▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁European ▁Research ▁Council ▁( ER C ) ▁grant , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁Doctor ate ▁Honor is ▁C aus a ▁from ▁the ▁Univers ité ▁C ô te ▁d ' Az ur . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁Doctor ate ▁Honor is ▁C aus a ▁from ▁the ▁Poly techn ic ▁University ▁of ▁Catal onia ▁too . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Fig al li ▁received ▁his ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁P isa ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁( as ▁a ▁student ▁of ▁the ▁Sc uola ▁Norm ale ▁Super iore ▁di ▁P isa ), ▁and ▁earned ▁his ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁under ▁the ▁super vision ▁of ▁Luigi ▁Amb ros io ▁at ▁the ▁Sc uola ▁Norm ale ▁Super iore ▁di ▁P isa ▁and ▁C éd ric ▁Vill ani ▁at ▁the ▁É cole ▁Norm ale ▁Sup érieure ▁de ▁Lyon . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Ch arg é ▁de ▁recherche ▁at ▁the ▁French ▁National ▁Centre ▁for ▁Scient ific ▁Research , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁É cole ▁poly te chni que ▁as ▁Prof esseur ▁Had am ard . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Texas ▁at ▁Austin ▁as ▁associate ▁professor . ▁Then ▁he ▁became ▁full ▁professor ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁and ▁R . ▁L . ▁Moore