Dr S. (Sebastian) De Haro Ollé
Faculty of Science
ILLC
Area of expertise: Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Physics, Philosophy of Technology, Theoretical Physics, Mathematical Physics
Photographer: Sander Nieuwenhuys
Visiting address
- Science Park 107
- Room number: F1.42
Postal address
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Postbus 94242
1090 GE Amsterdam
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Profile
Sebastian De Haro
Assistant Professor (Universitair Docent) in Philosophy of Science at the Institute for Logic, Language and Computation and the Institute of Physics of the University of Amsterdam. I am also a Senior Researcher in the Quantum for Society and Business research line at QuSoft, and a member of the Vossius Center for the History of Humanities and Sciences.
My monograph with Jeremy Butterfield, The Philosophy and Physics of Duality, is forthcoming from Oxford University Press on 24 July 2025 (both in Open Access and as a hardback).
Forthcoming in July 2025. In the summer of 2025, I will be a Visiting Scholar at St John's College, Oxford.
Main Areas of Research
Philosophy of Physics. I work on the philosophy of spacetime theories, the philosophy of quantum field theory, and the philosophy of quantum gravity, including string theory. My interests include dualities in all areas of physics (from quantum mechanics, electrodynamics, condensed matter theory, and statistical mechanics, to quantum field theory and string theory), symmetries, emergence of spacetime, and recent applications of algebraic methods to black holes and quantum cosmology.
Together with Jeremy Butterfield, I have developed a view that we call the Schema for dualities, and we have discussed how dualities bear on more general topics in the philosophy of science. Based on the generalisation of a duality that I call a quasi-duality, I am currently developing a geometric view of physical theories.
Philosophy of Science and Philosophy of Technology. I work on theoretical equivalence, theories and models, emergence and reduction, fundamentality, scientific and technological understanding, heuristics and the philosophy of scientific change, scientific realism, the relationship between science and philosophy, and the societal impact of quantum technology.
Theoretical and Mathematical Physics. I have worked on the holographic principle and AdS-CFT, supergravity, topological quantum field theory and black holes. Together with Kostas Skenderis and Sergey Solodukhin, we developed a method called holographic renormalization.
For my full list of publications, see my Google scholar profile.
Short Bio
I did my PhD in History and Philosophy of Science under Jeremy Butterfield at the University of Cambridge, as the Tarner student in Philosophy of Science and History of Ideas (2015-2020) at Trinity College, Cambridge.
I did my PhD in theoretical physics under Gerard 't Hooft (Nobel Prize in Physics 1999) at Utrecht University in 2001. After that, I was a postdoc in theoretical and mathematical physics at the University of California, Los Angeles (2001-2003), the Max-Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, Potsdam (2003-2006), and King's College, London (2006-2008). Before joining the Faculty of Science, I was a lecturer at the Amsterdam University College, University of Amsterdam (2009-2020).
During the winter of 2018-2019, I was a visiting fellow in philosophy at the Black Hole Initiative, Harvard University, through invitation by Peter Galison.
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Job Openings
- Fully funded 4-year PhD in the Emergence of Time and Laws in Quantum Cosmology.
If you are interested in applying to the University of Amsterdam under a national or international funding scheme for a personal grant, please contact me.
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News, Events and Outreach
Latest News in the Research Team:
- Our follow-up paper with Eline de Jong on technological understanding is available: A Contextual Approach to Technological Understanding and Its Assessment, March 2025.
- The Research Priority Area (RPA) Shaping interfaces between science and the public of the University of Amsterdam, of which I am a PI, has been awarded. This RPA aims to establish a Public Methodology Centre to strengthen the relationship between science, citizen science, social debate and various professional practices. The RPA is a collaboration of five faculties: Humanities, Law, Science, Social and Behavioural Sciences, and the Amsterdam UMC, March 2025.
- New paper with Eline de Jong: Technological Understanding: On the cognitive skill involved in the design and use of technological artefacts, March 2025.
