Einstein Fellow Group 

Gabriel J. Stockton Bliard 

MMath 2019,  University of Cambridge
PhD student at HUB since July 2019
Marie Curie early stage researcher funded by  EuroPLEx 
Associated student in the RTG 2575 “Rethinking Quantum Field Theory”

Publications on iNSPIRE

Giulia Peveri

MSc in Theoretical Physics 2019,  University of Milano-Bicocca
PhD student at HUB since October 2019
Funded by the RTG 2575 “Rethinking Quantum Field Theory” 
and by the Einstein Foundation Berlin (2019-2021)

Publications on iNSPIRE

■  Publications and preprints 

• Notes on n-point Witten diagrams in AdS2
  G. Bliard,
  JPhysA,  55 (2022) 32, 325401
• Lattice perturbation theory for the null cusp string
  G. Bliard, I. Costa, V. Forini, A. Patella
  Phys. Rev. D 105, 074507
• A note on improved stochastic trace estimation for fermionic string fluctuations 
  V. Forini, B. Leder, N. Wauschkuhn
  e-Print: 2112.12045 [hep-lat][hep-th]
• Multipoint correlators on the supersymmetric Wilson line defect CFT
  J. Barrat, G. Peveri, P. Liendo, J. Plefka,
  to be published on JHEP
• Mellin amplitudes for 1d CFT
  L. Bianchi, G. Bliard, V. Forini, G. Peveri,
  JHEP 10 (2021) 095
• Analitic boostrap and Witten diagrams for the ABJM Wilson line as defect CFT1
  L. Bianchi, G. Bliard, V. Forini, L. Griguolo, D. Seminara,
  JHEP 08 (2020) 143
• SO(3)-invariant phase of the O(N)^3 tensor model
  D. Benedetti, I. Costa,
  Phys.Rev.D 101 (2020) 8, 086021
• New linearization and reweighting for simulations of string sigma-model on the lattice
  V. Forini, L. Bianchi, B. Leder, P. Töpfer, E. Vescovi,
  JHEP 01 (2020) 174
• Roadmap on Wilson loops in 3d Chern-Simons-matter theories
  N. Drukker, V. Forini, E. Vescovi et al.
  J. Phys. A 53 (2020) 173001

■  Awards and Grants

• Research Training Group 2575 “Rethinking Quantum Field Theory”, Spokeperson: Prof. Dr. Jan Plefka, PI: Valentina Forini 
• SCMSE grant at City, U. of London (one PhD student), Valentina Forini
• Marie Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network EuroPLEx(2019-2023), Project Leader: Valentina Forini, Early Stage Researcher: Gabriel Bliard
• Einstein Junior Fellowship “Quantum Strings and Gauge Fields at arbitrary coupling” for Valentina Forini (PhD student: Giulia Peveri),  funded by the Einstein Foundation Berlin for 2018-2021
• Science and Technology Facilities Council grant ST/S005803/1 (2018-2020) for Valentina Forini 
• Simons Emmy Noether Fellowship 2018/19 for Valentina Forini at Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics 

■  Teaching

A Master-level course on The AdS/CFT correspondence was held by Valentina Forini at HUB – Institute for Physics between April and July 2021. Here the handwritten notes, based on a number of sources listed, together with full videos  and problem sets, on the HU-Moodle site.   

■  Conference talks, seminars, posters

• Workshop Boundary and Defects in Quantum field Theory, NORDITA Stockholm, 2023 (Valentina Forini) 
• Durham University, Seminar, Fall 2022 (Valentina Forini)
• Workshop Non-perturbative and numerical approaches to quantum gravity, string theory and holography, ICTS Bangalore, September 2022 (Valentina Forini) 
  
