We are a small group of researchers exploring the emergence of spacetime in quantum gravity, broadly understood. Our collaboration grew out of years of shared conversations—through reading groups, seminars, cabin retreats, and voice messages about whatever paper or idea was keeping us up that week. Over time, it became something more: a research community.
We don’t follow a single program or method. Instead, our projects grow organically around shared questions. What counts as a subsystem in a theory with gravity? What is the fate of locality, causality, and entanglement when observables become relational? How do we rigorously talk about spacetime if it’s not fundamental?
We approach these questions from different angles: some of us work on gauge-invariant observables and gravitational dressings, others on algebraic structures and subsystems in quantum field theory, and others still on the conceptual architecture of quantum gravity. Most of us enjoy sitting at the blurry edge between physics and philosophy. What holds us together is a commitment to intellectual honesty, curiosity, and collective thinking. EmerGe is as much a political statement as it is a research effort: we believe that slow science, trust, and generosity are necessary conditions for deep understanding. Our collaboration is a space where it’s okay to contribute less sometimes, and okay to show up differently at different moments. What matters is the long game—and the conversations we’re building over time.This year marks an exciting milestone for our collaboration as we prepare to release our first two papers and organize our inaugural workshop on November 17-21, 2025. These initiatives represent important steps in our mission to advance knowledge in theoretical physics and build a vibrant community of researchers dedicated to exploring the fundamental nature of spacetime.
How do we talk about spacetime when it might not be fundamental? The inaugural EmerGe Workshop will bring together researchers from physics and philosophy to explore the structure and emergence of spacetime in quantum gravity.
The workshop will feature invited talks, focused discussion sessions, and space for collaborative work. Rather than just presenting finished results, we aim to create a space for serious but open-ended conversations—where different perspectives can meet and new questions can emerge.
Details on the venue, registration, and full program will follow soon. We welcome participants from all backgrounds interested in foundational questions at the intersection of quantum theory, gravity, and geometry.
Research at the broad intersection of gravity, quantum information theory, and quantum foundations, including interpretations of quantum mechanics, table-top quantum gravity, and quantum geometry.
Research focus on holographic entanglement entropy in quantum gravity, gravitational path integrals, and understanding Ryu-Takayanagi/HRT as entropy without AdS/CFT.
Research focus on cosmology, particle physics and gravity, including topics such as the cosmological constant problem and cosmological tensions.
Research focus on theoretical cosmology, early universe physics, foundations of physics, and quantum gravity, exploring the deepest questions in physics and philosophy. He also created the successful outreach program ScientiFika.
Research focus on quantum reference frames, quantum measurement theory, and gauge theories, exploring the foundations of quantum mechanics.
Research focus on theories of multiple spin-2 fields, mass spectrum and linear perturbations of ghost-free multi-spin-2 theory.
Research focus on philosophy of physics, philosophy of science, and metaphysics, with particular interest in spacetime theories and quantum gravity.