- New paper published: A review of James Read's Background Independence in Classical and Quantum Gravity in BJPS Review of Books, March 2025.
Upcoming Research Events:
- Join us for the EmerGe Inaugural Workshop on Emergent Geometries at Nordita, 17-21 November 2025.
- 5th HPP-NL workshop in History and Philosophy of Physics, 7 May 2025. The event will take place in the Doelenzaal, University Library, Singel 425, Amsterdam.
Upcoming and Recent Outreach Events:
- Pint of Science Festival, NEMO Science Museum, Amsterdam, 16 May 2025.
- Join us on 11 April 2025 at Fysica 2025 for the session on the History and Foundations of Physics: Quantum-safe cryptography and the societal relevance of foundational thinking.
- Atlantic Assembly -- Past, Present and Future, Jonge Atlantici, Atlantische Commissie, the Hague, April 2024. Session on Quantum Computing.
Roundtable discussion, Quantum Computing and Cybersecurity: Cryptocalypse or Overhype? Recent News and Events in the Research Team:
- Ecosystem Workshop for Quantum-Safe Cryptography, organised by Ailsa Robertson, CWI, 29 January 2025.
- Our consortium, Emergence At All Scales, has been awarded an NWA grant of 7.1 M€ by NWO. The consortium is led by Jay Armas from the University of Amsterdam and includes a mix of physicists, mathematicians, cosmologists and philosophers, as well as citizen scientists, all working together to understand emergence at all scales, November 2024.
- Silvester Borsboom has been awarded both the Hanneke Janssen Memorial Prize 2024 in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics and the Young Talent Award in theoretical physics of the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities for his MSc thesis Spontaneous Breaking of Global Gauge Symmetries in the Higgs Mechanism, November 2024.
- Aude Corbeel has been awarded the Master's Thesis Award of the Dutch Association for Logic and Philosophy of the Exact Sciences 2024 for her thesis AdS/CFT Duality: Insights from Quantum Information Theory (A Conceptual Clarification), November 2024.
- Quantum Computing and Cybersecurity: Cryptocalypse or Overhype? QISS launch event at the KIT Institute, 11 June 2024.
- Understanding Science and Technology: from Fundamental Science to Technology, Quantum and Society, workshop co-organised with Eline de Jong: Wednesday 3 April 2024 at the Institute for Advanced Study.
- November 2023: Enrico Cinti is awarded the Graduate Student Essay Prize, for his paper On Entanglement as a Relation, by the European Philosophy of Science Association.
- The Quantum, the Thermal and the Gravitational Reconcilde: Physics and Philosophy in the Varied Landscape of the Intersections. Munich Centre for Mathematical Philosophy, 2022. Co-organised with Erik Curiel and Bryan Roberts.
- 't Hooft 2019 – From Weak Force to Black Hole Thermodynamics and Beyond, conferrence to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Gerard 't Hooft's 1999 Nobel Prize in Physics, July 2019, Utrecht.
- Emergence: Conceptual and Philosophical Aspects, Dutch Institute for Emergent Phenomena, May 2019, Amsterdam.
- Changing Views on Space, Time and Spacetime, Amsterdam Philosophy Festival Drift, May 2017.
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Research Group and Collaborators
Research Group:
- PhD candidates: Aude Corbeel, Eline de Jong, Linda Hofman, Ailsa Robertson.
- Postdoctoral researcher: Laima Jančiūtė.
- Guest postdoc: Enrico Cinti.
- Project manager: Rudmer Canjels.
- External collaborators in the QISS project: Amber Geurts (TNO Vector), Bart Wernaart (Fontys University of Applied Sciences).
Larger History and Philosophy of Physics/Epistemology and Philosophy of Science group:
Website of our research group in History and Philosophy of Physics at the Institute of Physics.
Website of our research unit in Epistemology and Philosophy of Science at the Institute for Logic, Language and Computation.
