Daniel is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute of Theoretical Physics (ITF) at the KU Leuven in Belgium. He holds Master degrees in Theoretical Physics from the KU Leuven (in Belgium) and the University of Cambridge, and a Ph.D. cum laude from the University of Amsterdam. He was previously a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Michigan from 2015 to 2018, and at the Institut de Physique Théorique (IPhT) at CEA Saclay in France from 2018 to 2021. His research interests include using string theory to understand black holes and their interior. Daniel grew up in Belgium and will gladly enlighten you as to why Belgian chocolate is the best in the world. Outside of physics, Daniel’s hobbies include fencing, piano, cooking and board games.