CURRICULUM VITAE :: PERSONAL DETAILS :: Name : Ahmed Farag Ali Date of birth : August 1st, 1982 Marital Status : Married Present Address: Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Benha Center for Fundamental Physics, University, Zewail City of Science and Technology, Benha 13518, Qaliubiya, Egypt. Sheikh Zayed, 12588 Giza, Egypt. Official Email: [email protected] or Official Email: [email protected] My page @ Benha University Web. My page @Zewail City Web.
Telephone : (+20) 127-964-8363 & (+20) 111-099-0926 Fax : (+20) 133-225-494
:: ACADEMIC EDUCATION ::
1. Ph.D. (2012) Major: Theoretical and Computational Physics, Thesis Title: Aspects of Quantum Gravity. University of Lethbridge, CANADA.
2. M. Sc. (2008) Major: Theoretical Physics Thesis Title: Phenomenological Aspects beyond the Standard Model Benha University, EGYPT.
3. ICTP Diploma (2007) Major: High energy Physics. Thesis titled: Fermions mixing and discrete symmetries. Abdus Salam International centre for theoretical physics (ICTP) Trieste, ITALY.
4. Postgraduate studies (2004) Major: Theoretical Physics Grade: 89% Ain Shams University, Cairo, EGYPT.
5. B.Sc.(2003) Major: Physics Grade: B.Sc., Excellent with First Class Honor. Benha University, EGYPT
:: ACADEMIC POSITIONS ::
Jan 2013- : Assistant Professor at Center for Fundamental Physics, Zewail City of Science and Technology.
June 2012- : Assistant Professor at Physics Department, Faculty of Sciences, Benha University.
2008 – 2012 : Doctoral student and Teaching assistant at University of Lethbridge, Alberta, CANADA.
1 May-July 2008 : Visiting scientist at International Center for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy.
2005-2008 : M. Sc. student and Demonstrator at Benha University, Benha, EGYPT.
2006-2007 : Diploma student at High Energy Physics Dept at ICTP, Trieste, ITALY.
Jan -June2006 : Visiting student to do course work in HEP at IMSC, Chennai, INDIA.
2003-2005 : Demonstrator at Physics Department, Faculty of Sciences, Benha University.
:: RESEARCH INTERESTS ::
My research area is Theoretical/Mathematical Physics and in particular Gravitational Physics. More specifically, I am interested in open problems in Black Holes, Cosmology, Quantum Gravity Phenomenology and String Phenomenology. The primary goal of my current research is to try to extract potential experimental or observational signatures from various approaches to Quantum Gravity. After taking into account experimental errors and other small effects, that quantum gravity effects may be measured in some of the low energy systems, cosmological observations. After all, any scientific theory should be able to make testable predictions. Some of my papers have been cited in NATURE JOURNAL: (Nature Phys. 8 (2012) 393-397 ) and in (Nature Phys. 9 (2013) 71-73) confirming that our theoretical predictions can be measured using quantum optics techniques and gravitational waves techniques which is considered as a milestone in the research of quantum gravity phenomenology. Besides, I am interested in approaches which may resolve singularities in general theory of relativity. My collaborators and I have constructed a model which introduces a resolution for big bang singularity in the framework of gravity's rainbow. This research has been highlighted in Nature.com(doi:10.1038/nmiddleeast.2013.211) and in Scientific American Magazine. I am interested too in black hole physics and information loss problem. I have written a paper in which I found that the black hole would have remnant if it is considered in the framework of gravity's rainbow. This work was highlighted in Nature. In addition to that, my research is focusing on investigating the implications of minimal length and generalized uncertainty principle on inflationary and reheating phase of the universe. Besides, I am quite interested in Wheeler DeWitt Equation and its implications in cosmology and early universe. I have also studied the compatibility between holographic principle and minimal length theories. Also, I am quite interested in investigating the production of black holes at LHC. Besides, I am interested in studying gravity as an emergent phenomenon from the first law of thermodynamics and emergence of cosmic space as an emergent phenomenon.
:: PUBLICATIONS ::
I have (22) published papers (7 more have been sent for publication). In addition to that, the total number of citations for my publications is 514 times. More details can be found on my pages at Inspirehep (this link) and Google Scholar (this link)
1. “Discreteness of Space from generalized uncertainty principle’’.Ahmed Farag Ali, Saurya Das, Elias C Vagenas, Phys.Lett.B678:497-499, 2009.E-Print: arXiv: 0906.5396v1 [hep-th].