Collaborators in Research Projects:
- Jeremy Butterfield, The Philosophy and Physics of Duality (NWO Open Access). Trinity College, Cambridge.
- Mark Golden, Is there Space and Time for Experimental Philosophy? (NWO-NWA). Institute of Physics, University of Amsterdam.
- Niels Martens, Emergence At All Scales (NWO-NWA ORC). Utrecht University.
- Christian Schaffner, Quantum Impact on Societal Security (NWO-NWA). Informatics Institute, University of Amsterdam.
- Joris van Hoboken, Quantum Impact on Societal Security (NWO-NWA). Institute for Information Law, University of Amsterdam.
- Robert van Rooij, Moral Smart Cities: towards an inclusive strategy for techno-moral decisionmaking by decentralized governments (NWO Raak-Pro). Institute for Logic, Language and Computation, University of Amsterdam.
- Erik Verlinde, Emergence At All Scales (NWO-NWA ORC). Institute of Physics, University of Amsterdam.
Research Collaborations:
- Silvester Borsboom, Radboud University Nijmegen. Topic: Gauge Symmetry Breaking.
- Henk de Regt, Radboud University Nijmegen. Topic: Scientific Understanding in Theoretical Physics.
- Huub Dijstelbloem, Institute for Advanced Study, University of Amsterdam. Topic: Science and Public Methodology.
- Lisa Dondorp, Master of Logic, Unversity of Amsterdam. Topic: Extensional Scientific Realism.
- Umut Gursoy, Utrecht University. Topic: Holographic Strange Metals.
- Henk Stoof, Utrecht University. Topic: Holographic Strange Metals.
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Projects
Philosophy of Physics:
As Project Leader or Principal Investigator:
- Is there Space and Time for Experimental Philosophy? NWO, NWA-route 2, 2023-2025. Grant obtained together with Mark Golden, within the NWA-route Building blocks of matter and fundaments of space and time. This project aims to build bridges between experimental quantum physics and philosophy.
- The Philosophy and Physics of Duality, NWO Open Access book grant, 2024-2025. The monograph for which this grant was obtained discusses what dualities are and the philosophical questions that they raise. It also examines the main examples of duality--from quantum mechanics and electrodynamics to statistical mechanics, quantum field theory, and string theory.
As co-PI of a Large Consortium:
- Emergence At All Scales, NWO, NWA-ORC, 2025-2030. Consortium led by Jay Armas, Institute of Physics, University of Amsterdam. The consortium investigates the phenomenon of emergence – the process whereby complex phenomena arise out of simple building blocks – on a vast range of scales, spanning no less than sixty orders of magnitude. The consortium includes a mix of physicists, mathematicians, cosmologists and philosophers, as well as citizen scientists, all working together to understand emergence at all scales.
Philosophy of Science and Technology and Technology for Society:
As Project Leader or Principal Investigator:
- Shaping interfaces between science and the public, Research Priority Area, University of Amsterdam, 2025-2029. This Research Priority Area aims to establish a Public Methodology Centre to strengthen the relationship between science, citizen science, social debate and various professional practices. The RPA is a collaboration between five faculties: Humanities, Law, Science, Social and Behavioural Sciences, and the Amsterdam UMC.
- Quantum Impact on Societal Security, NWO, NWA-routes 18 and 16, 2023-2028. As the potential risks and consequences of cybersecurity breaches by future quantum computers are devastating, there is an urgent need to prepare for a transition to quantum-safe cryptography. Addressing the many complexities of this transition requires a multidisciplinary collaboration of scientists, financial and governmental institutions, and civil society groups. Quantum Impact on Societal Security has four scientific aims: First, to identify technical and societal requirements on innovation policies for quantum-safe cryptography: which enables an interactive approach to responsible innovation, in real time as the technology develops. Second, to understand the dynamics of knowledge in research and innovation ecosystems. Third, to draft novel innovation policies that satisfy the societal requirements for the financial and government sectors, clarifying their legal underpinning. Fourth, to link the development of new cryptographic standards to the subsequent stakeholder dynamics and its geopolitical consequences.
