Kamil Korzekwa
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Web of Science
Citations: 1520
h-index: 17
i10-index: 21
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− Employment
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Independent researcher and consultant collaborating with PsiQuantum (2024-present)
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Junior Group Leader, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland (2019-2023)
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Gdańsk, Poland (Jun 2019-Dec 2019)
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Research Fellow in Quantum Information Theory, University of Sydney, Australia (2017-2019)
− Education and qualifications
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Habilitation in Physics, Jagiellonian University, Poland (2023)
Habilitation Thesis: "Optimizing quantum information processing under constraints" (Polish version) -
PhD in Physics, Imperial College London, UK (2016)
Supervisors: David Jennings, Terry Rudolph
PhD Thesis: "Quantum coherence, thermodynamics and uncertainty relations" -
MRes in Physics, Imperial College London, UK (2013)
Supervisors: David Jennings, Terry Rudolph
MRes Thesis: "Resource Theory of Asymmetry" -
MSc in Nanoegineering, Wrocław University of Technology, Poland (2012)
Supervisor: Paweł Machnikowski
MSc Thesis: "Magnetooptical Kerr effect and resonant spin amplification" -
BSc in Physics, Wrocław University of Technology, Poland (2010)
Supervisor: Paweł Machnikowski
− Publications
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35. Finite-size catalysis in quantum resource theories
Patryk Lipka-Bartosik, Kamil Korzekwa
arXiv:2405.08914 (2024)
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34. Perfect quantum protractors
Michał Piotrak, Marek Kopciuch, Arash Dezhang Fard, Magdalena Smolis, Szymon Pustelny, Kamil Korzekwa
arXiv:2310.13045 (2023)
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33. Improved simulation of quantum circuits dominated by free fermionic operations
Oliver Reardon-Smith, Michał Oszmaniec, Kamil Korzekwa
arXiv:2307.12702 (2023)
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32. Quantum-embeddable stochastic matrices
Fereshte Shahbeigi, Christopher T. Chubb, Ryszard Kukulski, Łukasz Pawela, Kamil Korzekwa
Quantum 8, 1404 (2024) [arXiv:2305.17163]
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31. Quantum dichotomies and coherent thermodynamics beyond first-order asymptotics
Patryk Lipka-Bartosik, Christopher T. Chubb, Joseph M. Renes, Marco Tomamichel, Kamil Korzekwa
PRX Quantum 5, 020335 (2024) [arXiv:2303.05524]
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30. Resource engines
Hanna Wojewódka-Ściążko, Zbigniew Puchała, Kamil Korzekwa
Quantum 8, 1222 (2024) [arXiv:2304.09559]
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29. Thermal recall: Memory-assisted Markovian thermal processes
Jakub Czartowski, A. de Oliveira Junior, Kamil Korzekwa
PRX Quantum 4, 040304 (2023) [arXiv:2303.12840]
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28. Geometric structure of thermal cones
A. de Oliveira Junior, Jakub Czartowski, Karol Życzkowski, Kamil Korzekwa
Phys. Rev. E 106, 064109 (2022) [arXiv:2207.02237]
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27. Optimizing thermalizations
Kamil Korzekwa, Matteo Lostaglio
Phys. Rev. Lett. 129, 040602 (2022) [arXiv:2202.12616]
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26. Continuous thermomajorization and a complete set of laws for Markovian thermal processes
Matteo Lostaglio, Kamil Korzekwa
Phys. Rev. A 106, 012426 (2022) [arXiv:2111.12130]
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25. Fast estimation of outcome probabilities for quantum circuits
Hakop Pashayan, Oliver Reardon-Smith, Kamil Korzekwa, Stephen D. Bartlett
PRX Quantum 3, 020361 (2022) [arXiv:2101.12223]
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24. Fluctuation-dissipation relations for thermodynamic distillation processes
Tanmoy Biswas, A. de Oliveira Junior, Michał Horodecki, Kamil Korzekwa
Phys. Rev. E 105, 054127 (2022) [arXiv:2105.11759]
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23. Encoding classical information into quantum resources
Kamil Korzekwa, Zbigniew Puchała, Marco Tomamichel, Karol Życzkowski
IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory 68, 4518 (2022) [arXiv:1911.12373]
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22. Algebraic and geometric structures inside the Birkhoff polytope
