Izaak Neri PhD.
Bio
My two main topics of research are:
Spectra of infinitely large graphs and its applications: Neural networks and social networks are two examples of large complex systems defined on directed graphs. It is interesting to understand how their network structure relates to their dynamical properties, for example, how brain architecture relates to the observed dynamical responses. To this aim, I study the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of large, random, directed graphs and use their properties to characterise the dynamics of complex systems defined on large directed graphs.
Stochastic thermodynamics: The aim is to extend the law of thermodynamics, which apply to large systems in equilibrium, to small systems that are driven away far from thermal equilibrium. In particular, I am interested in characterising thermodynamics constraints for observables in mesoscopic processes that are driven away far from thermal equilibrium. Understanding thermodyanmic constraints is important to characteris the effficiency of biological processes.
Employment
Sep 2018 - now
Lecturer
Department of Mathematics, King’s College London
Postdoctoral Experience
Sep 2016 - Aug 2018
Postdoctoral Contract
Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems (Dresden) Biological Physics Group of Prof. Dr. Frank Jülicher
Sep 2013 – Sep 2016
ELBE PostDoctoral Fellowship
Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
Joint postdoc in the groups of Prof. Dr. Frank Jülicher and Prof. Dr. Marino Zerial
Sep 2010 – Sep 2013
Postdoctoral contract on an ANR project
University of Montpellier, Laboratoire Charles Coulomb (L2C)
Dr. Norbert Kern and Prof. Dr. Andrea Parmeggiani
Education
June 2020
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Recognition of attainment against the UK
Professional Standards Framework for teaching and learning support in higher education
Fev 2006- Jun 2010
PhD. in Physics
KU Leuven, Institute for Theoretical Physics
Prof. Dr. Désiré Bollé
Thesis: Statistical Mechanics of Spin Models on Graphs
Jul 2005
Master of Science (Physics)
Ghent University
Prof. Dr. Jan Ryckebusch
Thesis: High Tc Superconductivity and the Hubbard Model