Participant Directory

David Gross
Professor of Theoretical Physics, Chair
KITP, UCSB
PiTP Program Organizer

Michelle Sage
IAS, Administrative Officer, School of Natural Sciences

Igor Klebanov
Professor of Physics
Princeton University
PiTP Program Organizer

Audrey Smerkanich
IAS, PiTP Program Assistant

Grigory Tarnopolsky
Assistant Professor
Carnegie Mellon University
PiTP Program Organizer

Amanda Cenker
IAS, PiTP Program Assistant

Jan Albert
Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics
S-matrix Bootstrap, generalized symmetries, anomalies and large N QCD

Samuel Alipour-fard
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Hadronization, QCD and the QCD string, non-perturbative methods in field theory and their phenomenology, gauge theory vacua

Erick Arguello
Carnegie Mellon University
Strongly correlated systems

Jeffrey Backus
Cornell University
High-energy formal theory and phenomenology

Saba Asif Baig
University of Texas at Austin
Quantum gravity, AdS/CFT, QFT

Bruno Balthazar
University of Chicago
String theory, quantum field theory

Netanel Barel
Weizmann Institute of Science
TT-deformed theories, High energy scattering processes (AS-shockwaves), String descriptions of stringly coupled QFTs.

Piotr Bargiela
University of Oxford
scattering amplitudes

Valentin Benedetti
Centro Atomico Bariloche
Non-Perturbative QFT and Information Theory

Francesco Bertucci
University of Pisa
CFTs, conformal bootstrap, EFT bootstrap, S-matrix bootstrap

Rishabh Bhardwaj
Brown University
Scattering amplitudes

Anna Biggs
Princeton University
holographic duality, toy models of quantum gravity, quantum properties of black holes

Andrea Bulgarelli
University of Turin
Lattice simulations and Entanglement

Tommaso Canneti
University of Florence
My research is mainly devoted on string theory and the description of phenomena occurring in strongly coupled QFTs having a holografic dual. Recently, I also focus on the algebraic approach to QFT, which has been experiencing a phase of renewed interest in recent years.

Weiguang Cao
Kavli IPMU, the University of Tokyo
Generalized global symmetry, Effective field theory

Matthias Carosi
Technical University Munich
Non-perturbative effects in Quantum Field Theory, Instantons, Resurgence, Analytic properties of Scattering Amplitudes

Noam Chai
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Non Perturbative QFT

Adam Chalabi
Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen
Conformal field theory, gauge theory, supersymmetry

Shi Chen
IPMU
QFT, QCD

Junyi Cheng
Harvard University
High energy theory, particle phenomenology, cosmology

Minjae Cho
Princeton University
String theory, Bootstrap

Changha Choi
Perimeter Institute
High energy theory

Davi Bastos Costa
University of chicago
Symmetries

Sebastian Dawid
University of Washington
Lattice QCD, Scattering theory, Non-perturbative methods in QFT

Shounak De
Brown University
Scattering Amplitudes

Evan Deddo
University of Michigan
holographic entanglement entropy, AdS black holes

Andrea Dei
University of Chicago
String theory and AdS/CFT

Diego Delmastro
SCGP - Stony Brook University
QFT

Meseret Asrat
International Center for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS) - TIFR
String Theory, Quantum Field Theory

Ross Dempsey
Princeton University
2D gauge theories, numerical methods

Oleksandr Diatlyk
New York University
quantum field theory, string theory and conformal field theory

Jack Donahue
New York University
Confining strings, TTbar deformations, quantum simulations

Subham Dutta Chowdhury
University of Chicago
String theory, AdS/CFT, Fermi liquids, Non Relativistic CFTs

Lorenz Eberhardt
The Institute for Advanced Study
String theory, conformal field theory

Rajeev Erramilli
Yale University
CFT, conformal bootstrap, gauge theories

Steven Ferrante
Cornell University
Confinement, Collider Physics, Extra dimensions