• Workshop Gauge theories, supergravity and superstrings, Centro de Ciencias de Benasque, Spain, July 2022 (Valentina Forini)
• University of La Plata, Holo Seminars,  May 2022 (Valentina Forini) 
• Cambridge HEP-GR Colloquium, December 2021 (Valentina Forini)
• Heriot-Watt University, EMPG seminar,  November 2021 (Valentina Forini)
• Women in Physics @ HU seminar, Gauge fields from Strings, November 2021 (Valentina Forini)
• Quantum Field Theory at the Boundary, Mainz Institute for Theoretical Physics, September 2021 (Gabriel Bliard and Giulia Peveri)
• Women at the intersection of mathematics and theoretical physics, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, February 2021 (Valentina Forini)
• IGST 2021, Mellin amplitudes and 1d CFT, July 2021 (Gabriel Bliard)
• University of Plymouth @ Zoom, Seminar, December 2020 (Valentina Forini)
• ICTP Trieste @ Zoom, Seminar, December 2020 (Valentina Forini)Cortona Young, “Witten diagrams and superspace for dCFT correlators” (Video-poster), May 2020 (Gabriel Bliard)
• Peterborough Astronomical Association, Equations Written in the Stars, @ Zoom, May 2020  (Gabriel Bliard)
• City, University of London, PhD Seminars, May 2020 (Gabriel Bliard)
• Resurgence in string and gauge theory, American Institute of Mathematics, San Jose (CA), May 2020 (Valentina Forini) – cancelled (COVID-19)
• University of Lyon, seminar, April 2020 (Valentina Forini) – cancelled (COVID-19)
• Internal seminar, Quantum Field and String Theory group, April 2020 (Gabriel Bliard)
• University of Oxford, Mathematical Institute, String seminar, February 2020 (Valentina Forini) 
• EuroPLEx Fellow Report, EU Research Executive Agency, Bruxelles, January 2020 (Gabriel Bliard)
• Laces 2019 Gong Show, Galileo Galilei Institute for Theoretical Physics, December 2019  (Giulia Peveri)
• Laces 2019 Gong Show, Galileo Galilei Institute for Theoretical Physics, December 2019  (Gabriel Bliard)
• AGM meeting: Symmetries in Physics, City, University of London, December 2019 (Valentina Forini)
• The Structure of Quantum Space Time, Perimeter Institutefor Theoretical Physics, November 2019 (Valentina Forini) 
• Mathematical Physics PhD seminars: Supersymmetry, City, University of London, October 2019 (Gabriel Bliard)
• EuroPLEx 1st Workshop, University of Parma, September 2019 (Valentina Forini) 
• BPS/CFT Correspondence,Centre International de Rencontres Mathematiques,Luminy, September 2019 (Valentina Forini) 
• Women at the intersection of Mathematics and High Energy Physics, University of Geneva, February 2019 (Valentina Forini) 
• University of Surrey, seminar, November 2018 (Valentina Forini) 
• Quantum Gravity meets Lattice QFT, ECT* Trento, September 2018 (Valentina Forini) 
• Colloquium for Graduate School RTG 2149, University of Münster, June 2018 (Valentina Forini) 
• Frontiers in Lattice Quantum Field Theory,Madrid, June 2018 (Valentina Forini) 
• XXXVI National Italian Congress in Theoretical Physics,Cortona, May 2018 (Valentina Forini)
  
• Women in HEP day, University of Bern, May 2018 (Valentina Forini)
• Numerical approaches to holography, quantum gravity and cosmology, Higgs Centre for Theoretical Physics in Edinburgh, May 2018 (Valentina Forini) 

■  Media and Outreach

• Non-Standard Models Ep 1 – Shaking the Higgs: what if the Higgs boson were a composite particle? (Giulia Peveri interviews Chrostophe Grojean and Lina Alasfar)
• Non-Standard Models Ep 0 – Meet the team: what is the Standard Model?  (with, among others, Giulia Peveri and Ilaria Costa)
• The Non-Standard Models outreach Team  of the RTG2575 (of which Giulia Peveri and Ilaria Costa are part) is since June 2022 active on 
     Youtube: Non-Standard Models   
     Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nonstandardmodels/
     TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nonstandardmodels
  and participates the Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften 2022 with the in-person event Non-Standard Models: ein Blick in die Welt der theoretischen PhysikerInnen, July 2022
• Science in a nutshell – Elephants and Butterflies series: Eternal concert, 2021 (Valentina Forini)
• Scientists: how to become one, from Europlex outreach initiative on YouTube, 2020 (Gabriel Bliard)
• Podcast #AskDifferent, You will be challenged, 2020 (V. Forini)
• Equations Written in the Stars, a seminar at the Peterborough Astronomical Association, 2020 (Gabriel Bliard)
• Ceramics Inspired by String Theory by Prof. Nadav Drukker, 2019, (see also MIT Press Leonardo, 2020) on ceramics inspired by joint work with Valentina Forini
• Career progression for women in STEM, round table at City, U. of London, 2019 (Valentina Forini)
• Einstein Questionnaire, 2019, (Valentina Forini)