2. “Discreteness of Space from GUP II: Relativistic Wave Equations” Ahmed Farag Ali, Saurya Das, Elias C Vagenas, Phys.Lett.B690:407-412, 2010. E-Print: arXiv: 1005.3368 [hep-th].
3. ‘’Minimal Length in Quantum Gravity, Equivalence Principle and Holographic Entropy Bound’’ Ahmed Farag Ali, Class.Quant.Grav.28:065013, 2011.E-Print: arXiv: 1101.4181 [hep-th].
4. “A proposal for testing Quantum gravity in the Laboratory’’. Ahmed Farag Ali, Saurya Das, Elias C. Vagenas, Phys.Rev.D84:044013, 2011. E-Print: arXiv: 1107.3164 [hep-th].
5. “Effect of the Generalized Uncertainty Principle on Post-Inflation Preheating’’.Wissam Chemissany, Saurya Das, Ahmed Farag Ali, Elias C. Vagenas, JCAP 1112 (2011) 017. E Print: arXiv:1111.7288 [hep-th].
6. "No Existence of Black Holes at LHC Due to Minimal Length in Quantum Gravity." Ahmed Farag Ali , JHEP 1209 (2012) 067. E-Print: arXiv: 1208.6584 [hep-th].
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7. "Minimal length, maximal energy and black-hole remnants". Ahmed Farag Ali, Hassan Nafie and Mostafa Shalaby, EPL (Europhysics Letters) 100 20004 (2012).
8. "Modified Newton's Law of Gravitation Due to Minimal Length in Quantum Gravity", Ahmed Farag Ali, A. Tawfik, AHEP 2013 (2013) 126528. ArXiv: 1301.3508 [gr-qc].
9. "Effects of Generalized Uncertainty Principle on the Compact stars". Ahmed Farag Ali, A. Tawfik. Int. J. Mod. Phys. D22 (2013) 1350020.E-Print: arXiv: 1301.6133 [gr-qc].
10. "Effects of quantum gravity on the inflationary parameters and thermodynamics of the early universe". A. Tawfik, H. Magdy, Ahmed Farag Ali. E-Print: arXiv: 1208.5655 [gr-qc]. Gen.Rel.Grav. 45 (2013) 1227-1246.
11. "Towards Thermodynamics with Generalized Uncertainty Principle", Ahmed Farag Ali and Mohammed Moussa, AHEP 2014 (2014) 629148.
12. "Planck Scale corrections to Friedman equation", Adel Awad and Ahmed Farag Ali. Central Eur.J.Phys. 12 (2014) 245- 255 .E-Print:arXiv: 1403.5319.
13. " A study on quark-gluon Plasma equation of state using generalized uncertainty principle" N. M. El Naggar, L.I. AbouSalem, I. Elmashad, Ahmed Farag Ali. Journal of Modern Physics 4 (A), 13-20
14. Quantum Gravity effect on the Quark-Gluon Plasma, I. Elmashad, A. F. Ali, L.I. Salem, J-Un Nabi , A. Tawfik, SOP Trans.Theor.Phys. 1 (2014) 1-6 , e-Print: arXiv:1208.4028 [hep-ph].
15. “Nonsingular Rainbow Universes” Adel Awad, Ahmed Farag Ali, Barun Majumder, JCAP 1310 (2013) 052. ePrint: arXiv:1308.4343 [gr-qc]. Highlighted in Nature.com and in Scientific American Magazine.
16. “Emergence of Cosmic Space and minimal length in Quantum Gravity” Ahmed Farag Ali, arXiv: 1310.1790 [hep-th]. Physics Letters B 732 (2014) 335.
17. Black Hole Remnant from Gravity's Rainbow” Ahmed Farag Ali, arXiv: 1402.5320 [hep-th]. Phys.Rev. D89 (2014) 104040 .Highlighted in Nature.com
18. "Minimal Length, Friedmann Equations and Maximum Density" Adel Awad, Ahmed Farag Ali. E-Print: arXiv: 1404.7825 [gr-qc].JHEP 1406 (2014) 093.
19. “Towards Cosmology with minimal length and maximal energy” Ahmed Farag Ali and Barun Majumder. E-Print: arXiv: 1402.5104 [gr-qc].Class.Quant.Grav. 31 (2014) 215007.
20. Remnants of Black Rings in Gravity's Rainbow, Ahmed Farag Ali, Mir Faizal, Mohamed Khalil, e-Print: arXiv: 1409.5745 [hep-th]. JHEP 1412 (2014) 159.
