Isaac Friend

Isaac Friend

Postdoctoral Researcher

Isaac is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative. His research interests are broadly in the subject of information processing in complex systems

He completed a DPhil in Computer Science at the University of Oxford, at the intersection of causal inference, quantum information, and the foundations of quantum physics, with a thesis titled “Causal Identification for Quantum Networks.”  Previously, he obtained a BS in Mathematics (with a minor in Music) from the University of Chicago, followed by a Master of Advanced Study in Mathematics from the University of Cambridge, where he was a member of Trinity College.  He has also conducted research on supersymmetry, at Brown University.