Overview

Specific Research Focuses:

Quantum Information Science: 

■ Bounds on the runtime of (adiabatic) quantum algorithms 

■ Quantum thermodynamics 

■ Quantum control, sensing and metrology 

■ Utilizing quantum-information-based concepts to study quantum many-body systems

Statistical Physics: 

■ Quantum many-body systems in and out of equilibrium 

■ Fundamental bounds on quantum dynamics, including thermalization and cooling

■ Stochastic thermodynamics 

■ Connection between statistical physics and information theory

Condensed Matter Theory: 

■ Analytical approaches to quantum many-body problems 

■ Topological phases of matter 

■ Frustrated magnetism and strongly correlated electrons 

■ Applications of quantum, statistical, and conformal field theory

Beyond condensed matter physics and quantum information science, he has a long-standing interest in the foundational principles that unite theoretical physics, mathematics, and theoretical computer science. For instance, he has been particularly fascinated by the application of (spectral) graph theory and probability theory to quantum many-body problems and quantum computing.

Interested arXiv categories: Quantum Physics, Disordered Systems and Neural Networks, Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics, Quantum Gases, Statistical Mechanics, Strongly Correlated Electrons, Superconductivity, High Energy Physics-Theory.