21. Absence of an Effective Horizon for Black Holes in Gravity's Rainbow, Ahmed Farag Ali, Mir Faizal, Barun Majumder. E- Print: arXiv: 1406.1980 [gr-qc]. Accepted at EuroPhysics Letters.
22. "Cosmology from quantum potential", Ahmed Farag Ali, Saurya Das, E-Print: arXiv: 1404.3093 [gr-qc]. Accepted at Physics Letters B.
Contributions to Conference Proceedings
1. The Generalized Uncertainty Principle and Quantum Gravity Phenomenology. Ahmed Farag Ali, Saurya Das, Elias C.
3 Vagenas, Jan 2010. E-Print: arXiv: 1001.2642 [hep-th], proceedings of 12th Marcel Grossmann conference (Paris, July, 2009). 2. Quantum Gravity Phenomenology. Ahmed Farag Ali, Feb 2013, QCD Primordial Conference, Cairo, EGYPT.
Published Thesis:
1. “Fermions Mixing and Discrete Symmetries”, ICTP Diploma Thesis (2007), Ahmed Farag Ali, The Abdus-Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, ITALY.
2. “Phenomenological Aspects Beyond the Standard Model”, M.Sc (2008), Ahmed Farag Ali, Benha University.
3. "Aspects of Quantum Gravity", PhD (2012), Ahmed Farag Ali, University of Lethbridge, Alberta, CANADA
Submitted Papers for Publications
1. AdS/CFT correspondence beyond its supergravity approximation, Mir Faizal, Ahmed Farag Ali, Ali Nassar. E-Print: arXiv: 1405.4519[hep-th]. Submitted to Physical Review D
2. A Proposal for Testing Gravity's Rainbow, Ahmed Farag Ali, Mohammed M. Khalil, e- Print: arXiv:1408.5843 [gr-qc], submitted to JCAP.
3. Absence of Black Holes at LHC due to Gravity's Rainbow, Ahmed Farag Ali, Mir Faizal, Mohammed M. Khalil. Oct 15, 2014. 14 pp. e-Print: arXiv:1410.4765 [hep-th].
4. Remnant for all Black Objects due to Gravity's Rainbow, Ahmed Farag Ali, Mir Faizal, Mohammed M. Khalil. Oct 21, 2014. 21 pp. e-Print: arXiv:1410.5706 [hep-th].
5. Discreteness of time in the evolution of the universe Mir Faizal, Ahmed Farag Ali, Saurya Das. Nov 20, 2014. 5 pp. e- Print: arXiv:1411.5675 [gr-qc]
6. The Path Integral Quantization corresponding to the Deformed Heisenberg Algebra, Souvik Pramanik, Mir Faizal, Mohamed Moussa, Ahmed Farag Ali. Nov 12, 2014. 15 pp. e-Print: arXiv:1411.4979 [hep-th].
:: INTERNATIONAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS MY RESEARCH PAPERS ::
1. My paper "Nonsingular Rainbow Universes, JCAP 1310 (2013) 052" has been highlighted in international media such as Nature.com (this link) and Scientific American Magazine (this link). Besides, the paper has been highlighted in, Daily mail (this link), PBS, Huffington post, etc. Also the paper has been highlighted on TV shows such as Sunrise TV show (this link), Daily news and Italian TV
2. My paper " Black Hole Remnant from Gravity's Rainbow” Phys. Rev. D89 (2014) 104040"has been highlighted in Nature Middle East.
3. My paper “Discreteness of Space from generalized uncertainty principle’’, Phys.Lett.B678:497-499, 2009”has been defined by Google Scholar metrics of 2014 as one of the most cited papers in the last 5 years in arXiv High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th). For details check this link
4. An article in southern Alberta magazine highlighting me as a distinguished alumni from University of Lethbridge, see page 47 in the magazine link.
4 :: JOURNALS REFEREE ::
I am a journal referee in the following peer reviewed international:: journals: Physical Review Letters (PRL), Phys. Lett. B (PLB), International Journal of theoretical physics (IJTP), Physical Review D (PRD), Europhysics Letters (EPL), Entropy, Advances in High Energy Physics (AHEP), Foundation of Physics (FOOP), Canadian Journal of Physics(CJP), General Relativity and Gravitation(GERG), Few Body Systems (FBSY), Physica Scripta, Zeitschriftfür Naturforschung A (ZNA) and Symmetry Journal.
:: ACADEMIC TEACHING ::
Graduate Courses:
1. General Theory of Relativity, October 2013- April 2014, Zewail City of Science and Technology, Egypt. Textbook: Spacetime and Geometry, by Sean Carroll.
