Alim Murad

Prof. Alim Murad is a Professor of Quantum Geometry at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), leading the research group at the Department of Mathematics within the TUM School of Computation, Information and Technology. He previously held positions as an Associate Professor at Heriot-Watt University (Edinburgh) and led an Emmy Noether research group in Hamburg. His research focuses on quantum geometry, combining methods from complex algebraic geometry, representation theory, and number theory to study quantization and dualities in physical systems, particularly via resurgence in topological string theory and mirror symmetry.

Alim completed his studies in mathematics and physics at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, École Normale Supérieure (Paris), and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), where he earned his PhD in 2009 with distinction. He held postdoctoral positions at Harvard University and the Hausdorff Center for Mathematics in Bonn.

His teaching includes advanced courses on representation theory, differential topology, complex geometry, and resurgence in mathematical physics at TUM, Heriot-Watt, and Hamburg University. Notable awards include the Emmy Noether Programme (2016) and the Arnold Sommerfeld Doctoral Award (2010).

Key research contributions include foundational work on BPS structures, non-perturbative topological strings, and quantum curves. His group collaborates internationally, with affiliations at the Maxwell Institute for Mathematical Sciences in Edinburgh. Current projects explore the interplay between perturbative and non-perturbative structures in quantum field theories and string theory.