Antoine Dierckx

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Bio

I am a PhD candidate in theoretical physics at the Instituto de Estructura de la Materia (IEM-CSIC) in Madrid. My research lies at the interface of loop quantum gravity, quantum cosmology, and early-Universe phenomenology.

A central part of my work concerns primordial black holes and black-hole remnants, including their possible role as dark matter and the cosmological signatures of quantum-gravity effects. I also work on numerical tools for Lorentzian spinfoam amplitudes and their applications to spinfoam cosmology.

Current Position

PhD in Theoretical Physics | Dec 2025 – Present
IEM-CSIC / Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain

  • Supervisor: Dr. Francesca Vidotto (IEM-CSIC)
  • Academic Tutor: Prof. Juan García-Bellido (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid / IFT)

Selected Background

Master in Physics (magna cum laude) | Sep 2023 – Jun 2025
Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium

Visiting Graduate Researcher | Sep 2024 – Jun 2025
Western University, Canada & Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Worked on primordial-black-hole phenomenology in loop quantum gravity, with a focus on remnants, evaporation, and observational constraints.

CERN Summer Student | Jul 2024 – Aug 2024
Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS), CERN, Geneva
Developed graph neural networks for VBF tagging and studied algorithm stability for the \(H\rightarrow\mathrm{invisible}\) channel.

Research Networks

  • WithOut SpaceTime (WOST): International network exploring physics beyond classical space and time; my PhD research is based in the Madrid hub.
  • COST Action CA23130 (BridgeQG): Member of WG1 (High-energy quantum gravity theory) and WG2 (High-energy quantum gravity experiment).
  • COST Action CA23115 (RQI): Member of WG2 (Gravitational quantum physics and metrology) and WG3 (Time, causality, and memory in quantum physics).

For a complete academic history, training record, and technical skills, see the Full CV above.