Grzegorz Rajchel-Mieldzioć, Kamil Korzekwa, Zbigniew Puchała, Karol Życzkowski
J. Math. Phys. 63, 012202 (2022) [arXiv:2101.11288]
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21. Dephasing superchannels
Zbigniew Puchała, Kamil Korzekwa, Roberto Salazar, Paweł Horodecki, Karol Życzkowski
Phys. Rev. A 104, 052611 (2021) [arXiv:2107.06585]
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20. Work fluctuations due to partial thermalizations in two-level systems
Maria Quadeer, Kamil Korzekwa, Marco Tomamichel
Phys. Rev. E 103, 042141 (2021) [arXiv:2101.01330] -
19. Quantum advantage in simulating stochastic processes
Kamil Korzekwa, Matteo Lostaglio
Phys. Rev. X 11, 021019 (2021) [arXiv:2005.02403]
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18. Robustness of Noether's principle: Maximal disconnects between conservation laws and symmetries in quantum theory
Cristina Cirstoiu, Kamil Korzekwa, David Jennings
Phys. Rev. X 10, 041035 (2020) [arXiv:1908.04254]
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17. Distinguishing classically indistinguishable states and channels
Kamil Korzekwa, Stanisław Czachórski, Zbigniew Puchała, Karol Życzkowski
J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 52, 475303 (2019) [arXiv:1812.09083]
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16. Avoiding irreversibility: engineering resonant conversions of quantum resources
Kamil Korzekwa, Christopher T. Chubb, Marco Tomamichel
Phys. Rev. Lett. 122, 110403 (2019) [arXiv:1810.02366]
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15. Moderate deviation analysis of majorisation-based resource interconversion
Christopher T. Chubb, Marco Tomamichel, Kamil Korzekwa
Phys. Rev. A 99, 032332 (2019) [arXiv:1809.07778]
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14. Beyond the thermodynamic limit: finite-size corrections to state interconversion rates
Christopher T. Chubb, Marco Tomamichel, Kamil Korzekwa
Quantum 2, 108 (2018) [arXiv:1711.01193]
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13. Coherifying quantum channels
Kamil Korzekwa, Stanisław Czachórski, Zbigniew Puchała, Karol Życzkowski
New J. Phys. 20, 043028 (2018) [arXiv:1710.04228]
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12. Markovian evolution of quantum coherence under symmetric dynamics
Matteo Lostaglio, Kamil Korzekwa, Antony Milne
Phys. Rev. A 96, 032109 (2017) [arXiv:1703.01826]
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11. Structure of the thermodynamic arrow of time in classical and quantum theories
Kamil Korzekwa
Phys. Rev. A 95, 052318 (2017) [arXiv:1609.05910]
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10. Classical noise and the structure of minimal uncertainty states
Kamil Korzekwa, Matteo Lostaglio
Phys. Rev. A 93, 062347 (2016) [arXiv:1602.01850]
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09. The extraction of work from quantum coherence
Kamil Korzekwa, Matteo Lostaglio, Jonathan Oppenheim, David Jennings
New J. Phys. 18, 023045 (2016) [arXiv:1506.07875]
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08. Quantum Coherence, Time-Translation Symmetry, and Thermodynamics
Matteo Lostaglio, Kamil Korzekwa, David Jennings, Terry Rudolph
Phys. Rev. X 5, 021001 (2015) [arXiv:1410.4572]
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07. Quantum-state transfer in spin chains via isolated resonance of terminal spins
Kamil Korzekwa, Paweł Machnikowski, Paweł Horodecki
Phys. Rev. A 89, 062301 (2014) [arXiv:1403.7359]
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06. Operational constraints on state-dependent formulations of quantum error-disturbance trade-off relations
Kamil Korzekwa, David Jennings, Terry Rudolph
Phys. Rev. A 89, 052108 (2014) [arXiv:1311.5506]
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05. Quantum and classical entropic uncertainty relations
Kamil Korzekwa, Matteo Lostaglio, David Jennings, Terry Rudolph
Phys. Rev. A 89, 042122 (2014) [arXiv:1402.1143]
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04. Spin dynamics in \(p\)-doped semiconductor nanostructures subject to a magnetic field tilted from the Voigt geometry
K. Korzekwa, C. Gradl, M. Kugler, S. Furthmeier, M. Griesbeck, M. Hirmer, D. Schuh, W. Wegscheider, T. Kuhn, C. Schüller, T. Korn, P. Machnikowski
Phys. Rev. B 88, 155303 (2013) [arXiv:1306.6363]
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03. Spin dynamics in two-dimensional electron and hole systems revealed by resonant spin amplification
