Stijn J. van TongerenView profile
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Stijn J. van Tongeren is a theoretical physicist and Emmy Noether junior research group leader at Humboldt University, Berlin. His research focuses on integrable models within the context of the AdS/CFT correspondence, particularly exploring Yang-Baxter deformations, twist-noncommutative gauge theories, and mirror duality in string theory. He holds a PhD from Utrecht University (2013), supervised by Prof. Gleb Arutyunov, and previously conducted postdoctoral research under Prof. Matthias Staudacher in the 'Space-Time-Matter' group at Humboldt University. His work spans integrable sigma models, quantum deformations of spacetime geometries, and the application of Drinfeld twists to gauge/gravity duality. Key areas include the analysis of η-deformed AdS5×S5 superstrings, non-relativistic string actions, and the thermodynamic Bethe ansatz. His research bridges string theory, quantum field theory, and mathematical physics, emphasizing the role of exact solutions and symmetry structures. Scientific contributions include the development of quantum spectral curves for deformed backgrounds and the exploration of mirror duality in non-geometric settings. He has received the prestigious Emmy Noether grant to lead a research group investigating integrable deformations and their implications for AdS/CFT. His collaborative work often addresses foundational questions in string theory dualities and integrability preservation under deformations.











