Our People

Core Team

  • Stephen Wolfram

    Stephen Wolfram

    HEAD

    Founder and CEO of Wolfram Research. Creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha and Wolfram Language. Author of A New Kind of Science and other books. Originator of the Wolfram Physics Project.

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  • Carlos Zapata-Carratalá

    Carlos Zapata-Carratalá

    FELLOW

    PhD in mathematical physics. Leading the Arity Science Project. Founder and president of the Society for Multidisciplinary and Fundamental Research. Developed the strategy game EntropyTCG.

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  • Nikolay Murzin

    Nikolay Murzin

    FELLOW

    Researcher and developer. Quantum computation, machine learning and Wolfram Language enthusiast.

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  • Xerxes Arsiwalla

    FELLOW

    PhD in theoretical physics. Works on quantum gravity, higher category theory, formal language and consciousness. Academic director, Wolfram Research. Cofounder, Association for Mathematical Consciousness Science. Former associate professor, Pompeu Fabra University. Authored over 100 academic publications.

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  • Willem Nielsen

    FELLOW

    Received a B.A in computer science from Vassar College, Pursuing a Masters degree in information systems from NYU. Researching minimal computational models for biology and other complex systems.

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  • Richard Assar

    FELLOW

    Richard studied artificial intelligence at the University of Edinburgh and has research engineering experience in both medical neuroscience and machine learning, as well as experience working in the games industry. His interests range from graph rewriting and compiler and programming language design to GPU and graphics programming.

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  • James Wiles

    STRATEGIC INITIATIVES LEAD

    Content creator and technology influencer. Passionate about software engineering, physics and philosophy. Using years of entrepreneurial and organizational skills to help achieve institutional goals. LinkedIn.

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  • Dugan Hammock

    TECHNICAL RESEARCH COORDINATOR

    Dugan Hammock is a mathematician and computational geometer specializing in hypershapes, aperiodic tilings, and quasicrystals. He creates geometric visualizations and art, and has experience as a researcher, tutor, and mentor.

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Advisors

  • Gregory Chaitin

  • Bob Metcalfe

  • Nassim Nicholas Taleb

  • Hector Zenil

  • Philip Rosedale

  • Nova Spivack

  • Eduardo Sontag

  • Thomas Dullien

Affiliated Researchers

Alumni

Researcher Associated Organizations

  • Sorbonne Université

    Paris, France

  • The University of Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

  • The University of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

  • University of Glasgow

    Glasgow, United Kingdom

  • Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P)

    Morocco

  • Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG)

    Berlin, Germany

  • University of Austin

    Austin, Texas, USA

  • Perimeter Institute

    Waterloo, Canada

  • University of Waterloo

    Waterloo, Canada

  • The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, Texas, USA

  • Heriot-Watt University

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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