CURRICULUM VITAE

:: DR . AHMED FARAG ALI ::

Personal Details

Name : Ahmed Farag Ali Date of birth : August 1st , 1982 Marital Status : Married Nationality : Egyptian

Present Address: Dr. Ahmed Farag Ali, Assistant Professor,

Department of , Center for Theoretical Physics Faculty of Sciences, Benha University, and Zewail City of Science and Technology Benha 13518, Qaliubiya, EGYPT. Sheikh Zayed District, 12588, 6th of October City, Giza, Egypt Official E-mails: [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected] [email protected] (Alternate: [email protected] )

Tel: +(20)-12279648363. Fax: +(20)-133225494

Webpage @Benha U Web: http://www.bu.edu.eg/staff/ahmedali7 Webpage @Zewail City Web: http://www.zewailcity.edu.eg/research-institutes/ibs/ctp/staff/ahmed-farag/

:: ACADEMIC EDUCATION ::

1. Ph.D. (2012) Major: Theoretical High Energy Physics Thesis Title: Aspects of . University of Lethbridge, CANADA.

1 2. M. Sc. (2008) Major: Theoretical High Energy 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 Theoretical Physics, Zewail City of Science and Technology, EGYPT.

June 2012- : Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at Physics Department, Faculty of Sciences, Benha University, Benha, EGYPT.

Sept 2008 – Jan 2012 : Doctoral student and Teaching assistant at University of Lethbridge, Alberta, CANADA.

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, BenhaUniversity, Benha, EGYPT.

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:: 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, 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 as well as physics. 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. I have constructed a model which introduces a resolution for singularity. This research has been highlighted in Nature.com (doi:10.1038/nmiddleeast.2013.211) . In addition to that, I am interested in string phenomenology especially the flux Compactification and seeking for appropriate dS string vacua. Besides, I am interested in studying inflation in the context of string theory.

:: PUBLICATIONS ::

I have fourteen (14) published papers (5 more have been sent for publication) in international scientific journals with high impact factors (IF), such as Phys. Rev. D (IF= 4.558), Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics (IF= 6.02), Journal of High Energy Physics (IF=5.7) and Phys. Lett. B (IF= 4.5). In addition, my total number of citations is 330 and my Hirsch (h-) index is 7. More details are available in these links: http://scholar.google.com.eg/citations?user=fVCubX8AAAAJ&hl=en http://inspirehep.net/author/profile/A.F.Ali.1

1. “Nonsingular Rainbow Universes” Adel Awad, Ahmed Farag Ali, Barun Majumder, JCAP 1310 (2013) 052 . ePrint: arXiv:1308.4343 [gr-qc]. IMPACT FACTOR: 6.02. This paper has been highlight in Nature.com http://www.nature.com/nmiddleeast/2013/131112/full/nmiddleeast.2013.211.html Also this paper has been highlighted in Scientific American Magazine http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=rainbow-gravity-universe-beginning

2. “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] IMPACT FACTOR: 6.02.

3. "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]. IMPACT FACTOR: 5.7

3 4. "Minimal length, maximal energy and black-hole remnants". Ahmed Farag Ali, Hassan Nafie and Mostafa Shalaby, EPL (Europhysics Letters) 100 20004 (2012). IMPACT FACTOR: 2.26

5. “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]. IMPACT FACTOR: 4.691

6. ‘’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]. IMPACT FACTOR: 3.562

7. “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]. IMPACT FACTOR: 4.569

8. “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]. IMPACT FACTOR: 4.569

9. "Modified Newton's Law of Gravitation Due to Minimal Length in Quantum Gravity", Ahmed Farag Ali, Abdel Nasser Tawfik, AHEP 2013 (2013) 126528. arXiv:1301.3508 [gr-qc] IMPACT FACTOR: 3.5

10. "Effects of quantum gravity on the inflationary parameters and thermodynamics of the early universe". A. Tawfik, H. Magdy, Ahmed Farag Ali . Aug 2012. E-Print: arXiv: 1208.5655 [gr-qc]. Gen.Rel.Grav. 45 (2013) 1227-1246. IMPACT FACTOR: 2.07

