Lucas (Tsun-yin) Leung

About me

I am a fourth-year DPhil student under the supervision of Prof Andre Lukas. My current interests include string phenomenology and string model building, applications of data science techniques and machine learning in string theory, as well as algorithmic algebraic geometry and applications in string model building.

My DPhil studies have been funded by the Croucher Foundation. My bio on their website can be found at here. My department website is here.

Before my DPhil I was a student at Cambridge, having completed Parts I and II Natural Sciences Tripos (Physics) and Part III Mathematics. I was awarded the Tyson Medal in 2022.

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Research

I am a string theorist - I am basically (much shorter and more autistic version) like Sheldon Cooper from Big Bang Theory. I work in the intersection between string theory, machine learning and geometry. Click on my Research tab for more details. My recent publications and talks can also be found in the relevant tabs.

Teaching

I am currently teaching Groups and Representations of the MMathPhys course at Oxford and second-year Mathematical Methods at Mansfield. Click on Teaching for the details and for past courses.

Fun Stuff when I am not thinking about Maths or Physics

When I am not thinking about maths you will find me training with people. I used to be the captain for the triathlon team at Oxford. During my captaincy I have written a silly guide for novices - which you might find amusing!

I also used to compose music - I am a pianist and a percussionist. Music by Brahms, Tchaikovsky and Mahler is the best.