David Berman

Professor David Berman of Queen Mary University of London is a leading researcher in M-theory, String Theory, and Quantum Gravity. Affiliated with the School of Physical and Chemical Sciences and the Centre for Fundamental Physics, his work bridges Theoretical Physics and Machine Learning through interdisciplinary research.

• Education: University of Manchester, Durham University (PhD), Cambridge (Advanced Research Fellow)

His research focuses on branes, non-commutative geometry, and duality symmetries, including groundbreaking work on exceptional geometry in M-theory. Recent projects explore the intersection of machine learning and physics-inspired algorithms.

Analysis of his 15 most recent publications reveals trends in AI interpretability, quantum geometry, and exceptional field theory. Key collaborations include institutions like CERN, Harvard, and Perimeter Institute.

Grants include major funding from the Science & Technology Research Council and EU Horizon 2020 for projects like Amplitudes, Strings and Duality and X-SUGRA.

Public engagement highlights: BBC Radio 4 appearances, Hay Festival talks, and artistic collaborations with Turner Prize winners. He serves as Director of Outreach for the School of Physics and Astronomy.

Active in DERI (Digital Environment Research Institute) and Centre for Fundamental Physics, he leads teams in exploring quantum gravity, duality manifest formalisms, and AI applications in theoretical physics.