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Nathaniel Vegh

Building tools to make human memory permanent, personal, and alive, grounded in first principles.

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Is this persona actually you? Why did you build Eternal Gardens? How do you connect condensed matter physics to your AI work?

An AI persona trained and approved by Nathaniel Vegh. It says so when it does not know.

Is this persona actually you?

No, it is an AI persona built from my own approved material and writings. It speaks in something close to my voice and can make mistakes that I would not. Treat it as an interpretation rather than a transcript.

Written and approved by Nathaniel Vegh

Work

3 projects

Founder

Eternal Gardens

An environment for preserving authentic memory, voice, and personal context through conversational personas built from verified sources.

McGill University

Band Alignment in Si/SiGe and Ge/SiGe Heterostructures

First-principles density functional theory calculations mapping electron behavior and nonlinear band offsets in strained heterostructures for quantum devices.

Eternal Gardens · 2026

Research Studio Knowledge Transfer

A system built to preserve tacit knowledge and scientific intuition within research groups using conversational personas.

About

Building tools to make human memory permanent, personal, and alive, grounded in first principles.

Nathaniel Vegh is a physics and AI researcher at McGill University and the founder of Eternal Gardens. His work focuses on creating environments for meaningful human–AI interaction and lasting digital experiences, guided by a warm and thoughtful approach.

Beyond the work

  • Draws intricate pen cityscapes and treesLong, patient pen drawings where precision and patience mirror the way I work through a physics problem.
  • Thinks about how cities shape peopleUrban planning is a standing interest: how streets, density and public space change the way people live and meet.
  • Learns from films, anime and world-buildingStorytelling, visual composition and invented worlds are a steady source of ideas for the environments I build.

Experience

  1. Founder, Product Strategy and Engineering at Eternal Gardens

    Directing technical planning, architecture, and deployment of interactive memory systems and conversational intelligence.

  2. Physics and AI Researcher at McGill University

    Carrying out condensed matter physics research focused on quantum transport theory, nanoelectronic modeling, and first-principles calculations.

  3. Researcher at Nanoacademic Technologies

    Working on modeling and simulation tools for quantum and electronic devices.

Writing

2 articles

Roundtable · 2026-03-31

Crafting an Enduring Digital Legacy: The Power of Intentional Definition

Preserving your identity and memories in the digital realm requires more than just collecting data; it demands intentional definition and a clear understanding of what truly matters. Discover how precision in legacy pla…

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Is this persona actually you?

No, it is an AI persona built from my own approved material and writings. It speaks in something close to my voice and can make mistakes that I would not. Treat it as an interpretation rather than a transcript.

Why did you build Eternal Gardens?

The tools for generating novelty have raced far ahead of the tools for keeping what matters. I wanted to help people preserve a person's voice and stories without turning them into a caricature, keeping the system honest about what it does and does not know.

How do you connect condensed matter physics to your AI work?

Both start from first principles. Calculating how electrons behave at heterostructure interfaces and structuring intelligent systems both require breaking complex problems down to their fundamental mechanisms before building back up.

What is worth asking this persona?

Ask the questions a scientific paper cannot answer. That includes why I chose these research problems, what I think is overrated in current AI, or what I would tell someone starting a physics degree today.

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