Welcome and introduction

Dr. Will Barker, Cambridge theoretical physicist researching cosmology, general relativity, and quantum field theory. I'm a theoretical physicist and cosmologist with a focus on artificial intelligence and computational physics. My research interests include:

  • Classical and quantum gravity, both general relativity and alternative formulations of gravity
  • Early-Universe cosmology, observational constraints and phenomenology
  • Responsible model-building
  • High-performance computing
  • Computer algebra
  • Early adoption of generative and agentic technology in fundamental physics

I'm a Physics For Future Marie-Curie Fellow at the Institue of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague, as a member of the Division of Elementary Particle Physics. Before that, I was the Rosamund Chambers Junior Research Fellow in Astrophysics and College Lecturer at Girton College, Cambridge, working at the Kavli Institute for Cosmology, Cambridge as a member of the Cavendish Laboratory Astrophysics Group. I was at Wolfson College for my Ph.D., and Queens' College for my undergraduate and master's in physical Natural Sciences. For part of my Ph.D. I was a Delta ITP visitor at the Lorentz Institute at Leiden University.

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