The people behind ISTRINGY

A focused community working across string theory, integrability, statistical physics and mathematical physics.

ISTRINGY members and students gathered after a meeting in September 2026

CORE MEMBERS

Researchers shaping the programme

PROJECT LEADER

Ilmar Gahramanov

Physics Department, Boğaziçi University

Assistant Professor at Boğaziçi University; associate member of ICTP; associate at the Steklov Institute of Mathematics; and visiting researcher at Khazar University.

Research
Supersymmetric gauge theories, integrable models, AdS/CFT

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PHD STUDENT

Mustafa Mullahasanoğlu

Physics Department, Boğaziçi University

Research
Integrable models, supersymmetric gauge theories

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RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Erdal Çatak

Physics Department, Istanbul University

Research
Statistical physics, nonlinear dynamical systems

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ASSOCIATE MEMBER

Reyhan Yumuşak

Physics Department, Boğaziçi University

Associated with ISTRINGY through research in integrability and special functions.

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ISTRINGY NETWORK

Former members and collaborators

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