Dr Omar Kidwai BSc MASt DPhil

Dr Omar Kidwai

School of Mathematics
Research Fellow

Contact details

Email
o.kidwai@bham.ac.uk
Address
School of Mathematics
Watson Building
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Dr Kidwai's research lies at the interface of algebraic geometry, differential equations, and quantum field theory.

He is currently a Research Fellow under Marta Mazzocco on the Leverhulme Research Project Grant 'Extended Riemann-Hilbert Correspondence, Quantum Curves, and Mirror Symmetry'.

Qualifications

  • DPhil in Mathematics, University of Oxford, 2019
  • MASt Mathematics, University of Cambridge, 2013
  • BSc Mathematics & Physics, University of Toronto, 2012

Research

Research Themes

  • BPS structures
  • Spectral networks
  • Exact WKB analysis
  • Topological recursion

Publications

Omar Kidwai and Kento Osuga, ‘Quantum curves from refined topological recursion: the genus zero case.’ arXiv:2204.12431

Kohei Iwaki and Omar Kidwai, ‘Topological recursion and uncoupled BPS structures II: Voros symbols and the τ-function.' arXiv: 2108.06995

Kohei Iwaki and Omar Kidwai, ‘Topological recursion and uncoupled BPS structures I: BPS spectrum and free energies.’ Adv. Math. 398 (2022), 108191-

Lotte Hollands and Omar Kidwai, ‘Higher length-twist coordinates, generalized Heun’s opers, and twisted superpotentials.’ Adv. Theor. Math. Phys. 22(7) (2018) 1713-1822