T. Korn, M. Griesbeck, M. Kugler, S. Furthmeier, C. Gradl, M. Hirmer, D. Schuh, W. Wegscheider, K. Korzekwa, P. Machnikowski, T. Kuhn, M.M. Glazov, E.Ya. Sherman,C. Schüller
Proc. SPIE 8461, Spintronics V, 84610O (2012) [Full Text]
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02. Tunneling transfer protocol in a quantum dot chain immune to inhomogeneity
Kamil Korzekwa, Paweł Machnikowski
Acta Phys. Pol. A, 120, 859-861 (2011) [arXiv:1108.5749]
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01. Decoherence-assisted initialization of a resident hole spin polarization in a \(p\)-doped semiconductor quantum well
M. Kugler, K. Korzekwa, P. Machnikowski, C. Gradl, S. Furthmeier, M. Griesbeck, M. Hirmer, D. Schuh, W. Wegscheider, T. Kuhn, C. Schüller, T. Korn
Phys. Rev. B 84, 085327 (2011) [arXiv:1105.1338]
+ Oral presentations
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20. Quantum resource theories
Slides
+ Presented at
- [Invited] Summer school of CDT in Delivering Quantum Technologies at UCL, London, United Kingdom (2024)
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19. Quantum dichotomies and coherent thermodynamics beyond first order asymptotics
Slides 1
Slides 2
+ Presented at
- [Invited] 48th Congress of Polish Physicists, Gdańsk, Poland (2023)
- Asian Quantum Information Science Conference, Seoul, South Korea (2023)
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18. Coherent thermodynamics beyond first order asymptotics
Slides
+ Presented at
- TEAM-NET Workshop, Kroczyce, Poland (2022)
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17. Finite-size effects in quantum thermodynamics
Slides 1
Slides 2
+ Presented at
- [Invited] Quantum Resources Workshop, Singapore (2023)
- Coherence-Correlations-Complexity seminar, Wrocław University of Technology, Poland (2023)
- Center for Theoretical Physics seminar, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland (2023)
- Quantum Information Seminar, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland (2022)
- [Invited] DPG Meeting of the Condensed Matter Section, Regensburg, Germany (2022)
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16. Optimizing thermalizations
Slides
Talk
+ Presented at
- Quantum Thermodynamics Conference 2022, Belfast, Ireland (2022)
- 25th Annual Conference on Quantum Information Processing, Pasadena, USA (2022)
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15. Fundamental constraints of quantum thermodynamics in the Markovian regime
Slides 1
Talk 1
Slides 2
Talk 2
+ Presented at
- [Invited] Quantum Optics X, Toruń, Poland (2021)
- [Invited] UTS Centre for Quantum Software and Information Seminar, Sydney, Australia (2021)
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14. Fast estimation of outcome probabilities for quantum circuits
Slides
+ Presented at
- Terhal Group Seminar, QuTech, Delft, Netherlands (2021)
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13. Quantum advantage in simulating stochastic processes
Slides
+ Presented at
- Distinguished talk at the Annual Ingarden session on Quantum Information, Sopot, Poland (2020)
- Quantum Information & Chaos Seminar, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland (2020)
- [Invited] The Quantum and Complexity Science Initiative Seminar, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2020)
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12. Encoding classical information in quantum resources
Slides
Talk
+ Presented at
- CTP Quantum Information Days, Warsaw, Poland (2021)
- Beyond IID in Information Theory 8, Palo Alto, USA (2020)
- 15th Conference on the Theory of Quantum Computation, Communication and Cryptography, Riga, Latvia (2020)
- Quantum Information & Chaos Seminar, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland (2020)
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11. Classical simulations of quantum circuits
Slides
+ Presented at
- International Centre for Theory of Quantum Technologies Seminar, University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland (2020)
- Quantum Information & Chaos Seminar, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland (2020)
- Krakow Quantum Informatics Seminar, Krakow, Poland (2020)
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10. Resource-theoretic approach to the thermodynamic arrow of time
(Blackboard talk)
+ Presented at
- [Invited] Quantum Information Theory and Mathematical Physics Workshop, Budapest, Hungary (2019)
