Mathematics at University of Cambridge
Dmitrii’s exploration of “mathematical worlds” began with his first Olympiad in second grade, and has taken him through fields such as topology and category theory. He likes that
Olympiads are not competitive like one-on-one sports, where you want your opponent to perform poorly. Instead of pursuing pure math, he could see himself working in a startup. Outside of academics, Dmitrii enjoys frisbee, reading, and solving 3D puzzles.
We caught up before he started university (interview edited for length and clarity):
