Curriculum Vitae of Marialuisa FRAU
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1985: Laurea in Physics at the University of Torino (110/110 magna cum laude
1987 - 1992: Post-Doc research activity at:
o Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen (Denmark)
o Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (Sez. di Torino)
o Department of Physics, Brandeis University, Mass., USA
o Laboratoire de Physique Theorique, Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon, France
1994: Researcher at the Department of Theoretical Physics of the University of Torino
2006 : Associate Professor at the Department of Theoretical Physics of the University of Torino
Teaching Activity
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She is teaching “Mathematical Methods for Physics –Introduction” for the first level degree
(Laurea Triennale)in Physics and “Introduction to String Theory” for the Master Degree
(Laurea magistrale) in Physics of Fundamental Interactions
She has been part of the e-learning project of the University of Torino as author of the on-line
course of “Mathematical Methods for Physics –Introduction”
She has been advisor and co-advisor of undergraduate and graduate students
Organizational Activity
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She has been member of the organizing committees of the “RTN Winter School on Strings,
Supergravity and Gauge Theories” (Torino, 7-11 Gennaio 2003) and of the “TMR Winter School
on Quantum aspects of gauge theories, supersymmetry and quantum gravity”, (Torino, 26
Gennaio-2 Febbraio 2000)
Since 2001 she is coordinator of the local research project “Perturbative and non perturbative
aspects of String Theory”
Main Research Subjects
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String perturbation theory and multi-loop calculations in the BRST invariant operator
formalism
Conformal field theory on Riemann surfaces
Anyons and quantum groups
Study of D-branes with the boundary state formalism
Non BPS D-brane
Fractional D-branes and gauge/gravity correspondence for non maximally supersymmetric
gauge theories
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Deformed gauge theories
Connection between D-instantons and non perturbative aspects of field theories