- A Responsible Quantum-Safe Cryptography Transition. Quantum Delta NL Quantum & Society, 2024-2025. The aim of this project is to enable ethicists, epistemologists and law researchers to practice upstream stakeholder engagement, in order to identify societal requirements for a responsible transition to QSC.
As co-PI of a Large Consortium:
- Moral smart cities: towards an inclusive strategy for techno-moral decision-making by decentralized goernments, consortium led by Fontys University of Applied Science. NWO Raak-Pro. 2023-2027. This project builds a manageable yet nuanced strategy to conduct a broad debate on Smart Urban Developments and promote inclusive decision-making.
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Teaching
Recent International Summer Schools:
- 25th International Summer School in Philosophy of Physics: Dualities between Philosophy and Physics, University of Urbino, 2023. Videos of all lectures are available here.
- 24th International Summer School in Philosophy of Physics: Black Holes and the Information Loss Paradox, University of Urbino, 2022. Videos of all online lectures are available here.
Graduate Courses at the University of Amsterdam:
- Philosophy of Science, Master Physics and Astronomy and Master of Logic.
- Philosophy of Physics, Master Physics and Astronomy.
- Quantum in Society, Master Quantum Computer Science.
- Frequent guest lecturer in Henk de Regt's course History and Philosophy of Physics at Radboud University.
Undergraduate Courses at the University of Amsterdam
- Reflectie op wiskunde, Bachelor Wiskunde.
- Reflectie op de digitale cultuur, Bachelor Informatiekunde.
I supervise master's theses in the Master Physics and Astronomy, and in the Master of Logic.
Recent Master's Thesis Awards:
- Aude Corbeel, Dutch Association for Logic and Philosophy of the Exact Sciences 2024. AdS/CFT Duality: Insights from Quantum Information Theory (A Conceptual Clarification).
- Silvester Borsboom, Hanneke Janssen Memorial Prize in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 2024. Spontaneous Breaking of Global Gauge Symmetries in the Higgs Mechanism.
- Silvester Borsboom, Young Talent Award in Theoretical Physics, Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities 2024. Spontaneous Breaking of Global Gauge Symmetries in the Higgs Mechanism.
- Sanne Vergouwen, Hanneke Janssen Memorial Prize in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 2022. Emergent Solitons and the Philosophy of Non-Perturbative Quantum Field Theory.
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Publications
2025
- De Haro , S., & Butterfield, J. N. (2025). The Philosophy and Physics of Duality. Oxford University Press.
- De Haro, S. (2025). James Read's 'Background Independence in Classical and Quantum Gravity'. BJPS Review of Books. https://www.thebsps.org/reviewofbooks/de-haro-on-read/
- Vergouwen, S., & De Haro, S. (2025). Supersymmetry in the Seiberg–Witten theory: a window into quantum field theory. Synthese, 205(2), Article 60. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-024-04882-8
2024
- De Haro, S., & Cinti, E. (2024). Cambridge Element on Dualities. Cambridge University Press.