11. "Effects of Generalized Uncertainty Principle on the Compact stars". Ahmed Farag Ali , A. Tawfik . Int. J. Mod. Phys. D22 (2013) 1350020. IMPACT FACTOR: 1.2

12. " 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

13. "Towards Thermodynamics with Generalized Uncertainty Principle", Ahmed Farag Ali and Mohammed Moussa, Accepted at Adv. High energy Physics (AHEP). IMPACT FACTOR: 3.5

14. "Planck Scale corrections to Friedman equation", Adel Awad and Ahmed Farag Ali . Accepted at Central European Journal of Physics. IMPACT FACTOR: 1.0

4 Contributions to Conference Proceedings

1. The Generalized Uncertainty Principle and Quantum Gravity Phenomenology. Ahmed Farag Ali , Saurya Das, Elias C. 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, Ahmed Farag Ali , The Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy. 2007.

2. “Phenomenological Aspects Beyond Standard Model”, M.Sc Thesis, Ahmed Farag Ali , Benha University, Egypt.2008.

3. "Aspects of Quantum Gravity", PhD thesis, Ahmed Farag Ali, University of Lethbridge, Alberta, CANADA.

4. "Aspects of:: Quantum International Gravity", PhD thesis, Media Ahmed HighlightsFarag Ali, University my of Lethbridge,research Alberta, :: CANADA. 2012.

My paper "Nonsingular Rainbow Universes, JCAP 1310 (2013) 052" has been highlighted in Nature.com and in Scientific American Magazine which are known as the top journal and magazine in science. Also the article about our paper is considered as the most popular article on scientific American magazine. Besides, the paper has been highlighted in Yahoo news, Daily news, World Top news, Daily mail newspaper, Salon, NOVA and PBS TV. Also, a discussion on the paper has been done on Sunrise TV show.

Some of the international Media which highlighted my paper are as follows: https://twitter.com/sciam/status/410089302966558720 http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=rainbow-gravity-universe-beginning http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2521901/Forget-Big-Bang--Rainbow-Gravity-theory-suggests- universe-NO-beginning-stretches-infinitely.html http://www.nature.com/nmiddleeast/2013/131112/full/nmiddleeast.2013.211.html http://world.topnewstoday.org/world/article/9024874/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/10/rainbow-gravity-theory-universe- beginning_n_4418017.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/next/physics/universe-may-have-been-around-since-forever-according-to- rainbow-gravity-theory/

5 http://news.yahoo.com/39-rainbow-39-universe-time-may-no-beginning-113000291.html https://www.facebook.com/ScientificAmerican/posts/10153574323795246 http://www.ziare.com/magazin/spatiu/big-bang-ul-nu-a-existat-noua-teorie-schimba-totul-despre-univers-1272420 http://www.zmescience.com/science/physics/rainbow-universe-10122013/

My Research paper is discussed on TV shows, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuOGH4olnhA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVusDfK6orA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjB3VC64dB0

:: JOURNALS REFEREE ::

I am a referee in the following international journals: -

i) Physical Review Letters.

ii) Phys. Lett. B (PLB).

iii) International Journal of theoretical physics (IJTP).

iv) Physical Review D (PRD).

v) Europhysics Letters (EPL).

vi) Entropy

vii) Advances in High Energy Physics (AHEP).

viii) Foundation of Physics (FOOP).

ix) Canadian Journal of Physics (CJP).

x) and Gravitation (GERG).

xi) Few Body Systems (FBSY).

6 :: CADEMIC EACHING :: A T

1. Quantum Mechanics, Sept 2013-December 2013. Benha University, EGYPT. Textbook: Introductory Quantum Mechanics (1998) by Richard L. Liboff.

2. General Theory of Relativity, Sept 2013- January 2014, Zewail City of Science and Technology, Egypt. Textbook: Spacetime and Geometry, by Sean Carroll.

3. Mathematical Physics (February 2013- May 2013) Benha University, EGYPT. Textbook: Mathematical Methods for Physicists: A concise introduction(2000) by T. Chow

4. Undergraduate Course: Phys-Lab1000 and Phys-Lab 1050. (Sept 2008- Dec 2012) University of Lethbridge, CANADA.

5. Undergraduate Course: Teaching at Physics Laboratories. (2003-2005, 2007-2008).Benha University, EGYPT.

:: CONFERENCES AND SCHOOLS ATTENDED ::

• July 2013 : School and Workshop on New Light in Cosmology from the CMB, Trieste, Italy, July 22- Aug 2.