Carolina Figueiredo
Princeton University
Scattering Amplitudes, Quantum Field Theory

Barak Gabai
Harvard University
Confinement in gauge theories

Amey Gaikwad
University of California Los Angeles
Confining Strings

Diego García Sepúlveda
University of Chicago
Strongly Coupled Quantum Field Theory and Generalized Symmetries

Margarita Gavrilova
Cornell University
Particle pheno, flavor physics

Nicholas Geiser
University of California, Los Angeles
Research Interests

Andrew Gomes
Cornell University
QFT/Gauge theory/SUSY

Kelian Häring
CERN/École Polytechnique Fédérale de
S-matrix bootstrap, Gravity

William Harvey
University of Victoria
Quantum Gravity, Black Holes, Quantum Cosmology, Formal High-Energy Particle Physics

Aditya Hebbar
Ecole Polytechnique
S-matrix Bootstrap

Liz Helfenberger
Princeton University
Research Interests

Aaron Hillman
Princeton University
Amplitudes Particle Physics Cosmology

Mina Himwich
Harvard University
Flat space holography, quantum gravity

Adolfo Holguin
University of California Santa Barbara
AdS/CFT, Large N gauge theories, Integrability

Alexandre Homrich
Perimeter Institute
Quantum Field Theory

Victor Almeida Ivo
Princeton University
Research Interests

Theo Jacobson
University of Minnesota
Quantum field theory, generalized symmetries, lattice gauge theory

Mrunmay Jagadale
Caltech
High energy theoretical physics

Ahsan Khan
Institute for Advanced Study
Quantum Field Theory, Mathematical Physics

Himanshu Khanchandani
New York University
Research Interests

Manki Kim
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Theoretical physics

Ilia Kochergin
Princeton University
QCD, large N models

Dan Kondo
Kavli IPMU, University of Tokyo
nonperturbative physics

Jonah Kudler-Flam
Princeton University
Research Interests

Justin Kulp
Perimeter Institute
QTF

Ajit Kumar
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Superconformal Field Theories, SUSY gauge theories, Weak Gravity Conjecture, and Topological phases in Condensed Matter physics

Suman Kundu
Weizmann Institute of Science
String Theory, QCD strings, S-matrix bound, Superradiance

Ji Hoon Lee
Perimeter Institute
String-theoretic aspects of quantum gravity and holography. Open-closed duality at finite N. Supersymmetric localization on the worldsheet. BPS black holes and superconformal indices.

Loki Lin
University of Michigan
Adjoint QCD2, S-matrix bootstrap

Xianlong Liu
Brown University
Matrix Theory, Gauge/Gravity Duality

Erik Lundstrum
Columbia University
Lattice QCD, Yang-Mills Theory, Particle Physics

Conghuan Luo
New York University
HEP-TH. HEP-LAT. MATH-PH

Andrea Luzio
Scuola Normale Superiore
Strongly coupled gauge theories, anomalies

Antonina Maj
CUNY Graduate Center
Non-perturbative aspects of gauge theories, Casimir energy, Color-kinematic duality

Pedro Jorge Martinez
Centro Atómico Bariloche
Holography, Non-Perturbative QFT and Information Theory

Dalimil Mazac
The Institute for Advanced Study & Princeton University
Research Interests

Max Meynig
University of Connecticut
Resurgent Asymptotics in quantum field theory.

Alexander Michel
Harvard University
Research Interests

Upamanyu Moitra
ICTP Trieste
String Theory, Quantum Field Theory, Quantum Gravity, Quantum Information

Kiarash Naderi
ETH Zurich
String theory and holography

Colin Oscar Nancarrow
Boston University
Bootstrap

Filippo Nardi
Theoretical Particle Physics Laboratory (LPTP), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Quantum Field Theory

Vladimir Narovlansky
Princeton University
High energy theory

Joydeep Naskar
Northeastern University
AdS/CFT and Quantum Information

Maria Neuzil
University of Minnesota
Applications of symmetries in QFTs

Mendel Nguyen
North Carolina State University
Gauge Theories

Patrick Oare
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Simulating confining QFTs using techniques from lattice gauge theory