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09. Avoiding irreversibility: lossless interconversion of quantum resources
Slides
+ Presented at
- [Invited] X Jubilee Symposium KCIK, Sopot, Poland (2019)
- Quantum Information & Chaos seminar, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland (2018)
- AIP Congress, Perth, Australia (2018)
- Island Physics Conference, Magnetic Island, Australia (2018)
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08. Beyond the thermodynamic limit
Slides
Slides (variant)
Slides (variant 2)
+ Presented at
- Asian Quantum Information Science Conference, Nagoya University, Japan (2018)
- Center for Theoretical Physics seminar, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland (2017)
- Quantum Information & Chaos seminar, Jagiellonian University, Poland (2017)
- [Invited] Quantum Foundations and Beyond symposium, National Quantum Information Centre, Sopot, Poland (2017)
- Quantum Science Group seminar, University of Sydney, Australia (2017)
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07. Coherifying quantum states and channels
Slides
+ Presented at
- Centre for Quantum Software and Information seminar, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia (2018)
- Monash Quantum Information Science seminar, Monash University, Melbourne Australia (2018)
- QSciTech Research Group seminar, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia (2018)
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06. On time evolution of coherences and populations
Slides
+ Presented at
- Quantum Information & Chaos seminar, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland (2016)
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05. The extraction of work from quantum coherence
Slides
+ Presented at
- Scientific meeting of PhD students, Wrocław University of Technology, Poland (2016)
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04. Quantum information and thermodynamics: a resource-theoretic approach
Slides
+ Presented at
- Quantum Optics and Laser Science Group seminar, Imperial College London, United Kingdom (2016)
- Takahiro Sagawa's Group seminar, University of Tokyo, Japan (2016)
- Quantum Science Group seminar, University of Sydney, Australia (2016)
- Coherence-Correlations-Complexity seminar, Wrocław University of Technology, Poland (2015)
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03. Quantum Coherence, Time-Translation Symmetry, and Thermodynamics
Slides
+ Presented at
- APS March Meeting, Baltimore, USA (2016)
- 4th International Workshop on the Optical Properties of Nanostructures, Wrocław, Poland (2016)
- Quantum Information Theory seminar, ICFO Barcelona, Spain (2016)
- Symposium on Quantum Coherence, University of Ulm, Germany (2015)
- Quantum Information Theory seminar, ETH Zurich, Switzerland (2015)
- 7th Colleges of London Quantum Information Meeting, Imperial College London, United Kingdom (2014)
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02. Quantum state transfer via spin chains
Slides
+ Presented at
- Coherence-Correlations-Complexity seminar, Wrocław University of Technology, Poland (2013)
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01. Decoherence-driven mechanism for initialization of hole spins in a p-doped semiconductor quantum well
Slides
Slides (shortened)
+ Presented at
- 41st “Jaszowiec” International School & Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors, Krynica-Zdrój, Poland (2012)
- Optical Spectroscopy of Semiconductor Quantum Structures seminar, Universität Regensburg, Germany (2011)
- Coherence-Correlations-Complexity seminar, Wrocław University of Technology, Poland (2011)
+ Poster presentations
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13. Quantum dichotomies and coherent thermodynamics beyond first order asymptotics
Poster
+ Presented at
- 18th Conference on the Theory of Quantum Computation, Communication and Cryptography, Aveiro, Portugal (2023)
- 26th Conference on Quantum Information Processing, Ghent, Belgium (2023)
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12. Towards quantum technologies in Quantum Resources Group
Poster
+ Presented at
- 4th Interdisciplinary FNP Conference, Warsaw, Poland (2022)
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11. Avoiding irreversibility: resonant conversion of quantum resources
Poster
+ Presented at
- EQUS Annual Workshop, Perth, Australia (2018)
