RESEARCH FELLOW
VINAY MALVIMAT / RESEARCH PROFESSOR
I investigate black holes using quantum information theory, particularly through the “island” formula for entanglement entropy of Hawking radiation. My research addresses the black hole information paradox, reproduces the Page curve, and explores multipartite and mixed-state entanglement. I’m also interested in applying these insights to decoding protocols like the Hayden-Preskill model, and exploring connections between islands and the emergence of quantum spacetime.
BYOUNGJOON AHN / RESEARCH PROFESSOR
My research explores how quantum entanglement and holography address the black hole information paradox and explain the emergence of spacetime geometry. I am particularly interested in the dynamics of entanglement during black hole evaporation, the purification of mixed states, and the development of new approaches to quantifying multipartite entanglement.
TUNG TRAN / RESEARCH PROFESSOR
I mostly work on higher-spin gravities. In particular, I am interested in understanding higher-spin symmetry and constructing higher-spin theories using twistor theory as a mathematical framework. I am also interested in twisted holography in the context of Koszul duality, where one can study possible symmetries that are allowed on the celestial sphere. These celestial symmetries are nice in the sense that they allow making some concrete statements regarding soft theorems.
EDOARDO COLOMBO / RESEARCH PROFESSOR
My research investigates aspects of the AdS/CFT holography, with a particular interest on black hole thermodynamics, and it explores both the quantum field theory and supergravity sides of the correspondence.
My work focuses on exact computations of supersymmetric observables in field theory and gravity, using techniques such as localization (equivariant or supersymmetric) or large-N expansions of matrix models.
AARON POOLE / RESEARCH PROFESSOR
The main focus of my research has been on gravitational aspects of holographic duality. I am interested in both the AdS/CFT correspondence as well as extending our understanding of holography to asymptotically flat and asymptotically locally de Sitter spacetimes. Recently I have become interested in various physical setups involving the so-called “spindle” orbifold, both in the context of accelerating black holes in supergravity and as a background to study supersymmetric quantum field theory, where one can compute exact observables using supersymmetric localisation.
ENRICO TURRETA / POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW
My research focuses on quantum gravity, with main emphasis on exploring quantum properties of black holes and black hole microstate counting using holography and string theory. I am particularly interested in understanding the role of the supergravity path integral in the quantum theory of gravity.
HIMANSHU PARIHAR / RESEARCH PROFESSOR
My research lies at the intersection of quantum information theory, gauge/gravity duality and quantum gravity, with applications to the issue of black hole information loss. I have investigated various entanglement measures such as entanglement entropy, entanglement negativity, reflected entropy, and timelike entanglement entropy in AdS/CFT, AdS/BCFT and non-relativistic Lifshitz holography. These studies aim to illuminate how information-theoretic principles govern gravitational dynamics and the emergence of spacetime. My current research interests include quantum magic and quantum simulation. I am particularly interested in understanding how non-classical resources enable efficient quantum computation and simulation.