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Luis Fernando Alday is a renowned physicist and professor at the Mathematical Institute of the University of Oxford, where he leads the Mathematical Physics Group. His research predominantly focuses on Conformal Field Theories, the Bootstrap approach, and String Theory, particularly aspects of the AdS/CFT duality. Alday has made significant contributions to the understanding of four-dimensional N=2 Super-Symmetric theories and their relation to conformal field theories, including advancements in exact computation of observables in super-symmetric gauge theories. He has received numerous awards for his outstanding research, including the ERC Advanced Grant from 2018 to 2023 and the Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award in 2012. Alday also serves as a lecturer for the Conformal Field Theory course within the MMathPhys program, shaping the next generation of physicists with his expertise and knowledge in these advanced topics.
Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford • Oxford, England
Head of the Mathematical Physics Group.
Department of Politics and International Relations - Higher Level English requirement.