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Alejandra Castro
Alejandra Castro
Associate Professor, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Minicourse: Quantum Aspects of Near-Extremal Black Holes
Alejandra Castro is a Chilean theoretical physicist specializing in string theory, black holes, and quantum gravity. She completed her Ph.D. in Physics at the University of Michigan in 2009, focusing on string theory's effects on black hole physics. After postdoctoral positions at McGill University and Harvard University, she joined the University of Amsterdam as a faculty member. Since 2022, she has been an Associate Professor at the University of Cambridge.
Her research explores the quantum properties of black holes, including near-extremal configurations, aiming to uncover the connections between gravity and quantum mechanics. Dr. Castro is an internationally recognized researcher and frequent speaker at major conferences in her field.
Ilya Shapiro
Ilya Shapiro
Full Professor, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Brazil
Minicourse: Effective Quantum Gravity With Some Cosmological Applications
Ilya Shapiro is a distinguished physicist specializing in quantum gravity and cosmology. He earned his Ph.D. in Physical and Mathematical Sciences from Tomsk State University in Russia in 1985. Since 2000, he has been a full professor at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora in Brazil. His research focuses on effective approaches to quantum gravity and their implications for cosmology.
National Speakers
National Speakers
Máximo Bañados
Máximo Bañados
Full Professor, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Minicourse: Hamiltonian Mechanics in Gauge Theory and Other Aspects of Theoretical Gravitational Physics
Máximo Bañados is a renowned theoretical physicist known for his contributions to general relativity and black hole physics. He completed his Ph.D. at the Universidad de Chile. Currently, he serves as a full professor at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. His research interests include the mathematical and theoretical aspects of general relativity, string theory, and their applications to cosmology and black holes.
Alberto Faraggi
Alberto Faraggi
Associate Professor, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Minicourse: Holographic Wilson Loops
Alberto Faraggi is an associate professor at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, specializing in theoretical physics. His research focuses on the AdS/CFT correspondence, particularly in the study of Wilson loops within the holographic framework.
Cristóbal Corral
Cristóbal Corral
Associate Professor, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile
Minicourse: Introduction to Instantons in Gauge Theory and Gravity
Cristóbal Corral is an associate professor at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez in Chile. His research interests lie in gauge theory and gravity, with a focus on instanton solutions and their applications in theoretical physics.
Francisco Rojas
Francisco Rojas
Associate Professor, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile
Minicourse: Aspects of (Perturbative) Quantum Gravity and Celestial Holography
Francisco Rojas is an associate professor at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez. His research encompasses perturbative approaches to quantum gravity and the emerging field of celestial holography, exploring the connections between gravitational theories and conformal field theories.
Brenno Vallilo
Brenno Vallilo
Associate Professor, Universidad Andrés Bello, Chile
Minicourse: Superspace, Supergravity, and Compactifications
Brenno Vallilo is an associate professor at Universidad Andrés Bello in Chile. His expertise lies in supersymmetry and supergravity, with particular interest in compactification schemes in string theory and their implications for particle physics and cosmology.
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