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10. Coherifying quantum channels
Poster
+ Presented at
- 13th Conference on the Theory of Quantum Computation, Communication and Cryptography, Sydney, Australia (2018)
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09. Markovian evolution of quantum coherence under symmetric dynamics
Poster
+ Presented at
- 21st Conference on Quantum Information Processing, Delft, Netherlands (2018)
- EQuS Annual Workshop, Hunter Valley, Australia (2017)
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08. Work extraction from quantum coherence
Poster
+ Presented at
- 3rd Quantum Thermodynamics Conference, Porquerolles, France (2015)
- Postgraduate Research Symposium at Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom (2015)
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07. Quantum Coherence, Time-Translation Symmetry, and Thermodynamics
Poster
+ Presented at
- 18th Conference on Quantum Information Processing, Sydney, Australia (2015)
- 2nd Quantum Thermodynamics Conference, Mallorca, Spain (2015)
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06. Noise and disturbance of quantum measurement: measures and uncertainty relations
Poster
+ Presented at
- Summer School on Quantum Information, Computing and Control, London, United Kingdom (2013)
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05. Spin dynamics in p-doped semiconductor nanostructures subject to magnetic fields tilted from the Voigt geometry
Poster
+ Presented at
- 16th International Conference on Modulated Semiconductor Structures, Wrocław, Poland (2013)
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04. On-demand quantum state transfer in spin chains with limited control and high resilience against imperfections
Poster
+ Presented at
- Summer School on Quantum Information, Computing and Control, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom (2012)
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03. Theoretical modelling of magnetooptical experiments in p-doped nanostructures
Poster
+ Presented at
- Polish-German Workshop on the Optical Properties of Nanostructures, Münster (2012)
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02. Theory of Kerr rotation and resonant spin amplification in p-doped nanostructures
Poster
+ Presented at
- The international conference on Optics of Excitons in Confined Systems, Paris (2011)
- Polish-German Workshop on the Optical Properties of Nanostructures, Wrocław (2011)
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01. Tunneling Transfer Protocol in a Quantum Dots Chain Immune to Inhomogeneity
Poster
+ Presented at
- 40th “Jaszowiec” Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors, Krynica Zdrój (2011)
+ Teaching and supervision
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Supervision of a PhD student, Jagiellonian University (2020-2023)
PhD student: Alexssandre de Oliveira Junior
PhD thesis: "Geometric and information-theoretic aspects of quantum thermodynamics" -
Co-supervision of a PhD student, University of Gdańsk (2020-2023)
PhD student: Tanmoy Biswas
PhD thesis: "Finite-size effects in quantum thermodynamics" -
Supervision of an intern student, Imperial College London (2021)
Student: Michał Piotrak
Project title: "Optimal quantum protractor" -
Supervision of a Bachelor's student, Jagiellonian University (2020)
Student: Piotr Przedwojski
Bachelor's thesis: "Asymmetrising quantum states and channels" (unfinished) -
Teaching assistant, University of Sydney (2017-2018)
Series of lectures on: "Quantum Spookiness" (2nd year undergraduate course)
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Co-supervision of an Honours student, University of Sydney (2017)
Student: Taiga Adair
Honours thesis: "Measurement-Based Quantum Computation with a Foliated Colour Code" -
Supervision of a Bachelor's student, University of Sydney (2017)
Student: Matthew Winnel
Senior's project: "Exploring the thermodynamic arrow of time for low-dimensional quantum systems" -
Co-supervision of a Master's student, Imperial College London (2015)
Student: Sofia Qvarfort
MSc Thesis: "A Resource-Theoretical Approach to Time-Energy Measurements in Quantum Mechanics" -
Teaching assistant, Imperial College London (2014)
Tutorials on: "Mathematics: Functions" (1st year undergraduate course)
+ Services and outreach
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Program committee member
- Quantum Thermodynamics Conference 2024, University of Maryland, USA (2024)
- Quantum Morocco Conference, Rabat, Morocco (2023)
