Research Interests

Conformal field theory (CFT)

Ising model and other stochastic lattice models

Discrete complex analysis

Schramm-Loewner evolutions (SLE)

Algebra and representation theory

Formalization of mathematics

Group Members

Thomas Wasserman (Postdoc, 2025-) (MSCA fellow)

Augustin Lafay (Postdoc, 2022-) (jointly with Eveliina Peltola)

Shinji Koshida (Postdoc, 2020-) (academy research fellow)

Joonas Vättö (PhD student, 2022-)

Tuomas Kelomäki (PhD student) (advisor: Gregory Arone, original topic by Alexander Engström)

Joel Kronqvist (BSc student, 2026-) (summer intern 2026)

Kristian Latvanen (MSc student, 2026-) (summer intern 2026)

Into Almiala (BSc student, 2026-)

Alma Nevalainen (summer intern 2026) (University of Helsinki)

Past Group Members

Former Postdocs

Delara Behzad (Postdoc, 2022-2023) (jointly with Eveliina Peltola)

Christian Webb (Postdoc, 2014-2020)

David Radnell (Postdoc, 2017-2018)

Steven Flores (Postdoc, 2014-2017) (University of Helsinki and Aalto University)

Supervised PhD Students

David Adame-Carrillo (PhD student, 2020-2025), Lattice models and conformal field theory (Aalto University) (School of Science thesis award)

Armando Gutierrez (PhD student, 2019), Metric compactification of Banach spaces (Aalto University) (co-supervised with prof. Anders Karlsson)

Alex Karrila (PhD student, 2019), Conformally invariant scaling limits of random curves and correlations (Aalto University) (School of Science thesis award)

Eveliina Peltola (PhD student, 2016), Applications of quantum groups to conformally invariant random geometry (University of Helsinki) (Faculty of Sciences thesis award)

Ali Zahabi (PhD student, 2013), Applications of Conformal Field Theory and String Theory in Statistical Systems (University of Helsinki)

Supervised MSc Students

Qingxin Yang (MSc student, 2024), Parallel Repetition in Nonlocal Games (Aalto University) (advisor: Laura Mancinska (Univ. Copenhagen))

Tuomas Tuukkanen (MSc student, 2023), Fermionic Fock spaces in conformal field theory (Aalto University) (summer intern 2020)

Osama Abuzaid (MSc student, 2021), Self avoiding random walks on the hexagonal lattice (Aalto University) (summer intern 2020)

Antti Suominen (MSc student, 2019), Spin correlation functions of the planar Ising model using discrete complex analysis and orthogonal polynomials (with Christian Webb) (Aalto University)

Marko Voutilainen (MSc student, 2016), Triangulations of the topological closed disk and circle packings (with Björn Ivarsson) (Aalto University)

Tommi Laine (MSc student, 2016), Transfer matrix for the hexagonal self-avoiding walk (Aalto University)

Eveliina Peltola (MSc student, 2012), An explicit relation between monodromy of the Knizhnik-Zamolodchikov equations and braiding of quantum sl2 (University of Helsinki) (Ernst Lindelöf prize for the MSc thesis)

Supervised BSc Students

Janette Setälä (BSc student, 2024), Formalization of the sequential Banach-Alaoglu theorem (summer intern 2024)

Rami Echriti (BSc student, 2021-2023), Decomposition of a finite-dimensional unitary representation of SU(2) into irreducible representations (with Shinji Koshida) (summer intern 2021)

Joel Viherto (BSc student, 2022-2023), Simple branching in the representation theory of the symmetric groups and the Gelfand–Tsetlin algebra (with Shinji Koshida) (summer intern 2022)

Teresa Paatero (BSc student, 2023), The dimer model: Sampling the Model via Markov Chains (with David Adame-Carrillo) (summer intern 2023)

Tuomas Tuukkanen (BSc student, 2019), Self-adjoint operators and unitary groups on Hilbert spaces (with Christian Webb) (Aalto University) (summer intern 2019)

Veli Kangas (BSc student, 2018), Informaatioteoreettisia tarkasteluja neuroverkoista (Aalto University) (summer intern 2018)

Markus Wilkman (BSc student, 2017), The learning process of a neural network solving the Rubik's cube (Aalto University) (summer intern 2017)

Tatu Hyytiäinen (BSc student, 2017), Yhteisöjen tunnistaminen satunnaisissa verkoissa (Aalto University) (summer intern 2017)

Other past group members

Idaliina Kuusisto (summer intern 2025)

Mikail Müftüoglu (Aalto University) (summer intern 2025) (with Shinji Koshida)

Yaël Dillies (AScI summer intern 2024)

James Wong (AScI summer intern 2024)

Anatole Dedecker (AScI summer intern 2023)

Oula Kekäläinen (summer intern 2023)

Suvendu Kar (AScI summer intern 2023)

Kexing Ying (AScI summer intern 2022)

Jesse Reimann (AScI summer intern 2022)

Jarno Himanen (summer intern 2022)

Nerissa Shakespeare (summer intern 2020)

Taha Ameen (summer intern 2019)