Undergraduate Courses:
1. Classical Mechanics, summer course, 2014. Zewail City of Science and Technology, Egypt. Textbook: H. Goldstein, C. Poole and J. Safko, Classical Mechanics & L. Landau an E. Lifshitz, Mechanics
2. Quantum Mechanics [Phys 311, Phys411]. Benha University, EGYPT. Textbook: Introductory Quantum Mechanics (1998) by Richard L. Liboff.
3. Mathematical Physics [Phys 414]. Benha University, EGYPT. Textbook: Mathematical Methods for Physicists: A concise introduction (2000) by T. Chow.
4. General Physics [Phys100, Phys105] Benha University, Egypt. Textbook: University Physics with Modern Physics, Young and Freedman.
5. Principles of Modern Physics [Phys225] Benha University, Egypt. Textbook: University Physics with Modern Physics, Young and Freedman.
6. Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics [Phys223] Benha University, Egypt. Textbook: Statistical Mechanics (Kerson Huang)
7. Electromagnetism [Phys 312] Benha University, Egypt. Textbook: Introduction to Electrodynamics, by David J. Griffiths.
8. Supervising the Physics Laboratories (Phys180, Phys181, and Phys315). Benha University, Egypt.
9. Undergraduate Course: Phys-Lab1000 and Phys-Lab 1050. (Sept 2008- Dec 2012) University of Lethbridge, CANADA.
10. Undergraduate Course: Teaching at Physics Laboratories. (2003-2005, 2007-2008). Benha University, EGYPT.
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:: CONFERENCES AND SCHOOLS ATTENDED ::
Sept 8-12, 2014 : International Conference on Conceptual and Technical Challenges for Quantum Gravity 2014. Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Jul 2014- Aug 1, 2014 : Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Seminar, Quantum Cosmology, at the Physikzentrum in Bad Honnef, Germany. Aug -2014 : Summer School on Basic Physics, Zewail City of Science and Technology, Egypt.
July 22- Aug 2,2013 : School and Workshop on New Light in Cosmology from the CMB, Trieste, Italy.
March 18-26,2013 : Spring School on superstring theory and related topics, Trieste, Italy.
June 23- July 2, 2012 : International school of sub-nuclear physics: 50th course, Erice, Italy.
Feb 9-14, 2013 : International Conference on Primordial QCD Matter in LHC Era, Cairo, Egypt.
April 16, 2011 : The Annual Multidisciplinary Conference, University of Lethbridge, AB, Canada.
Aug 25-26, 2010 : Canadian Prairie Theoretical Physics Network, University of Lethbridge, Canada.
March 13th, 2010 : Annual Multidisciplinary Conference, March 13th, University of Lethbridge, AB.
May 15-18, 2009 : Canadian Conference on General Relativity and Relativistic Astrophysics, Calgary
April 7th, 2009 : Go Graduate- 7th April, 2009. University of Lethbridge, AB, Canada.
March 2009 : GSA Annual Conference -14th March, 2009, University of Lethbridge, AB.
May 2008 : School on Gravity/ Gauge theory Correspondence, Trieste, Italy.
July 2007 : Workshop on Cosmology and Strings, Trieste, Italy.
July 2007 : Workshop on Grand Unification and proton decay, Trieste, Italy.
June 2007 : Summer School on Particle physics, Trieste, Italy.
Mar 2007 : Spring School in superstring theory, Trieste, Italy.
Sept 2006 : School on Physics at LHC: "Expecting LHC ICTP, Trieste, Italy.
June4-7, 2005 : Einstein Symposium 2005, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt.
Jan 2005 : Workshop on High Energy Physics, German University, Cairo, Egypt.
NOV 2004 : Arabic Network on High Energy Physics at German, University, Cairo, Egypt.
6 :: TALKS AT CONFERENCES & SEMINARS :: . "Nonsingular Rainbow Universe", International Conference on Conceptual and Technical Challenges for Quantum Gravity 2014, Sept 8-12, 2014. Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
. "Nonsingular Rainbow Universe", Poster at Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Seminar, Quantum Cosmology 2014, July 28 to August 1, 2014 at the Physikzentrum in Bad Honnef, Germany.
. August 2014: Summer School on Basic Physics, Zewail City of Science and Technology, Egypt. I taught a course on Classical Dynamics.
. “Time May have no beginning”, Talk at Workshop on Applications of Physics in Life and Industry, Benha University, October 22, 2014.
. “From General Relativity to Rainbow Gravity” Public Lecture at Alexandria University. March 27th,2014
. "Rainbow Universe", Public Seminar at Zewail City of Science and Technology, December 31, 2013.
