The International Mathematical Union recognized Wang and Deng as two of the four recipients this year, underscoring their influence on modern mathematics. Wang, a professor at the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques, made history as the third woman and the first Chinese woman to receive the award. Her career-defining work, conducted alongside Joshua Zahl, resolved the three-dimensional Kakeya conjecture, a problem that had resisted solution for decades.

Deng Yu, currently a professor at the University of Chicago, earned his recognition for breakthroughs regarding Hilbert's sixth problem. In collaboration with Ma Xiao and Zaher Hani, he established a rigorous bridge between microscopic particle dynamics and macroscopic kinetic equations. Beyond the medalists, Peking University maintained a dominant presence at the congress, with 10 alumni and 4 faculty members invited to deliver addresses. This collective performance reaffirms the institution's intensifying influence on the global mathematical landscape.