Short CV

Publications

For a list of my publications see inspire.

Talks

Here is a list of some of my talks. If you are interested in a copy of the slides, please send me an email.

2018

• Geometry and Strings, Ringberg Castle, Germany
  Reinforcement learning in string theory
• String Phenomenology 2018, Warsaw, Poland
  Reinforcement learning in string theory
• Machine Learning in Geometry and Physics, Sanya, China
  Reinforcement learning in the string landscape
• HKUST Theory Seminar, Hong Kong
  Reinforcement learning in the string landscape
• string_data 2018, Munich, Germany
  Data creation with Generative Adversarial Networks
• string_data 2018, Munich, Germany
  Lecture: Machine Learning tools for String Theory
• Physics and Geometry of F-theory 2018, Madrid, Spain
  NS5-branes and line bundles in Heterotic/M-/F-theory duality
• LMU String Seminar, Munich, Germany
  Branes with Brains - Reinforcement learning in the landscape of intersecting brane worlds
• Mainz Theory Seminar, Mainz, Germany
  Exploring string theory solutions with machine learning

2017

• string_data 2017, Boston, MA, USA
  Lecture: Introduction to reinforcement learning
• string_data 2017, Boston, MA, USA
  Branes with Brains - Reinforcement learning in the landscape of intersecting brane worlds
• CERN String Theory Seminar, Geneva, Switzerland
  Machine learning in the string landscape
• Bonn Theory Seminar, Bonn, Germany
  Machine learning in the string landscape
• String Phenomenology 2017, Blacksburg, VA, USA
  Neural Networks, Genetic Algorithms and the String Landscape
• Hamburg String Seminar, Hamburg, Germany
  Pfaffians and instantons in Complete Intersection Calabi-Yau manifolds
• Utrecht String Seminar, Utrecht, Netherlands
  Pfaffians and instantons in Complete Intersection Calabi-Yau manifolds
• Heidelberg String Seminar, Heidelberg, Germany
  String Theory and the dark glueball problem
• Oxford String Seminar, Oxford, UK
  Dualities of deformed N=2 SCFTs from torus knots and links
• New Ideas in String Phenomenology, Hamburg, Germany
  One-loop Pfaffians and large field inflation
• LMU String Seminar, Munich, Germany
  Dualities of deformed N=2 SCFTs from torus knots and links

2016

• Liverpool Theory Seminar, Liverpool, UK
  Hidden sectors and the dark glueball problem
• 8th Bethe Center Workshop, Bad Honnef, Germany
  de Sitter vacua and SUSY breaking in higher-dimensional flux compactifications
• DESY Theory Seminar, Hamburg, Germany
  de Sitter vacua from 6d flux compactifications
• String Phenomenology 2016, Ioannina, Greece
  Codimension 2 singularities and torus knots in F-Theory
• Northeastern University Theory Seminar, Boston, USA
  Heterotic Model building on Complete Intersection Calabi-Yaus

2015

• String Phenomenology 2015, Madrid, Spain
  Natural inflation and moduli stabilization in heterotic orbifolds
• Center for Mathematical Physics, University of Hamburg, Germany
  Topological Theories and Gromov-Witten invariants
• SFB Block Meeting, Hamburg, Germany
  Natural inflation and moduli stabilization in heterotic orbifolds
• Particle Physics & Cosmology of SUSY and String Theory 2015, Hamburg, Germany
  Natural inflation and moduli stabilization in heterotic orbifolds
• Physics and Geometry of F-theory 2015, MPI Munich, Germany
  F-Theory duals of heterotic K3 orbifolds
• XXVII Workshop Beyond the SM, Bad Honnef, Germany
  Natural inflation and moduli stabilization in heterotic orbifolds

2014

• DESY Theory Seminar, Hamburg, Germany
  Heterotic MSSM string models
• String Phenomenology 2014, ICTP Trieste, Italy
  F-Theory duals of heterotic K3 orbifolds
• Particle Physics & Cosmology of SUSY and String Theory 2014, New York, NY, USA
  F-Theory duals of heterotic K3 orbifolds
• University of Liverpool Theory Seminar, Liverpool, UK
  MSSM-like models from String Theory
• University of Liverpool String Seminar, Liverpool, UK
  F-Theory duals of heterotic K3 orbifolds
• 6th Bethe Center Workshop, Bonn, Germany
  GLSMs and Torus Partition Functions
• XXVI Workshop Beyond the SM, Bad Honnef, Germany
  F-Theory duals of heterotic K3 orbifolds

2013

• DESY Seminar, Hamburg, Germany
  Constraints on F-term inflation
• String Phenomenology 2013, Hamburg, Germany
  Heterotic String Compactification with Gauged Linear Sigma Models
• DESY String Seminar, Hamburg, Germany
  Exploring the web of heterotic string theories
• LMU String Seminar, Munich, Germany
  Heterotic String Compactification with Gauged Linear Sigma Models

2012

• Northeastern University Theory Seminar, Boston, MA, USA
  Anomalies and Discrete Symmetries in Heterotic String Constructions
• String Phenomenology 2012, Cambridge, UK
  GLSM Description of Heterotic Compactification Spaces
• XXIV Workshop Beyond the SM, Bad Honnef, Germany
  GLSM Description of Heterotic Compactification Spaces

2011

• Inaugural Bethe Forum, University of Bonn, Germany
  Matching of Heterotic Orbifold and Blowup Theories via Anomalies
• SUSY 2011, Fermilab, IL, USA
  Green-Schwarz Mechanism in Heterotic (2,0) GLSMs
• String Phenomenology 2011, Madison, WI, USA
  Green-Schwarz Mechanism in Heterotic (2,0) GLSMs

2010

• 2nd Bethe Center Workshop, Bad Honnef, Germany
  String Geometries for Heterotic MSSM models

Trinity 2018

The Standard Model

• Lectures in the Fisher Room (Department of Physics)
  • Tuesdays 10:00AM - 11:00AM
  • Fridays 12:00PM - 01:00PM
• Syllabus and general information
  • Download here
• Tutorials in the Audrey Wood Meeting Room, Clarendon Laboratory
  • Wednesday, May 16th, 5:30PM - 07:00PM
  • Wednesday, May 30th, 5:30PM - 07:00PM
  • Wednesday, June 13th, 5:30PM - 07:00PM
• Problem Sets
  • Problem Set 01 (Due Friday, May 11th)
  • Problem Set 02 (Due Friday, May 25th)
  • Problem Set 03 (Due Friday, June 8th)

My main research interest is String Theory. I work on Mathematical Physics, Computational Physics, Theoretical Particle Physics and Cosmology.

Theoretical Particle Physics and Cosmology

• Particle Physics from Heterotic String Theory and F-Theory
• Heterotic / F-Theory / Type II duality
• Gauged Linear Sigma Models and Worldsheet Theories
• String Cosmology (Inflation, Moduli Stabilization, de Sitter uplifts, Dark Matter)
• SUSY and SUSY breaking

Mathematics

• Algebraic and Toric Geometry
• Group Theory
• Conformal Field Theory
• Knot Theory

Compuational Physics

• Machine learning (supervised, unsupervised, reinforced)
• Genetic algorithms
• Persistent homology
• Algorithms in Commutative Algebra, Groebner Bases, Resultants