His team is part of the Condensed Matter and Materials Physics group, and based in the London Centre for Nanotechnology (a joint venture between UCL and Imperial College, London).
Predicting the behaviour of electrons using quantum mechanics theory, to compare with experimental data.
Current funded project topics include:[2][3] He was educated at Abingdon School from 1976 until 1983 before going to Clare College, Cambridge.
During this period he spent a year at the IBM Zurich Research Laboratory (1991–1992).
Fisher is a violinist and is married to Alison Smart, a classical singer.