2.1   Olympiad

I am the Academic Director of the Swiss Mathematical Olympiad, an annual, national mathematics competition for high school students. The primary purpose of the competition is to select the Swiss delegation for the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) and the Middle European Mathematical Olympiad (MEMO). We are part of a larger network of Swiss Science Olympiads.

Our agenda includes several rounds of competition, numerous preparation meetings, a training weekend, and a week-long camp for finalists, followed by many more events for those who qualify for international events. The topics covered differ vastly from the school curriculum, focusing on logical thinking, creative problem-solving, and proof-writing. Every year, the Olympiad provides a platform for young people from all over Switzerland to interact and compete with like-minded peers, all while learning new mathematics. Our problems, results and teaching material can be found on our archive.

As volunteers, we create, supervise and correct exams, write teaching material, organise and implement training camps, and lead the best students to international competitions every year. One of my main contributions is the creation of original problems. I have also authored some problems for international competitions, including MEMO, OFM, and IMO.

Figure 1: Leading the Swiss Team to glory at MEMO 2024

Roles at International Olympiads

I’ve been involved at many international mathematics competitions and plan to attend many more.

* remote participation

I have also been involved in many international training events, giving lectures to IMO delegations from Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Costa Rica and Kenya.

Awards

During my high school days, I myself participated very successfully in many mathematical competitions. To date, I am one of only two people holding three gold medals from the Swiss Mathematical Olympiad.

A detailed breakdown of my performance at IMO can be found on imo-official, and my national achievements are found on imosuisse.github.io and in the Hall of Fame.

In 2017 already, my team and I were awarded for Best Swiss Team Achievement for our performance at IMO. In both 2018 and 2019, I was given the award for Best Swiss Interdisciplinary Achievement by the association Swiss Science Olympiads.

Figure 1: Almost Gold

I also participated in some other science Olympiads, including the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI).