Murad Alim

Prof. Murad Alim is a Professor of Quantum Geometry at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and an Associate Professor at Heriot-Watt University, affiliated with the Maxwell Institute for Mathematical Sciences. His research focuses on quantum geometry, mathematical physics, and the interplay of perturbative/non-perturbative structures in topological string theory and supersymmetric theories. He has held positions at Harvard University, the University of Hamburg, and the University of Göttingen.

• Education: PhD in Mathematical Physics (LMU Munich, 2009), studies at ENS Paris and Karlsruhe University.
• Affiliations: TUM School of Computation, Information and Technology; Edinburgh Mathematical Physics Group.

Research interests include moduli spaces, wall-crossing phenomena, and dualities in field/string theories using mirror symmetry. He has received awards such as the Emmy Noether Grant (2016) and the LMU PhD Prize (2010).

• Key Publications: Over 30 peer-reviewed articles, including work on BPS structures, topological strings, and mirror symmetry.
• Grants & Collaborations: Leadership of an Emmy Noether Group (2016-2024), collaborations with institutions like CERN and Harvard.

Labs/Teams: Active in the Edinburgh Mathematical Physics Group and TUM’s quantum geometry research cluster.