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Professor Yang-Hui He

Professor of Mathematics

School of Science and TechnologyDepartment of Mathematics

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Professor Yang-Hui He E233, Drysdale Building
City, University of London
Northampton Square
London EC1V 0HB
United Kingdom

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About

Overview

Professor Yang-Hui He is a mathematical physicist working on the interface between geometry, number theory and quantum field theory/string theory. Recently, he helped introduce machine-learning into the field of pure mathematics by using AI to help uncover new patterns and raise new conjectures (cf. interview by Science [Vol 365, July, 2019] and by New Scientist [Dec 9 Issue, 2019]).

Yang studied at Princeton University, where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Physics, with a Certificate in Applied Mathematics and a Certificate in Engineering, Summa cum Laude (Highest Honours, Phi-Beta-Kappa). He then obtained a Certificate in Advanced Mathematics (Tripos) at the University of Cambridge, with Distinction. He went on to receive his PhD in theoretical and mathematical physics from MIT. Yang continued with postdoctoral work in the University of Pennsylvania before joining University of Oxford as the FitzJames Fellow in Mathematics and then the UK STFC Advanced Fellow in theoretical physics.

Yang joined City in 2010 as Reader. He is currently Professor of Mathematics. He concurrently holds the Chang-Jiang Chair Professorship at NanKai University, China and jointly remains a Tutor and Lecturer at Merton College, Oxford where he taught since 2005. In 2021, he became Fellow of the London Institute of Mathematical Sciences at the Royal Institution, and is thus splitting his time:

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Qualifications

  1. PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States, Sep 1997 – Jun 2002
  2. Masters (Tripos) with Distinction, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, Oct 1996 – Jul 1997
  3. Bachelors, Princeton University, United States, Sep 1992 – Sep 1996

Employment

  1. Honorary Consultant, UK-Tsingdao FinTech Incubator, Oct 2106 – present
  2. Director and Trustee, STEMM Global, Oct 2021 – present
  3. Fellow, London Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Oct 2021 – present
  4. Professor of Mathematics, City, University of London, Sep 2014 – present
  5. Changjiang Chair Professor of Physics & Qian-Ren Scholar, Nankai University, Sep 2010 – present
  6. Tutor and Quondam Socius, University of Oxford, Oct 2005 – present

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin) (can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review) and French (can read, write and peer review).

Research

Yang is a mathematical physicist working on various interfaces between geometry and theoretical high energy physics. He is particularly interested in aspects of algebraic geometry in application to, and interacting with, gauge theory as well as string theory, such as Calabi-Yau manifolds, holographic correspondences and string phenomenology. He also has interests in the dialogue between number theory, graph representation theory and gauge theories.

Publications

Featured publications

  1. He, Y.-.H. (2017). Machine-learning the string landscape. Physics Letters B, 774, pp. 564–568. doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2017.10.024.
  2. Gao, P., He, Y.-.H. and Yau, S.-.T. (2015). Extremal Bundles on Calabi–Yau Threefolds. Communications in Mathematical Physics, 336(3), pp. 1167–1200. doi:10.1007/s00220-014-2271-y.

Publications by category

Books (3)

  • He, Y.-.H. (2021). The Calabi–Yau Landscape. Springer International Publishing. ISBN 978-3-030-77561-2.
  • Yang, C.N., Ge, M.-.L. and He, Y.-.H. (2018). Topology and Physics. World Scientific Publishing Company. ISBN 978-981-327-849-3.
  • He, Y.-.H., Candelas, P., Hanany, A., Lukas, A. and Ovrut, B. (2012). Computational Algebraic Geometry in String and Gauge Theory.

Chapters (9)

