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Nima Afkhami-Jeddi
Theoretical Physicist · AI/ML Researcher
I'm a theoretical physicist working at the intersection of quantum gravity, conformal field theory, and quantum information. I did my PhD at Cornell under Thomas Hartman, followed by postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Chicago (Kadanoff Center) and McGill University. My research uses analytic and numerical methods to probe the structure of quantum gravity through the lens of holography and the conformal bootstrap. I'm currently pursuing research roles in AI and machine learning.
Research Interests
My work focuses on non-perturbative methods in quantum field theory and quantum gravity, particularly the conformal bootstrap, holography (AdS/CFT), and the quantum information structure of black holes. I also develop numerical and machine learning methods applied to theoretical physics problems.
AdS/CFT Holography Conformal Bootstrap Quantum Information Entanglement Entropy Black Hole Physics Modular Bootstrap ML for Physics LLM Tooling
Publications
2025
Imprint of the black hole singularity on thermal two-point functions
N. Afkhami-Jeddi, S. Caron-Huot, J. Chakravarty, A. Maloney · 2025
arXiv:2510.21673 ↗ 2022
2022
Calabi-Yau CFTs and random matrices
N. Afkhami-Jeddi, A. Ashmore, C. Cordova · JHEP 02, 021 (2022)
arXiv:2107.11461 ↗ 2021
Free partition functions and an averaged holographic duality
N. Afkhami-Jeddi, H. Cohn, T. Hartman, A. Tajdini · JHEP 01, 130 (2021)
arXiv:2006.04839 ↗ 2020
High-dimensional sphere packing and the modular bootstrap
N. Afkhami-Jeddi, H. Cohn, T. Hartman, D. de Laat, A. Tajdini · JHEP 12, 066 (2020)
arXiv:2008.02288 ↗800+ citations · Full list on INSPIRE ↗
Projects
Conformal Bootstrap ML
Machine learning classifiers for distinguishing conformal field theories, applied to the modular bootstrap problem in 2D CFT.
PythonPyTorchJulia
Calabi-Yau Spectrum Solver
Numerical computation of the metric and Laplacian spectrum on Calabi-Yau manifolds using finite-difference methods and spectral techniques.
MathematicaC++
Sphere Packing Optimizer
High-dimensional optimization algorithms for the sphere packing problem, with applications to error-correcting codes. Leveraged cloud compute for large-scale parallelized runs.
JuliaAWSSLURM
Modular Bootstrap Solver
Numerical implementation of modular bootstrap constraints for 2D conformal field theories using semidefinite programming.
JuliaMathematicaSDP
McGill Seminar Scheduler
Automated scheduling system for department seminar speaker coordination and mailing list management.
PythonPHPSQL
Experience
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
2022–PresentMcGill University, Montreal, QC
Non-Perturbative Bootstrap Fellowship
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
2019–2022University of Chicago, Kadanoff Center, Chicago, IL
Kadanoff Fellowship
Education
Ph.D. Physics
2014–2019Cornell University
Advisor: Thomas Hartman · Thesis: Causality Constraints in Quantum Field Theory and Quantum Gravity
M.Sc. Physics
2013–2014Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
Advisor: Freddy Cachazo
B.Sc. Physics, Summa Cum Laude
2009–2013York University
Awards & Fellowships
- 2022 Non-Perturbative Bootstrap Fellowship, McGill
- 2019 Kadanoff Fellowship, UChicago
- 2014 NSERC PGS-D
- 2013 NSERC PGS-M
- 2013 Perimeter Scholars International Award