Asad Naqvi
Born	May 12, 1972 (1972-05-12) (age 37) Karachi, Pakistan
Residence	Lahore, Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistani
Fields	Mathematical Physics and Theoretical Physics
Institutions	Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) University of Pennsylvania University of Amsterdam
Alma mater	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Known for	string theory Superstring theory
Influenced	Faheem Hussain

Asad Naqvi, born 12 May 1972, is a Pakistani mathematical physicist, specialized in theoretical physics and Superstring theory^[1]. He is an Associate Professor of Physics at the School of Science and Engineering, Lahore University of Management Sciences^[2]. Before joining LUMS, he was a lecturer of Physics at University of Wales, Swansea. He is a keen researcher in the field of string theory and quantum gravity. He has produced various scientific articles in the field of string theory.

[edit] Education

Naqvi was born in Karachi, Pakistan. He received his elementary and intermediate education from there. In 1990, he attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology, majoring in Physics and Electrical Engineering^[3]. He received his B.Sc in physics and electrical engineering with honors, followed by M.Sc. in Mathematical Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1996^[3]. Later in 1996, he received his Ph.D in theoretical physics from MIT in 1998, he also specialized in string theory from there^[3].

[edit] Career

After completing his formal education, he held post-doctoral positions at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Amsterdam before joining the University of Wales, Swansea in October 2005 as an assistant professor^[1]. He served at the University of Wales for around three years. He moved to LUMS SSE when it started in 2008 and left it in 2009. He is now serving at the Institute for Advanced Study for one year as a visiting scientist.

[edit] Research

Dr Naqvi works on problems in mathematical physics, in particular string theory. One of the aims of string theory is to combine quantum mechanics and general relativity into a single coherent formalism^[4].

[edit] Research publications

• A Non-Supersymmetric Large-N 3D CFT and its Gravity Dual, jointly written paper of Dr. Adi Armoni and Dr. Asad Naqvi published in Journal of High Energy Physics, 0809:119, 2008

• Statistical Predictions from Anarchic Field Theory Landscapes, another joint paper of Dr. Vijay Balasubramanian, Dr. Jan de Boer and Dr. Asad Naqvi. In Press. arXiv: 0805.4196, 2008.

• N=4 SYM on S^3 with Near Critical Chemical Potentials, yet another joint paper of Dr. Timothy Hollowood, Dr. S. Prem Kumar, Dr. Asad Naqvi and Dr. Phillip Wild. Published in Journal of High Energy Physics, 0808:046, 2008.
• Instabilities of the Small Black Hole: A View from N=4 SYM. Timothy Hollowood, S.Prem Kumar, Asad Naqvi (Swansea U.) . SWAT 06-471, Jul 2006. 39pp. Published in JHEP 0701:001,2007.
• Space-time orbifold: A Toy model for a cosmological singularity. Vijay Balasubramanian (Pennsylvania U.) , S.F. Hassan, Esko Keski-Vakkuri (Helsinki Inst. of Phys.) , Asad Naqvi (Pennsylvania U.) . UPR-981-T, HIP-2002-07-TH, Feb 2002. 21pp. Published in Phys.Rev.D67:026003,2003.
• Statistical Predictions From Anarchic Field Theory Landscapes. Vijay Balasubramanian (Pennsylvania U. & Princeton, Inst. Advanced Study) , Jan de Boer (Amsterdam U.) , Asad Naqvi (Swansea U. & Lahore U. Mgt. Sci.) . ITFA-2008-19, May 2008. 22pp.

[edit] References and links

[edit] External links

• School of Science and Engineering: [1]
• http://www.linkedin.com/pub/asad-naqvi/5/850/b6
• http://www.chowk.com/gallery/1365/46963

• University of wales, Swansea: [2]

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