  • He, Y.-.H. (2021). Machine-Learning the Landscape. The Calabi–Yau Landscape (pp. 87–130). Springer International Publishing. ISBN 978-3-030-77561-2.
  • He, Y.-.H. (2021). Postscriptum. The Calabi–Yau Landscape (pp. 131–131). Springer International Publishing. ISBN 978-3-030-77561-2.
  • He, Y.-.H. (2021). The Compact Landscape. The Calabi–Yau Landscape (pp. 19–58). Springer International Publishing. ISBN 978-3-030-77561-2.
  • He, Y.-.H. (2021). Prologus Terræ Sanctæ. The Calabi–Yau Landscape (pp. 1–18). Springer International Publishing. ISBN 978-3-030-77561-2.
  • He, Y.-.H. (2021). The Non-Compact Landscape. The Calabi–Yau Landscape (pp. 59–85). Springer International Publishing. ISBN 978-3-030-77561-2.
  • HE, Y.-.H. (2013). BIPARTITA: PHYSICS, GEOMETRY & NUMBER THEORY. Symmetries and Groups in Contemporary Physics (pp. 321–326). WORLD SCIENTIFIC.
  • Ashmore, A. and He, Y.-.H. (2011). Calabi-Yau Three-folds: Poincare Polynomials and Fractals. Strings, Gauge Fields, and the Geometry Behind: The Legacy of Maximilian Kreuzer (pp. 173–186). ISBN 978-981-4412-54-4.
  • He, Y., Feng, B. and Hanany, A. (2004). Horizons in world physics. In Lynch, T.V. (Ed.), Horizons in world physics Nova Science Pub Inc. ISBN 978-1-59454-063-9.
  • He, Y., Feng, B. and Hanany, A. (2000). Z-D Brane Box Models and Non-Chiral Dihedral Quivers. In Golfand, Y. and Shifman, M.A. (Eds.), The many faces of the superworld (pp. 280–306). World Scientific Pub Co Inc. ISBN 978-981-02-4206-0.

Conference papers and proceedings (3)

  • Osudin, D., Child, C. and He, Y.-.H. (2019). Rendering Non-Euclidean Space in Real-Time Using Spherical and Hyperbolic Trigonometry.
  • Braun, V., He, Y.H., Ovrut, B. and Pantey, T. (2006). A heterotic standard model and the cosmological constant.
  • He, Y.-.H. (2001). D-BRANE GAUGE THEORY AND TORIC SINGULARITIES.

Journal articles (172)

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Professional activities

Editorial activity (3)

  1. Editor, The Scientific World Journal.
  2. Editor in Chief, Journal of Modern Physics,.
  3. Lead guest Editor, Advances in High Energy Physics.

Keynote lectures/speeches (19)

  1. Tsinghua Centre for Mathematics, Sanya, China. Sanya (2018). Workshop on SUSY gauge theories in various dimensions
  2. 10th Annual Taiwan Strings. Taiwan (2017). Keynote Speaker
  3. Northern British Math/Phys Symposium. York (2017).
  4. Seminaire ``Fables Geometriques''. University of Geneva (2017).
  5. Grothendieck-Techmuller Theory Workshop. Chern Institute (2016). Plenary Speaker
  6. Oberwolfach Workshop. Oberwolfach (2016). Invited Speaker
  7. Chinese Academy of Science Colloquium. (2016).
  8. ICMS Public Lecture, ICMS, Edinburgh. Edinburgh Maxwell Centre (2014).
  9. US Airforce Academy Special Colloquium. US Airforce Academy (2013). Physics Colloquium
  10. University of Hannover. Hannover (2013). Invited Lecture Series
  11. number theory and physics. Nankai, China (2011). First invite speaker: Graduate Symposium, and Physics Colloquium
  12. Quivers, MSSM and Heterotic string. Dublin (2009). Annual Irish QFT Meeting, keynote lecturer
  13. Intro to Superstrings. Beijing (2008). Peking University, Special Lecture Series
  14. Quivers and Plethystics. Hong Kong (2008). Frontiers of Geometry Conference, Hong Kong, special invited speaker
  15. To Macaulay2: A Wishlist from Physics. Cornell (2008). Computational Algebraic Geometry Conference
  16. D-branes, Gauge Theories and Calabi-Yau
    Singularities.     BeiJing, China (2004). Chinese Academy of Sciences, Special Lecture Series
  17. strings. (2004). US. Airforce Academy Phyics Colloquium and Dinstinguished Lecture series
  18. Muss Es Sein
    - Epigraph to a String Quartet.     Virginia (2003). Virginia Tech Physics Colloquium:
  19. Quiver and D-Branes. Hong Kong (2002). HK Geometry Symposium

Online articles (3)

  1. New Scientist feature 2019. (2019). New Scientist
  2. Science Interview. (2019). Science
  3. . (2008). New Scientist http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19726370.100-string-theory-may-predict-our-universe-after-all.html

Radio programmes (2)

  1. A dialogue between faith and reason. New Jersey Catholic Radio On religion and science
  2. Allegretto. https://twitter.com/AllegrettoFM