Bendeguz Offertaler
Princeton University
AdS/CFT, CFTs

Shoy Ouseph
Purdue University
Qunatum Information, Quantum Field Theory, Quantum Gravity

Kokkimidis Patatoukos
Penn State University
Amplitudes

Nic Pavao
Northwestern University
S-matrix bootstrap, quantum gravity, cosmology

Nicolo Piazzalunga
Rutgers NHETC
supersymmetric gauge theories, enumerative geometry

Debaditya Pramanik
Princeton University
CFT, Holography, Gauge theory

Edwan Préau
APC, Université Paris Diderot
Applied holography, QCD, neutron stars

Thimo Preis
Stony Brook University and Heidelberg University
Quantum field theory in and out of equilibrium, QGP, critical phenomena

Jiaxin Qiao
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS

Himanshu Raj
Institut de Physique Théorique, CEA/Saclay
Conformal Bootstrap, Supersymmetric Gauge Theories, AdS/CFT Correspondence

Krish Ray
University of Oxford
Black holes, matrix models, string theory

Amir Raz
University of Texas at Austin
Field theory, Fractons, SYK

Marten Reehorst
Ecole Polytechnique Paris
Conformal Field Theory, Bootstrap, Renormalization Group

Alex Sandomirsky
Yale University
Conformal Field Theory, Group Theory

Joshua Sandor
Harvard University
Bootstrap

Lucia Santamaria-Sanz
University of Valladolid, Spain
Quantum Field Theory, Quantum Mechanics, Scattering Theory, Casimir effect and quantum vacuum, Mathematical Physics

Vivek Saxena
NHETC, Rutgers University
Physical Mathematics, Quantum Field Theory, String Theory

Bruno Scheihing
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Quark-Gluon Plasma, QCD, Out-of-equilibrium phenomena

Sahand Seifnashri
The Institute for Advanced Study
QFT

Sipaz Sharma
Bielefeld University
Lattice QCD

Tal Sheaffer
Weizmann Institute of Science
QCD strings, confinement, quantum field theory

Shreya Shukla
University of California, Irvine
Strongly coupled SUSY theories, string model building

Benjamin Søgaard
Princeton University
Confinement, low dimensional gauge theory

Vit Sriprachyakul
ETH Zurich
String theory

Oleksandr Stashko
Princeton University
General relativity, naked singularities

Javier Subils
Nordita
Confinement, holography, QCD, neutron stars

Zhengdi Sun
University of California, San Diego
Generalized global symmetries, CFT, SUSY

Zimo Sun
Princeton University
Cosmology and CFT

Fernando Temoche
Utah State University
Hidden Symmetries of Black Holes

Charles Thull
Uppsala University
Integrability, SUSY localization, String Theory

Joaquin Turiaci
The Institute for Advanced Study & Univeristy of Washington
HEP TH

Dean Valois
Bielefeld University
Lattice quantum chromodynamics

Aniruddha Venkata
C.N. YITP, Stony Brook University
Perturbative QCD, Resummation, Renormalons and Power Corrections

Willem Verplanke
Centre de Physique Théorique, Marseille
Lattice QCD

David Wandler
University of Toronto
Semiclassical gauge theory, generalized symmetries

Fei Yan
Rutgers University
Quantum information, high energy theory, and condensed matter physics

Sungyeon Yang
Stanford University
Holography / Gravity

Shunyu Yao
Stanford University
Hep-th, dynamics of quantum systems

Bernardo Zan
Princeton University
CFT, QFT, RG

Shahrzad Zare
New York University
Large N limit, QCD String

Aleksandr Zhabin
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
High energy physics

Junjia Zhang
Princeton University
Theoretical physics

Xiaoyuan Zhang
Harvard University
High energy physics

Zechuan Zheng
École Normale Supérieure (Paris)
Bootstrap