• March 2013 : Spring School on superstring theory and related topics. Trieste, Italy, March 18-March 26.

• June 2012 : INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF SUBNUCLEAR PHYSICS: 50th Course: WHAT WE WOULD LIKE LHC TO GIVE US. Erice, ITALY, 23 June – 2 July 2012. 50 th Anniversary Celebrations.

• Feb 2013 : International Conference on Primordial QCD Matter in LHC Era: Implications of LHC Results on Early Universe. Cairo, Egypt. February 9, 2013- February 14, 2013.

• April 2011 : The Annual Multidisciplinary Conference, University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.

• Aug 2010 : Canadian Prairie Theoretical Physics Network, August 25 th - 26 th , University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

• March 2010 :The Annual Multidisciplinary Conference, March 13 th , 2010, University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada • May 2009 : 13th Canadian Conference on General Relativity and Relativistic Astrophysics (CCGRRA), May 15-18 2009, VENUE: SAIT, Calgary, Canada.

• April 2009 : Go Graduate- 7th April, 2009. University of Lethbridge, AB, Canada

• March 2009: GSA Annual Conference -14 th March, 2009, University of Lethbridge, AB.

• May 2008 : School on Gravity/ Gauge theory Correspondence, Trieste, Italy

7 • 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 , Trieste, Italy.

• Mar 2007 : Spring School in superstring theory, Trieste, Italy.

• Sept 2006 : School on Physics at LHC: "Expecting LHC ICTP, Trieste, Italy

• June 2005 : Workshop on High Energy Physics, 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.

:: TALKS AT CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS ::

• "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. February 9, 2013- February 14, 2013.

• Aspects of Quantum Gravity Phenomenology, April 12, 2012. CTP, 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-16 th April, 2011, University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

• “Discreteness of Space from GUP; Relativistic wave equation” Ahmed Ali, Canadian Prairie Theoretical Physics Network, August 25 th , 26 th , 2010 University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

• “Is the space fundamentally discrete?”Ahmed Ali. GSA Annual Conference -13 th 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.

8 • “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 -14 th March, 2009, University of Lethbridge

• I gave a talk titled by “Unification of forces and Quantum Gravity” to Phys3750 on- 12 th 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 Fermion Mixing’.

:: AWARDS & SCOLARSHIPS ::

:: • 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 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.

:: MEMBERSHIP IN PHYSICS SOCIETIES ::

Sept. 2010- Sept 2011 : American Physical Society (APS).

June 2010 - : Canadian Prairie Theoretical Physics Network (CPTPN). Dec 2010- : Federation of the Egyptian Particle Scientists (FEPS)

October 2012- : Member in the Egyptian association in ALICE EXPREIMENTS, (LHC), CERN, Geneva, .

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:: COMPUTER SKILLS ::

• Programming knowledge of FORTRAN, C++, Mathematica, Maple, MS Office and LaTex.

• Working knowledge of LINUX, Mac and Windows.

:: REFEREES ::

1) Prof. Saurya Das University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Drive Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada T1K 3M4 Email: [email protected]

2) Prof. Elias C. Vagenas Research Center for Astronomy and Applied Mathematics, Academy of Athens, SoranouEfessiou 4, GR 11527, Athens, Greece Email: [email protected]

3) Prof. Arundhati Dasgupta University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Drive, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada T1K 3M4 Email: [email protected]

4) Prof. Mark Walton University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Drive, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada T1K 3M4 Email: [email protected]

5) Prof. Seif Randjbar-Daemi Abdus Salam International center for theoretical physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy. Email: [email protected]

6) Prof. Alexei Smirnov Abdus Salam International center for theoretical physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy. Email: [email protected]

7) Prof. Narain Kumar Abdus Salam International center for theoretical physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy. Email: [email protected]

Dr. Ahmed Farag Ali Last update: January 11 ththth , 2014

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