Born in 1985, Hugo Duminil-Copin grew up in the Paris region. After passing through the ENS in Paris, he graduated from the University of Paris-Saclay. Appointed professor at the University of Geneva in 2013, he is also a permanent professor at IHES in Bures-Sur-Yvette since 2016. He works in probabilistic aspects of mathematical physics and combinatorics.

Hugo was awarded the 2022 Fields Medal for his work in statistical physics.