Hi, I'm Chen,
who is curious about how our universe and our minds work
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I am currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in theoretical physics at the Institute for Advanced Study of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology [link]. My previous studies include various topics such as the UV completion of the Standard Model, quark matter, compact stars and related gravitational-wave studies, and the probe of curved spacetime (like Black holes) using quantum detectors. My recent research interests include particle physics, astrophysics, cosmology, quantum gravity and artificial intelligence (deep learning).
I have vast experience in scientific computing& programming, mathematical model building, analytical& quantitative analyses, and idea brainstorming. My independent research and active collaborations have led to 17 papers in high-impact journals, among which three are single-authored. In particular, I have three articles in the most prestigious physics journal: Physics Review Letters. My pioneer research on up-down quark matter (udQM) that I jointly proposed has led to worldwide media reports, including Science and Science Magazine. The potential experimental finding of udQM in future can eliminate the global energy crisis (See the "On News" page).
Worldline
Edu
2009.9-2011.7 @ Software Engineering, Nanjing University
2011.9-2013.7 B.A @ Physics, Nanjing University (Core GPA 3.9/4.0)
2013.9-2014.9 MSc @ Particle theory group, University of Toronto
2014.9-2020.1 PhD @ Particle theory group, University of Toronto (GPA 4.0/4.0)
Job Experience
2020.2-2021.9 Joint Postdoc @ University of Toronto and University of Waterloo
2021.9-Current Postdoc @ Institute for Advanced Study, HKUST
Teaching
2013-2019 PHY131, PHY132, PHY151 (Undergrad level), PHY1540 (Graduate level) University of Toronto
2019-2020 ENV200, Private Tutoring over 300 students, Toronto
Skills:
Math: Calculus, Linear Algebra, Statistics, Group Theory, Differential Geometry, Advanced PDE, Tensor Analysis, Complex Analysis
Programming: Mathematica, Maple, Python, C, C++, Java
AI: ML, DL (CNN, LSTM, LLM, Generative AI e.t.c).
Awards
University of Toronto Fellowship
University of Toronto Research Assistantship
University of Toronto Teaching Assistantship
University of Toronto Doctoral Completion Award
AI Certificates