Alexander Torres-Gomez

Professional Experience

Academic Education

Visits to Research Institutes

Teaching Experience

Professional Experience

Institute : Universidad del Norte, Department of Mathematics, Barranquilla-Colombia

Group: Geometry and Topology

Position: Assistant Professor

Duration: From February 2018 to October 2021

Institute: Universidad Católica del Norte, Department of Mathematics, Antofagasta-Chile

Group: Geometry and Physics

Position: Assistant Professor

Duration: From Frebruary 2017 to February 2018

Institute: Seoul National University, Research Institute for Basic Sciences, Seoul, Korea

Group: String Theory & Higher Spin Theory Group (Prof. Euihun Joung)

Position: Postdoctoral Researcher

Duration: From November 2016 to February 2017

Institute: Universidad Andres Bello, Department of Physics, Santiago-Chile

Group: String Theory and Higher Spin Theories (Prof. Per Sundell)

Position: Postdoctoral fellow

Duration: From May 2014 to December 2015

Grant: FONDECYT

Institute: Universidad Austral de Chile, Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Valdivia-Chile

Group: Gravitation and High Energy Physics

Position: Postdoctoral fellow

Duration: From October 2012 to April 2014

Grant: FONDECYT

Academic Education

University: University of Nottingham (UK), School of Mathematical Sciences

Title of Qualification: PhD in Mathematics

Duration: From September 2008 to September 2012

Scholarship: Mathematical Sciences Research Scholarship, University of Nottingham

Area of Research: Gauge Theories

Final Dissertation: Diffeomorphism Invariant Gauge Theories

Supervisor: Prof. Kirill Krasnov

University: Universidade Federal da Paraíba (Brazil), Departamento de Física

Title of Qualification: MSc in Physics

Duration: From August 2006 to May 2008 (this is a 2-years degree course)

Scholarship: CNPq-Brazil (National Counsel of Technological and Scientific Development)

Area of Research: Geometrical Aspects of Gravity Theories

Final Dissertation: Weyl Geometry and Higher Dimensional Spacetime Theories

Supervisor: Prof. Carlos Romero

University: Universidad Nacional de Colombia (Colombia), Departamento de Física

Title of Qualification: Physicist

Duration: From February 2001 to May 2006 (this is a 5-years degree course)

Specialization: Mathematical Physics

Final Dissertation: Brane World Models

Supervisor: Prof. Victor Tapia (Department of Mathematics)

Visits to Research Institutes

Institute: Shanghai Institute for Mathematics and Interdisciplinary Sciences, SIMIS (China)

Duration: From 9th December 2024 to 24th January 2025

Grant: SIMIS

Institute: Max Plank Insitute for Mathematics, MPIM-Bonn (Germany)

Duration: From 1st December 2019 to 1st January 2020

Grant: MPIM

Institute: Max Plank Insitute for Mathematics, MPIM-Bonn (Germany)

Duration: From 26th November 2018 to 14th December 2018

Host: Prof. Yuri Manin

Institute: Seoul National University (South Korea)

Duration: From 21th March 2016 to 1st May 2016

Grant: Center for Theoretical Physics, SNU

Host: Prof. Euihun Joung (Center for Theoretical Physics)

Institute: University of Zurich (Switzerland)

Duration: From 13th August 2015 to 30th August 2015

Host: Prof. Alberto Cattaneo (Institute of Mathematics)

Institute: Université de Mons (Belgium)

Duration: From 1st June 2015 to 2nd July 2015

Host: Prof. Nicolas Boulanger (Department of Theoretical & Mathematical Physics)

Institute: International Centre for Theoretical Physics, ICTP, (Italy)

Duration: From 15th October 2014 to 15th November 2014

Grant: ICTP

Host: Hight Energy Physics section

Institute: Perimeter Institute (Canada)

Duration: From 9th February 2012 to 5th March 2012

Grant: Perimeter Institute

Host: Prof. Freddy Cachazo (String Theory group )

Teaching Experience

Complex Variables: 2018-2, Universidad del Norte, Department of Mathematics; 2017-1, Universidad Católica del Norte, Department of Mathematics.

Complex Analysis: 2017-2, Universidad Católica del Norte, Department of Mathematics, MSc Programm.
Differential Equations: 2018-1, Universidad del Norte, Department of Engineering.
Differential Geometry: 2023-1, 2023-2, 2024-1, Universidad de Antioquia, Institute of Mathematics.
Integral Calculus: 2020-2, 2018-2, 2018-1, Universidad del Norte, Department of Engineering.
Real Analysis 1, functions of one variable: 2019-1, Universidad del Norte, Departement of Mathematics.
Real Analysis 2, functions of several variables: 2022-1, 2021-2, Universidad de Antioquia, Institute of Mathematics; 2020-1, Universidad del Norte, Departement of Mathematics.
Riemannian Geometry: 2024-1, Universidad de Antioquia, Institute of Mathematics, PhD Programm.
Vector Calculus: 2020-1, 2019-2, 2019-1, 2018-1, Universidad del Norte, Department of Engineering.