Physics and mathematics of active and living matter
I am a theoretical physicist broadly working in the area of statistical physics, stochastic systems, soft and active matter, and theoretical biophysics. Currently, I am a (4-year) Flora Philip Fellow based at The School of Mathematics, Applied and Computational Mathematics, at the University of Edinburgh.
My previous position was as an Isaac Newton Institute (INI) Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge.
Current questions/topics underpinning my research:
How to best steer continuous and discrete-state active matter to perform useful functions efficiently?
Mathematical and computational exploration of the stochastic geometry of active matter.
Exploring efficient and robust optimization of computer simulations of active matter.
How to adapt ideas and techniques from equilibrium thermodynamics to better understand the physics of active and living matter?
Biophysical modelling of assemblies of disordered proteins and condensates, that may also be out-of-equilibrium.
Current institutional affiliations:
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Chaired the 6th BHOM conference at de Morgan house, London.
Gave a recent talk at the Statistical Physics of Living Systems conference at CECAM-HQ EPFL Laussane (CH).
Check out our new preprint (in collaboration with Karel Proesmans): Insertion space in repulsive active matter. arXiv (2025) [link]”.
Check out our new preprint (in collaboration with the Bester group): Force and geometric signatures of the creep-to-failure transition in a granular pile. arXiv (2025) [link]
Many thanks to past and present funders:
