ar endra ▁Mod i ▁Category : Op in ion ▁pol ling ▁in ▁India ▁Category : N ar endra ▁Mod i ▁- related ▁lists <0x0A> </s> ▁G ér ard ▁Ben ▁Ar ous ▁ ▁( born ▁ 2 6 ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 7 ) ▁is ▁a ▁French ▁math ematic ian , ▁special izing ▁in ▁st ochastic ▁analysis ▁and ▁its ▁applications ▁to ▁mathematical ▁physics . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Cour ant ▁Institute ▁of ▁Mathemat ical ▁Sciences ▁at ▁New ▁York ▁University ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁career ▁Ben ▁Ar ous ▁studied ▁at ▁É cole ▁norm ale ▁sup érieure ▁( EN S ) ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁Ben ▁Ar ous ▁received ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁statistics ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Paris - S ud . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁Science ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Paris ▁VI , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁earned ▁a ▁Ph . D . ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Paris ▁VII ▁under ▁Robert ▁A zen c ott . ▁In ▁the ▁academic ▁year ▁ 1 9 8 2 – 1 9 8 3 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁post doc ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Colorado ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Daniel ▁St ro ock . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁Ben ▁Ar ous ▁earned ▁his ▁hab il itation ▁( Th ese ▁d '