2023
Crowther, K., & De Haro, S. (2023). Four attitudes towards singularities in the search for a theory of quantum gravity. In A. Vassallo (Ed.), The Foundations of Spacetime Physics: Philosophical Perspectives (pp. 223-250). (Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Mathematics and Physics). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2112.08531, https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003219019-12 [details]- De Haro, S. (2023). The Empirical Under-Determination Argument Against Scientific Realism for Dual Theories. Erkenntnis, 88(1), 117–145. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10670-020-00342-0 [details]
2022
- De Haro, S. (2022). Noether’s Theorems and Energy in General Relativity. In J. Read, & N. J. Teh (Eds.), The Philosophy and Physics of Noether’s Theorems: A Centenary Volume (pp. 197-256). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2103.17160, https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108665445.010 [details]
2021
- De Haro, S. (2021). Theoretical equivalence and duality. Synthese, 198(6), 5139-5177. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-019-02394-4 [details]
- De Haro, S., & Butterfield, J. (2021). On symmetry and duality. Synthese, 198(4), 2973–3013. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-019-02258-x [details]
2020
- Castellani, E., & De Haro , S. (2020). Duality, Fundamentality, and Emergence. In D. Glick, G. Darby, & A. Marmodoro (Eds.), The Foundation of Reality: Fundamentality, Space and Time (pp. 195-216). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198831501.003.0012 [details]
- De Haro, S. (2020). On empirical equivalence and duality. In S. De Bianchi, & C. Kiefer (Eds.), One Hundred Years of Gauge Theory: Past, Present and Future Perspectives (pp. 91-106). (Fundamental Theories of Physics; Vol. 199). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51197-5_3 [details]
- De Haro, S. (2020). Science and Philosophy: A Love–Hate Relationship. Foundations of Science, 25(2), 297-314. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10699-019-09619-2
- De Haro, S. (2020). Spacetime and Physical Equivalence. In N. Huggett, K. Matsubara, & C. Wüthrich (Eds.), Beyond Spacetime: The Foundations of Quantum Gravity (pp. 257-283). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108655705.015
- De Haro, S., & de Regt, H. W. (2020). A precipice below which lies absurdity? Theories without a spacetime and scientific understanding. Synthese, 197(7), 3121–3149. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-018-1874-9 [details]
- De Haro, S., van Dongen, J., Visser, M., & Butterfield, J. (2020). Conceptual analysis of black hole entropy in string theory. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B - Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, 69, 82-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsb.2019.11.001 [details]
- van Dongen, J., De Haro, S., Visser, M., & Butterfield, J. (2020). Emergence and correspondence for string theory black holes. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B - Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, 69, 112-127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsb.2019.11.002 [details]
2019
- De Haro, S. (2019). The Heuristic Function of Duality. Synthese, 196(12), 5169–5203. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-018-1708-9
- De Haro, S. (2019). Towards a theory of emergence for the physical sciences. European Journal for Philosophy of Science, 9(3), Article 38. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13194-019-0261-9 [details]
2018
- De Haro, S., & Butterfield, J. N. (2018). A schema for duality, illustrated by bosonization. In J. Kouneiher (Ed.), Foundations of Mathematics and Physics One Century After Hilbert: New Perspectives (pp. 305-376). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64813-2_12
- De Haro, S., & de Regt, H. W. (2018). Interpreting Theories without a Spacetime. European Journal for Philosophy of Science, 8(3), 631–670. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13194-018-0204-x [details]
2017
- De Haro, S. (2017). The Invisibility of Diffeomorphisms. Foundations of Physics, 47(11), 1464–1497. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-017-0117-0 [details]
- De Haro, S., Teh, N., & Butterfield, J. N. (2017). Comparing Dualities and Gauge Symmetries. Studies in the History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, 59, 68-80. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsb.2016.03.001 [details]
- de Haro, S. (2017). Dualities and emergent gravity: Gauge/gravity duality. Studies in the History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, 59, 109-125. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsb.2015.08.004 [details]
2016
- De Haro, S., Mayerson, D. R., & Butterfield, J. N. (2016). Conceptual Aspects of Gauge/Gravity Duality. Foundations of Physics, 46(11), 1381-1425. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-016-0037-4 [details]
- de Haro, S., Teh, N., & Butterfield, J. (2016). On the Relation between Dualities and Gauge Symmetries. Philosophy of Science, 83(5), 1059-1069. https://doi.org/10.1086/687938 [details]
2015
- Dieks, D., van Dongen, J., & de Haro, S. (2015). Emergence in holographic scenarios for gravity. Studies in the History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, 52, 203-216. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsb.2015.07.007 [details]
