I am a mathematician interested in ideas coming from theoretical physics. I am currently a postdoc at the Hausdorff center in Bonn. One of the main themes in my work is infinite-dimensional spin geometry. It appears that this topic can be understood using either honest infinite-dimensional manifolds and bundles, or a higher categorical geometric objects, such as bundle gerbes and 2-vector bundles. In my current work I am trying to understand both versions, and the connection between them. A nice overview of this circle of ideas is in the article String structures and loop spaces, by Konrad Waldorf. In my doctoral dissertation, supervised by Konrad Waldorf, I focused on spin geometry on loop spaces, and constructed the “fusive” spinor bundle on the loop space of a string manifold. Before this, I did a BSc in physics, an MSc in theoretical physics and an MSc in mathematics in Utrecht.

You can find my research on Google Scholar, the arXiv, or on the research tab above.

In 2023 I co-organized the online workshop Quantization Days 4.0.

Employment:

• 2022 – today: postdoc at the Hausdorff Center.
• 2020 – 2022: PIMS postdoc at the University of Manitoba.

Education:

• 2016 – 2020: PhD, in Greifswald
• 2013 – 2016: MSc theoretical physics and MSc mathematics, in Utrecht
• 2008 – 2013: Bachelor physics, in Utrecht