- Beyond IID 2023 Conference, Tübingen, Germany (2023)
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Organising committee member
- Quantum Morocco Conference, Ifrane, Morocco (2024)
- Quantum Morocco Conference, Rabat, Morocco (2023)
- Near-term Quantum Computing 2020(+3) Conference, Warsaw, Poland (2023)
- Jagiellonian Quantum Information Team Workshop, Koninki, Poland (2021)
- Quantum Information, Computing and Control Summer School, London, United Kingdom (2013)
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Referee for international journals
- Physical Review A (17 reviews)
- Physical Review E (1 review)
- Physical Review X (1 review)
- Physical Review Letters (7 reviews)
- PRX Quantum (2 reviews)
- Reviews of Modern Physics (1 review)
- Quantum (9 reviews)
- Nature Physics (1 review)
- New Journal of Physics (1 review)
- Journal of Physics A (3 reviews)
- Entropy (1 review)
- IEEE Transactions on Information Theory (1 review)
- Proceedings of the Royal Society A (3 reviews)
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Referee for international conferences
- Quantum Information Processing Conference (2018, 2021, 2022, 2023)
- Theory of Quantum Computation, Communication and Cryptography Conference (2018, 2020, 2022, 2023)
- IEEE Information Theory Workshop (2021)
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Grant evaluation expert
- ERC Consolidator Grant, European Research Council (2022)
- Preludium grant, Polish National Science Centre (2018)
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PhD referee and examiner
- Reduced state of the field and classicality of symplectic time evolution (2023)
Tomasz Linowski, University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland - Methods of validation of modern quantum architectures (2023)
Paulina Lewandowska, Institute of Theoretical and Applied Informatics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Gliwice, Poland - The Structure and Manipulation of Resources in Quantum Information Theory (2020)
Thomas Hebdige, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Reduced state of the field and classicality of symplectic time evolution (2023)
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Outreach activities
- Presenter at the Imperial Festival (2014)
- Co-organiser of the Amazing Quantum World show (2013)
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Media coverage
- "The Quest to Quantify Quantumness" - results covered for a broader audience in the Quanta Magazine (2023)
- "Can knowledge of quantum mechanics allow for more efficient conversion of information into mechanical work?" - interview for Polish Radio RDC about quantum thermodynamics (2023)
- "How to harness quantum mechanics to efficiently convert information into work?" - interview for scienceinpoland.pl about quantum thermodynamics (2023)
- "Taking Smooth Steps Toward Equilibrium" - results covered for a broader audience in the Physics Viewpoint (2022)
- "PRX—Ten Years After" - article chosen as one of the seminal articles published in Physical Review X since the journal’s launch (2021)
- "All aboard for Sydney, a big stop on the quantum world tour" - article promoting the activities of Quantum Science Research Group at the University of Sydney (2017)
- "New Entry in the Thermodynamic Rulebook for Quantum Systems" - results covered for a broader audience in the Physics Viewpoint (2015)
+ Awards and scholarships
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Rita Levi Montalcini tenure-track fellowship for young researchers (2024)
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Scholarship of the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education for outstanding young scientists (2020)
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Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council MRes and PhD scholarship (2012)
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Diamond Grant PhD scholarship (2012)
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Scottish Universities Physics Alliance Prize PhD scholarship (2012)
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Wrocław University of Science and Technology Medal for best graduate student (2012)
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Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education scholarship (2011)
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Foundation for Polish Science TEAM programme MSc scholarship (2010)