2014
- de Haro, S., & Petkou, A. C. (2014). Instantons and the Hartle-Hawking-Maldacena Proposal for dS/CFT. The Journal of High Energy Physics, 2014(11), Article 126. https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP11(2014)126 [details]
2013
- de Haro, S., & Hahn, A. (2013). Chern-Simons Theory and the Quantum Racah Formula. Reviews in mathematical physics, 25(3), Article 1350004. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0129055X13500049 [details]
- de Haro, S., Dieks, D., 't Hooft, G., & Verlinde, E. (2013). Forty Years of String Theory: Reflecting on the Foundations. Foundations of Physics, 43(1), 1-7. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-012-9691-3 [details]
2009
- De Haro, S. (2009). Dual gravitons in AdS4/CFT3 and the holographic Cotton tensor. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2009(1), Article 042. https://doi.org/10.1088/1126-6708/2009/01/042
- de Haro , S., & van Lier, T. (2009). [Review of: J.R. Leibowitz (2008) Hidden Harmony. The Connected Worlds of Physics and Art]. Foundations of Physics, 39(4), 407-410. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-009-9291-z
2008
- de Haro, S., & Petkou, A. C. (2008). Holographic aspects of electric-magnetic dualities. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 110(10), Article 102003. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/110/10/102003
2007
- De Haro, S., & Gao, P. (2007). Electric-magnetic duality and deformations of three-dimensional conformal field theories. Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, 76(10), Article 106008. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.76.106008
- De Haro, S., Papadimitriou, I., & Petkou, A. C. (2007). Conformally coupled scalars, instantons, and vacuum instability in 4D anti-de sitter space. Physical Review Letters, 98(23), Article 231601. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.231601
- De Haro, S., Ramgoolam, S., & Torrielli, A. (2007). Large N expansion of q-deformed two-dimensional Yang-Mills theory and hecke algebras. Communications in Mathematical Physics, 273(2), 317-355. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00220-007-0232-4
2006
- Arcioni, G., De Haro, S., & Gao, P. (2006). Diffusion model for SU(N) QCD screening. Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, 73(7), Article 074508. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.73.074508
- De Haro, S. (2006). A note on knot invariants and q-deformed 2d Yang-Mills. Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 634(1), 78-83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2006.01.014
- De Haro, S., & Petkou, A. C. (2006). Instantons and conformal holography. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2006(12), Article 076. https://doi.org/10.1088/1126-6708/2006/12/076
2005
- de Haro, S. (2005). Chern-Simons theory, 2d Yang-Mills, and Lie algebra wanderers. Nuclear Physics B, 730(3), 312-351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2005.09.009
- de Haro, S., & Tierz, M. (2005). Discrete and oscillatory matrix models in Chern-Simons theory. Nuclear Physics B, 731(3), 225-241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2005.09.034
2004
- De Haro, S. (2004). Chern-Simons theory in lens spaces from 2d Yang-Mills on the cylinder. Journal of High Energy Physics, 8(8), 1097-1118.
- De Haro, S., & Tierz, M. (2004). Brownian motion, Chern-Simons theory, and 2d Yang-Mills. Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 601(3-4), 201-208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2004.09.033
- van Dongen, J., & de Haro, S. (2004). On black hole complementarity. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B - Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, 35(3), 509-525. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsb.2004.03.002
2003
- Bena, I., de Haro, S., & Roiban, R. (2003). Generalized Yukawa couplings and matrix models. Nuclear Physics B, 664(3), 45-58. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0550-3213(03)00434-6
- de Haro, S., Sinkovics, A., & Skenderis, K. (2003). On a supersymmetric completion of the R4 term in IIB supergravity. Physical Review D. Particles, Fields, Gravitation, and Cosmology, 67(8), Article 84010. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.67.084010 [details]
- de Haro, S., Sinkovics, A., & Skenderis, K. (2003). On α'-corrections to D-brane solutions. Physical Review D. Particles, Fields, Gravitation, and Cosmology, 68(6), Article 66001. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.68.066001 [details]
2001
- De Haro, S., Skenderis, K., & Solodukhin, S. N. (2001). Gravity in warped compactifications and the holographic stress tensor. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 18(16), 3171-3180. https://doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/18/16/307
- De Haro, S., Skenderis, K., & Solodukhin, S. N. (2001). Holographic reconstruction of spacetime and renormalization in the AdS/CFT correspondence. Communications in Mathematical Physics, 217(3), 595-622. https://doi.org/10.1007/s002200100381
1998
- De Haro, S. (1998). Non-commutative black-hole algebra and string theory from gravity. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 15(3), 519-535. https://doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/15/3/006
- De Haro, S. (1998). Planckian scattering and black holes. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2(10).