. Aspects of Quantum Gravity Phenomenology, June 29, 2012. Ettore Majorana Foundation and Center for Scientific Culture. INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF SUBNUCLEAR PHYSICS, 50th Course: WHAT WE WOULD LIKE LHC TO GIVE US. CO- DIRECTORS of the Course: G. 'T HOOFT - A. ZICHICHI.
. Quantum Gravity Phenomenology, February 9 and 11, 2013: International Conference on Primordial QCD Matter in LHC Era: Implications of LHC Results on Early Universe. Cairo, Egypt.
. Aspects of Quantum Gravity Phenomenology, April 12, 2012. CFP, Zewail City for Science and Technology, EGYPT.
. Phenomenological aspects of Quantum gravity, Ahmed Ali, February 2012. ECTP, MTI University, Cairo, Egypt.
. “Minimal Length in Quantum gravity, Equivalence principle, and Holographic entropy bound” Ahmed Ali. Annual GSA Multidisciplinary Conference-16thApril, 2011, University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
. “Discreteness of Space from GUP; Relativistic wave equation” Ahmed Ali, Canadian Prairie Theoretical Physics Network, August 25th, 26th , 2010 University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
. “Is the space fundamentally discrete?”Ahmed Ali. GSA Annual Conference -13th March, 2010, University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
. ‘‘Discreteness of Space from the Generalized Uncertainty Principle’’, Ahmed Ali. 13th Canadian Conference on General Relativity and Relativistic Astrophysics, May 15-18 2009, VENUE: SAIT, Calgary, Canada.
. “Quantum gravity”. Ahmed Ali. Go Graduate Workshop- 7th April, 2009. University of Lethbridge.
. “Attempts at Unification and Quantum Gravity Puzzle”. Ahmed Ali. GSA Annual Conference -14th March, 2009, University of Lethbridge.
. I gave a talk titled by “Unification of forces and Quantum Gravity” to Phys3750 on- 12th Feb, 2009. University of Lethbridge, AB, Canada
. Talk at Department of Physics, University of Lethbridge, June 2009, ‘‘Discreteness of Space from the Generalized Uncertainty Principle’’, Ahmed Ali.
. Talk at Department of High Energy Physics, ICTP, Trieste, Italy, Aug 2007, ‘Discrete Symmetries and Fermions Mixing’.
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:: A WARDS & SCOLARSHIPS :: :: Scientific Publication Award for the best published paper, Misr-Elkheir Foundation, 2014
Physics Prize, Academy of Science and Technology Prize on Physics (Amen Loutfy), 2014.
PhD Teaching Assistantship, University of Lethbridge, Sept 2008- Sept 2011.
PhD International Research Award, University of Lethbridge, Sept 2008- Sept 2010.
PhD Research Assistantship, University of Lethbridge, Sept 2008- January 2012.
Advantage Award, University of Lethbridge, Jan 2009- Aug 2011.
ICTP Diploma Scholarship, ICTP, Trieste, Italy, Sept 2006-Aug 2007
Visiting Scholarship, IMSC, Chennai, India, December 2005-June 2006
First Class Honor B. Sc, The best Grade for B. Sc, Benha University, July, 2003.
:: EMBERSHIP N HYSICS OCIETIES :: M I P S
2010- 2011 : American Physical Society (APS).
2010 - Currently : Canadian Prairie Theoretical Physics Network (CPTPN).
2014- Currently : Member in the Scientific Committee of the Egyptian Center for the Advancement of Science, Technology and Innovation (ECASTI).
:: COMPUTER SKILLS ::
Programming knowledge of FORTRAN, C++, Mathematica , Maple, MS Office and LaTex.
Working knowledge of LINUX, Mac and Windows.
REFEREES :: :: Professor Saurya Das :: Department of Physics, University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Drive, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada T1K 3M4 Email: [email protected]
Professor Elias C. Vagenas Theoretical Physics Group, Department of Physics, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 5969, Safat 13060, Kuwait. Email: [email protected]
8 Dr. Barun Majumder Department of Physics, Montana State University, Montana, USA & Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. Email: [email protected]
Dr. Mir Faizal Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1 Email: [email protected]
Professor Hassan Nafie Department of Physics, Faculty of Science Benha University Benha 13518, Egypt Email: [email protected]
Professor Seif Randjbar-Daemi High energy physics Department, Abdus Salam International center for theoretical physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy. Email: [email protected]
Professor Alexei Smirnov High energy physics Department, Abdus Salam International center for theoretical physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy. Email: [email protected]
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