Why is there something, rather than nothing?

cortical-circuitboard

Cortical circuitboard by Greg Dunn

Welcome to my virtual abode

I am a Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research, with broad interests in Artificial Intelligence, Neuroscience, Quantum Gravity and Mixed Reality. Before selling my soul to the cogs of industry, I was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Center for Brains, Minds + Machines at MIT. You can find out more about me here. To find out what my research has been so far about and where I want it to go, click here.

My research interests

Theoretical Physics

Studying the quantum nature of spacetime, by investigating both phenomenological models and bottom-up approaches like covariant Loop Quantum Gravity

Artificial Intelligence

Understanding how machines and humans learn and are capable of thinking creatively at a fundamental level, with the purpose of enhancing these processes through the use of technology.

Mixed Reality

Building a framework for multi-user mathematical collaboration with natural interactions, allowing for an exploration of a large meta-structure of related mathematical concepts