2024
- de Jong, E. L., & De Haro , S. (2024). Technological Understanding: On the cognitive skill involved in the design and use of technological artefacts. https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/24841/
2020
- De Haro, S. (2020). On Visual Representations in Science: [Review of: N. Mößner (2018) Visual Representations in Science: Concept and Epistemology]. Grazer Philosophische Studien, 97(3), 529-538. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1163/18756735-000107 [details]
2016
- De Haro, S. (Author). (2016). Reply to James Read on Background-Independence. Web publication or website, Beyond Spacetime, Chicago-Geneva. https://beyondspacetime.net/2016/06/15/reply-to-read/
2015
- de Haro, S., Henke, J., & Tang, D. (2015). A. Cappelli, E. Castellani, F. Colomo and P. Di Vecchia (Eds.): The Birth of String Theory: [Review of: A. Cappelli, E. Castellani, F. Colomo, P. Di Vecchia (2012) The Birth of String Theory]. Foundations of Physics, 45(6), 657-660. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-015-9900-y [details]
Prize / grant
- De Haro, S. (2024). A Responsible Quantum-Safe Cryptographic Transition.
- De Haro, S. (2024). Emergence At All Scales.
- De Haro, S. (2024). The Philosophy and Physics of Duality.
- De Haro, S. (2023). Moral smart cities: naar een inclusieve strategie voor techno-morele besluitvorming bij decentrale overeheden.
- De Haro, S. (2023). Grant to support PhD research in Phlosophy of Quantum Technology.
- De Haro, S. (2022). NWA-grant for project Is there Space and Time for Experimental Philosophy?.
- De Haro, S. (2022). NWA-grant for project Quantum Impact on Societal Security.
- De Haro, S. (2016). Prize competition for essays on Space and Time after Quantum Gravity. https://beyondspacetime.net/essay-prize-2017-cfp/
- De Haro, S. (2015). The Tarner scholarhsip, Trinity College, Cambridge.
Journal editor
- De Haro, S. (editor) (2021-2023). Philosophies (Journal). https://www.mdpi.com/journal/philosophies/editors
Talk / presentation
- De Haro, S. (invited speaker) (2023). On Time in de Sitter and the Geometric View of Theories, Perspectives on Time and Atemporality in Cosmology and Natural Sciences, Milan.
- De Haro, S. (invited speaker) (2023). Emergence and Reduction, Exploring Emergence, Amsterdam.
- De Haro, S. (invited speaker) (2023). Dualities and Quasi-Dualities: on Solitons and Phases of Quantum Field Theories, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
- De Haro, S. (invited speaker) (28-6-2022). Quantum Impact on Societal Security, Quantum and Society Colloqium, Amsterdam.
- De Haro, S. (invited speaker) (22-3-2022). Quantum Impact on Societal Security, Governmental Quantum Symposium, Ministry of Justice and Security, the Hague.
- De Haro, S. (invited speaker) (22-1-2022). Quantum Impact on Societal Security, Working Group Security, Dutch Banking Association.
- De Haro, S. (invited speaker) (2022). Dualities between Physics and Philosophy, XXI International Summer School in Philosophy of Physics.
