Subjects ECTS Semestre Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
Séminaire des élèves 2.5 Semestre 1
Subjects ECTS Semestre Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
Apprentissage séquentiel, optimisation et jeux 4 Semestre 2 20
Temps locaux et théorie des excursions 4 Semestre 2 16
Analyse topologique des données 4 Semestre 2 20
Processus de branchement et populations structurées 4 Semestre 2 20
Modèles solubles en probabilités 4 Semestre 2 20
Matrices aléatoires 4 Semestre 2 20
Inférence sur de grandes graphes 4 Semestre 2 20
Kernel and Operator-theoretic Methods in Machine Learning 4 Semestre 2 20
Calcul de Malliavin 4 Semestre 2 20
Combinatoire Analytique 4 Semestre 2 20
Permutations aléatoires et théorie des représentations des groupes symétriques 4 Semestre 2 20
Subjects ECTS Semestre Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
Estimation non paramétrique 2.5 Semestre 1 20
Stopping Times and Online Algorithms 5 Semestre 1 20
Percolation 5 Semestre 1 20 0
Probabilités et statistiques en grande dimension 10 Semestre 1 30
Mathematics of Deep Learning 7.5 Semestre 1 30
Projet Machine Learning pour la prévision 7.5 Semestre 1 36
Mouvement brownien et calcul stochastique 7.5 Semestre 1 28 20
Sequential Learning 5 Semestre 1 24
Graphes aléatoires 7.5 Semestre 1 25 12
Théorèmes limites et applications 5 Semestre 1 20 10
Concentration et sélection de modèles 5 Semestre 1 20
Chaînes de Markov : approfondissements 5 Semestre 1 20
Apprentissage statistique et rééchantillonnage 5 Semestre 1 20
Concentration de la mesure 5 Semestre 1 20
Generalisation properties of algorithms in ML 5 Semestre 1 20
Convex Analysis and Optimization 5 Semestre 1 20

Teaching Location(s)

BURES SUR YVETTE
ORSAY
GIF SUR YVETTE

Training campus

Orsay Bures

Orsay / Bures-sur-Yvette
Bus 4607, 4626
RER B Orsay ville ou Bures-sur-Yvette
Library
Community center

Saclay Moulon

Saclay / Gif-sur-Yvette / Orsay
Bus 4606 / 4609 / 4611 / 5154
RER B Le guichet
Student restaurant (CROUS)
Library
Sports facilities
Student residence

Saclay Corbeville

Saclay / Palaiseau
Bus 4606, 4627, 5154, 9105, 9108
RER B Palaiseau, Palaiseau villebon ou Lozère
Student restaurant (CROUS)
Student residence
Sports facilities

Contact

  • Séverine Simon

    Secrétariat pédagogique

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