Vita

General Information

Full Name Abhiram Kidambi

Education

  • PhD (Mathematical Physics, 2020)
    Technical University of Vienna
    • Doctoral dissertation :- Automorphic forms in string theory
    • Specialization :- Computational algebraic geometry, polytopes, moonshine, superconformal field theory, wallcrossing
  • Master's degree (Mathematics, 2016)
    Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich
    • Specialization :- String theory, topological field theory and gravity
    • Thesis title :- Chern-Simons theories in holoography and superavity
  • Bachelor's + Master's degree (Physics, 2013)
    University of Nottingham
    • Specialization :- Quantum information theory
    • Thesis title :- Non-equilibrium dynamics of open quantum systems
  • Bachelor's studies (Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering, 2010)
    Bangalore Insitute of Technology

Employment

  • 2020 - 2023
    Postdoctoral fellow
    Kavli IPMU, University of Tokyo
  • 2023 -
    Researcher
    Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences (Leipzig)

Fellowships

  • 2019
    • Marshall Plan Fellowship (Stanford University)
  • 2022
    • Riemann Fellowship (Riemann Center for Geometry and Phyics)
  • 2023-2024
    • Schrödinger Fellowship (Erwin Schrödinger Institute for Mathematical Science)

Academic Interests

  • Number Theory
    • Arithmetic and Analytic Langlands Program
    • Automorphic forms and L functions
  • Arithmetic and algebraic geometry
    • Modularity of abelian varieties
    • Enumerative invariants of Calabi-Yau manifolds
    • Arithmetic statistics of varieties
  • Arithmetic and algebraic geometry
    • Modularity of abelian varieties
    • Enumerative invariants of Calabi-Yau manifolds
    • Arithmetic statistics of varieties

Other Interests

  • Hobbies: Mountaineering, Trail running, Open water swimming, Triathlons, Cycling, Boxing, Percussion, Chess, Wilderness backpacking