About Me
I’m a Physics & Astronomy MSc graduate with a passion for the philosophy and history of science. My thesis, The Disappearance of Time, explored the emergence of time in quantum gravity alongside Kantian reflections on temporality. I combine rigorous analytic methods with humanistic curiosity to explore the deep conceptual challenges posed by the idea that time might not be fundamental.
My academic background spans both the physical sciences and philosophy. Alongside a strong foundation in theoretical physics, I focused on logic during my BSc and completed a Minor in Philosophy and the Humanities. During my MSc, I further deepened this philosophical training through coursework in General Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Physics, and Science and Society in Historical Perspective. I’m particularly interested in how hidden structures of knowledge—whether in quantum theory, artificial intelligence, or esoteric traditions—shape what we come to regard as formal or intelligible. My work explores delayed formalisation, the logic of oblique or structurally opaque systems, and speculative extensions of prevailing models in science and philosophy. Ultimately, I aim to bridge rigorous technical insight with long-standing metaphysical and epistemic questions.
Research Interests
- Cosmology & Dark Energy: Speculative ΛCDM extensions, super‐negative equations of state
- Spacetime Emergence: Algebraic and categorical reconstructions of geometry
- Esotericism Outside History: Investigating hidden architectures of knowledge that precede formalisation and escape linear historiography.
- Philosophy of Psychiatry: Predictive‐processing approaches to mental illness
- Philosophy of Physics: Kantian and neo‐Kantian frameworks, Geometric logic, Wheeler–DeWitt equation
Selected Written Works
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“Entropy-Driven Fragmentation of Dark Energy: A Horizon-Adapted Framework”
[Draft in circulation.]
Proposes a framework in which dark energy is both time- and spatially-varying, with local density modulated by entropy gradients across causal horizons. Discusses fragmentation seeded by structure formation and predicts observational signatures in cosmic acceleration, large-scale flows, and galaxy dynamics. -
“Cosmic Evolution Driven by a Generalized Logarithmic Dark Energy Equation of State”
[Under review at World Scientific: International Journal of Modern Physics D.]
Explores extended dark energy models by connecting scalar field theory with phenomenological parametrizations of the evolving equation of state w(z), analysing their implications for late-time cosmic acceleration. -
“From the Philosopher’s Stone to AI: Epistemologies of the Renaissance and the Digital Age”
[Published in MDPI: Philosophies]
Esoteric structures in Renaissance science and AI development. -
“Reconstructing Spacetime: Algebraic & Categorical Approaches”
[Draft in circulation.]
Arguing that geometry emerges from logical relations in von Neumann algebras. -
“Psychiatry & Epistemology: A Predictive-Processing Framework”
[Draft in circulation.]
Critique of DSM circularity; continuum-based diagnostic proposals. -
“The Disappearance of Time”
[Available on scripties.uba.uva.nl]
MSc thesis. Investigates the idea that time is not a fundamental concept in physics, drawing on insights from quantum gravity, cosmology, and Kantian philosophy. -
“Esotericism without History: Toward a Metaphysics of the Hidden”
[Draft in circulation.]
Analysis of hidden layers in AI development and parallels to occult traditions.
Creative Work & Side Projects
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Space-Exploration RPG (Lua 5.4)
A text-based game with 2⁴ branching endings, realistic speculative physics, and emergent narratives. -
World of Warcraft Addons (Lua for TBC Classic 2.5.x)
Lightweight Lua programs that make the game more convenient and fun. -
Short Stories:
- “Bimmelman & Floep” — whimsical tale of interdimensional correspondents.
- “The Quantum Computer at the End of the Universe” — cosmological farce.
- Theatrical Piece: Haecceïtistic chairs & the mysterious Velma the Silent.
Ancillary Education, Presentations & Teaching
- "In the Beginning..."-conference. Netherhall House, London, UK — presentation on the lambda CDM cosmology in the context of a conference organized in part by Opus Dei. — (Nov 2015)
- XXVIII Urbino Summer School in Philosophy of Physics. Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino, IT — Participant in an intensive week of lectures and discussions on the theme of 'epistemology of quantum gravity', led by Eugenia Colafranceschi, Karen Crowther, Erik Curiel, and Richard Dawid. — (May 2025)
- MSc Thesis Disputation. University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, NL — “The Disappearance of Time”. — (Jun 2025)
- Mathematics, Physics & Chemistry Tutoring.
- English, French, Dutch, Spanish, Latin and Ancient Greek Language Tutoring.