Probabilistic Methods in Analysis and Number Theory

By Christoph Aistleitner TU Graz's Institute of Analysis and Number Theory was awarded the FWF START Prize in 2016. The hearings for the FWF START Prize took place in rooms of the Austrian National Bank. After some waiting time, during which the nominees could entertain themselves by visiting the huge exhibition, the hearings only took a few minutes. The phone call from the steering committee of the FWF soon informed me that our project had been granted. Initially I was relieved - because only ten per cent of the nominees are granted an award. My project is split into two parts, one of a more fundamental nature concerning questions on analysis and number theory, and one concerning questions arising from "real-world" applications of mathematics. Basics.