Ahmed Sheta
PhD Student at Harvard University
About
Sheta is a PhD student in the physics department of Harvard University. He holds a BSc degree in computer science and Physics.
Current research
Sheta's research interests lie within quantum gravity and formal aspects of high-energy physics. He is interested in the various ways through which black hole physics can be used to understand universal features of theories of quantum gravity.
Future research vision
Key publications

Sheta, A et al. Gauge-Fixed Fourier Acceleration. POS LATTICE2021, 2022.

Fonseca, E et al. Two-Dimensional Time-Reversal-Invariant Topological Insulators via Fredholm Theory. Math Phys Anal Geom, 2020.

Daniel Kapec, Ahmed Sheta, Andrew Strominger, Chiara Toldo: Physical Review Letters 2024

Ahmed Sheta, Yuri Levin: Gravitational Wave Driven Inspirals of Binaries Connected by Cosmic Strings. Physical Review D 2024

Daniel Kapec, Ahmed Sheta: pp-Waves and the Hidden Symmetries of Black Hole Quasinormal Modes. [hep-th:2412.08551]

Key awards

Junior Phi Beta Kappa, Columbia University.

Alfred Moritz Michaelis Prize in Physics, Columbia University.

Russel C Mills Award in Computer Science, Columbia University.

Silver Medal, International Physics Olympiad.