We have an active research group here at Queen Mary typically consisting of faculty, students and postdocs working on `quantum algebras’ understood rather broadly. This includes: quantum groups, noncommutative geometry, algebraic geometry, higher categories, algebraic model theory, representation theory, quantum computing  and quantum gravity. There are also separate algebra, geometry, combinatorics and applied groups in the department in which members also take part.

Faculty:   S. Majid (organiser), B. Noohi, I. Tomasic, A. Fink, G. Bianconi, S. Ramgoolam (Physics)

Postdocs: X. Han

Students: E. Lira Torres, C. Liu, F.C. Simao, L. McCormack

Networks: COST Action (CaLISTA): Cartan geometry, Lie, Integrable Systems, quantum group Theories for applications

Past participants:

Dr X. Gomez (EU Marie Curie, Nov 2000-2)

Dr S. Ryom-Hansen (postdoc at City University Sep 2000-2)

Dr E. Batista (CAPES Brazilian Postdoc, Sep 2001-2)

Dr M. Hale (EPSRC Postdoc Fellow, Apr 2002-4)

Dr T. Ivanova (AUBG and Bulg Akad Sci, June 2004, May 2005, Oct-Dec 2006)

E. Akrami-Sanzigh (Chevening scholar, Mar 2003-4)

Dr M. de Visscher (EPSRC PDRA, Feb 2003- Sep 2005)

Dr M. Zabzine (EU Marie Curie Fellow, Sep 2004-Nov 2005)

Dr E. Beggs (Visitor Sep-Oct 2004, Jan 2005)

Prof. S. Donkin (till Sep 2005)

Dr Yu. Bazlov (EPSRC PDRA, Sep 2003-6)

Dr T. Hadfield (EPSRC Postdoc Fellow and Visitor, Jan 2004-Jun 2006)

P. Isaac (Jul 2000)

L. Jamarillo (Jun 2001)

A. Ozer (2002)

B. Brown (Sep 2000-3)

E. Raineri (Sep 2000-Dec 04)

J. Grabowski (Sep 2002-Sep 2005)

D. Matrapu (Sep 2004-2007)

J.P. Dixon (Sep 2003-2007)

Dr E. Beggs, Dr T. Brzezinski, Dr D. Rumynin (LMS Network Nov 2000-2008).

Dr J. Lopez (EU Marie Curie, Jan 2009-Sep 2010)

1. A.Klim (Sep 2007-Apr 2011)
   

1. A.O'Buachalla (Sep 2007-12)
   

1. A.Ardakov (Jan 2012 - Aug 2013)
   

1. A.Woods (Jan 2012 - Aug 2013)
   

2. B.Lewis (Jan 2012-Sep 2014)
   

1. A.Harju (Feb -Sept 2015)
   

1000. M.Bassett (Sep 2011 - Sep 2015)
      

Prof. A. Macintyre (till Sep 2014)

W. Tao (Sep 2011-2015)

T. Coyne (Sep 2012-Jun 2016)

L. Williams (Sep 2015-Jul 2019)

R. Aziz (Sep 2015-Jul 2019)

Dr A. Pachol (EU Marie Curie, Feb 2016-Sep 2017)

A. Ghobadi (Sep 2018 - Mar 2022) & EPSRC Postdoc Apr-Sep 2022

J. Argota-Quiroz (Nov 2018 - May 2023)

Past programmes:

EPSRC ABC-KLM Network

LMS Network Workshops

NCG at Newton Institute

EU COST Network: QSPACE

We have a regular seminar and occasional workshops and minicourses. If you think you might be interested in joining our group then please contact one of us. To be a PhD student you will also need to apply via forms on the maths department website, the deadline is usually around the end of January to apply for a studentship, less restrictive if you have external funds. To be a postdoc we are happy to be host for applications for external fellowships such as EPSRC and EU Marie Curie ones by strong candidates.

For more about quantum groups and noncommutative geometry please click here.