Research

Observational routes into the puzzles of gravity, cosmology, and the quantum universe.

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Updated in July 2026 from current research profiles and the recent publication record. The figures are selected illustrations from the preserved research archive.

Research directions

I work on astrophysics, cosmology, and the physics of gravity, with a particular interest in observational hints that can address fundamental questions.

Causal diagram from archived research on black holes and gravity
A causal-structure diagram from the black-hole research archive.

Quantum black holes & horizon physics

I study how quantum gravity may alter black-hole horizons, interiors, entropy, and singularities, with the aim of turning microscopic models into observable signatures.

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Illustration of merging black holes and emitted gravitational waves
A compact-binary merger provides a laboratory for strong gravity.

Gravitational-wave astronomy & black-hole spectroscopy

I develop waveform, time-frequency, and Bayesian methods for testing strong gravity with present and future observatories, including ringdown spectroscopy, stochastic backgrounds, LISA sources, and post-merger echoes.

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Illustration connecting the early universe to the cosmic microwave background and present-day galaxies
A visual summary of how primordial physics is tested with the cosmic sky.

The Big Bang, early universe & quantum cosmology

I explore how ultraviolet-complete, holographic, and quantum descriptions of gravity can explain cosmic initial conditions, tested against inflationary predictions and precision cosmology.

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Stack of spatial branes in the geometric picture of effective Cuscuton theory
The geometric picture of effective Cuscuton theory: a stack of non-identical spatial branes, adapted from the paper.

Dark energy & modified gravity

I investigate whether cosmic acceleration and current cosmological tensions reveal departures from general relativity, including cuscuton-like theories, horizon-scale Lorentz violation, and scale-dependent gravity.

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Scientific phase-space plot for dark-matter halos of different masses
Phase-space structure across dark-matter haloes of different masses.

Dark matter, galaxies & nonlinear structure

I use cosmological simulations, analytic models, and interpretable machine learning to map dark objects and understand nonlinear structure, from dark-galaxy prediction to halo outskirts and phase space.

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All-sky map of fluctuations in the cosmic microwave background
The cosmic microwave background is both a primordial record and a backlight for cosmic gas.

Cosmic gas, the CMB & missing baryons

I use the thermal and kinematic Sunyaev–Zel’dovich effects to trace hot electrons, galaxy motions, and the baryonic content of halos and intergalactic space while separating radio, dust, and infrared foregrounds.

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Scientific plot comparing inferred black-hole mass and spin
Mass and spin constraints illustrate the link between compact-object models and data.

Compact objects, accretion disks & electromagnetic probes

I study observable signatures of black holes, neutron stars, white dwarfs, and modified strong gravity. Accretion spectra, self-lensing, and eclipses complement gravitational-wave tests.

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Artist's impression of the energetic early universe
Foundational questions connect quantum spacetime, cosmology, and observable tests.

Quantum spacetime, analogue gravity & foundations

I investigate operational and analogue probes of quantum spacetime, from detectors in superposed geometries to condensed-matter systems that reproduce black-hole thermodynamics, alongside surveys of unresolved foundational questions.

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Temperature increase as a function of distance from a therapeutic ion track for several particle energies
Temperature profiles around a therapeutic ion track, from work on FLASH radiotherapy.

Medical physics & radiotherapy

I apply statistical and multiscale physics to radiation transport, microscopic energy deposition, and temperature profiles in tissue. This work helps clarify the mechanisms that shape FLASH ultra-high-dose-rate radiotherapy and other particle-therapy responses.

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County-level United States map of predicted COVID-19 mortality growth rate
A county-level COVID-19 growth-rate projection from the preserved public-health modelling archive.

Epidemiology & public-health modelling

During the COVID-19 pandemic, I developed data-driven models of local epidemic growth that separated the effects of population density, demographics, climate, susceptible depletion, and interventions. The work connected transparent modelling to public dashboards and accessible public communication.

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COVID-19 project archive →
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