Summary
Tim Evans is a Senior Lecturer and long-standing member of Imperial College London’s Theoretical Physics group who leads the cross-disciplinary Centre for Complexity Science, applying mathematical and numerical techniques to uncover how macro-scale patterns emerge from micro-scale interactions. With over three decades in academia and 13+ years of senior experience, his work spans statistical physics, complex networks, sociophysics, cultural transmission and archaeological applications, bridging rigorous Quantum Field Theory methods with data-driven social science. He has a deep technical pedigree in Thermal Field Theory, zeta-function regularisation and non-perturbative methods, yet his research routinely translates to bibliometrics and cultural dynamics, revealing unexpected links between physics formalisms and human systems. Based in London, Tim combines teaching, interdisciplinary collaboration and sustained fellowship-funded research to push complexity science toward real-world applications.
13 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Theoretical Physics, PhD, Theoretical Physics at Imperial College London
Natural Sciences, Physics and Theoretical Physics (Part II), Natural Sciences, Physics and Theoretical Physics (Part II) at University of Cambridge