- De Haro, S. (invited speaker) (18-11-2021). Visualization and Understanding in Physics, LIRa seminar, ILLC, University of Amsterdam.
- De Haro, S. (speaker) (18-9-2021). Gauge Theories and Black Hole Entropy Countings, 1994-1996, European Philosophy of Science Association Biennial Conference.
- De Haro, S. (invited speaker) (30-7-2021). Visualization and Understanding in Physics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Plön.
- De Haro, S. (invited speaker) (7-7-2021). A Conceptual Analysis of Black Hole Entropy in String Theory, XXIV International Summer School in Philosophy of Physics, Utrbino. https://sites.google.com/view/xxivurbinosummerschool/home?authuser=0
- De Haro, S. (invited speaker) (25-3-2021). Formulating Emergence in the Physical Sciences, Dutch Institute for Emergent Phenomena. https://www.d-iep.org/talks
- De Haro, S. (invited speaker) (13-11-2020). The Role of Singularities in the Search for Quantum Gravity, Warsaw Spacetime Colloquium, Warsaw.
- De Haro, S. (invited speaker) (18-10-2019). Visualisation and Understanding in Theories with and without a Spacetime, University of Florence.
- De Haro, S. (speaker) (12-10-2019). A Conceptual Analysis of Black Holes in String Theory, European Philosophy of Science Association Biennial Conference, Geneva.
- De Haro, S. (invited speaker) (11-7-2019). A Conceptual Analysis of Black Hole Entropy in String Theory, 't Hooft 2019 - From Weak Force to Black Hole Thermodynamics and Beyond, Utrecht.
- De Haro, S. (invited speaker) (25-5-2019). Conceptual Aspects of Black Holes in String Theory, New Directions in the Foundations of Physics, Viterbo.
- De Haro, S. (invited speaker) (11-1-2019). Noether's Theorem and Gauge-Gravity Duality, Tsinghua Sanya International Mathematics Forum, Sanya.
- De Haro, S. (invited speaker) (5-1-2019). Noether's Theorem and Gauge-Gravity Duality, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Institute for Advanced Study, Hong Kong.
- De Haro, S. (invited speaker) (2019). A Conceptual Analysis of Black Hole Entropy in String Theory, Beyond the Standard Model: historical-critical perspectives, Florence.
- De Haro, S. (invited speaker) (19-10-2018). Towards a Theory of Emergence in the Physical Sciences, Boston Colloquium for Philosophy of Science, Boston University, USA.
Others
- De Haro, S. (organiser) (2024). Understanding Science and Technology: From Fundamental Science to Technology and Society, Amsterdam (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
- De Haro, S. (organiser) (24-6-2022). The Quantum, the Thermal and the Gravitational Reconciled: Physics and Philosophy in the Varied Landscape of the Intersections, Munich (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
- De Haro, S. (member of programme committee) (14-9-2019). European Philosophy of Science Association Biennial Conference, Geneva (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
- De Haro, S. (organiser) (13-7-2019). 't Hooft 2019 - From Weak Force to Black Hole Thermodynamics and Beyond, Utrecht (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
- De Haro, S. (organiser) (11-5-2019). Emergence: Conceptual and Philosophical Aspects, Amsterdam (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
- De Haro, S. (organiser) (2-11-2018). Equivalence and Duality of Physical Theories, Seattle. Symposium organiser (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
- De Haro, S. (visiting researcher) (12-10-2018 - 28-2-2019). Harvard University (visiting an external institution).
- De Haro, S. (member of programme committee) (10-7-2018). Foundations 2018 (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
- De Haro, S. (organiser) (24-8-2017). Duality, Equivalence, and Emergence, Munich (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
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Crowther, K., & De Haro, S. (2023). Four attitudes towards singularities in the search for a theory of quantum gravity. In A. Vassallo (Ed.), The Foundations of Spacetime Physics: Philosophical Perspectives (pp. 223-250). (Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Mathematics and Physics). Routledge.