Paolo Abiuso will visit our group from Oct. 27 - Oct. 30. He will give an IFIC seminar on 28/10/25 at 12:00, Primera-1-1-1 - Paterna. Seminario (IFIC).

Chung-Yun Hsieh will visit our group from Sept. 29 - Oct. 3. He will give an IFIC seminar on 30/09/25 at 12:00, Primera-1-1-1 - Paterna. Seminario (IFIC)

Quantum Resources: Using Quantum Effects as Fuels in Science and Technologies

In developing quantum science and technologies, it is vital to demonstrate quantum advantages, which are advantages that can only be achieved by quantum effects. Quantum advantages can greatly benefit various disciplines, promising impacts on faster computation, banking security, better batteries, communication, energy transfer, and drug development, to name a few. Crucially, to achieve quantum advantages, we need to use quantum effects as fuels or, say, resources. For instance, we need to consume entanglement to achieve teleportation. It is thus essential to describe different quantum effects theoretically as quantum resources, so we can know how and where to use them to demonstrate quantum advantages. In this talk, I will briefly review our recent findings in this direction. I will focus on quantum effects of quantum dynamics, the uncertainty principle, many-body entanglement, and their quantum advantages in different settings such as information processing, communication, and thermodynamics. 

Short Bio:

Chung-Yun's research interests are the interfaces between quantum physics, thermodynamics, and quantum information theory. Chung-Yun obtained his PhD from ICFO - The Institute of Photonic Sciences in 2022, where he researched different quantum resources and their operational/thermodynamic applications. After completing his PhD, Chung-Yun began his postdoc position at the University of Bristol, where he studied quantum foundational effects in thermodynamics and quantum information science. Since 2024, he has been a Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellow, again based at the University of Bristol, where he has furthered his research on the quantum advantages of the uncertainty principle.

https://indico.ific.uv.es/event/8249/

Augusto Smerzi (CNR-INO, LENS, QSTAR, Florence, Italy) will be visiting IFIC and the Department of Theoretical Physics during the month of October.

The conference Quantum Information in Spain (ICE) will be held in Valencia from 20-24 October 2025.

Follow all the updates on the official website: 

https://indico.ific.uv.es/e/ICE10

We have a two-year postdoctoral position open in our group. 

For more information see:

https://qt.eu/jobs-quantum-technologies/postdoc-in-quantum-information-theory-in-valencia

Toni Acín will visit IFIC and the Department of Theoretical Physics from 11/02 - 14/02. He will receive the prestigious “Rei Jaume I” 2024 prize in Fundamental Science. As part of his visit he will deliver the following Colloquium:

IFIC Coloquium, 13/02/25 Salón de Actas, IFIC, Time: 12:00 From Bell’s theorem to the device-independent quantum information scenario

Long-time collaborator Augusto Smerzi (CNR-INO, LENS, QSTAR, Florence, Italy) will be visiting IFIC and the Department of Theoretical Physics during the month of February. He will give two seminars during his visit:

IFIC Seminar, 04/02/25 12:00 Salón Lise Meitner, Facultat de Física, Universitat de València, Entanglement for Quantum Technologies

QMP Seminar, 21/02/25 11:00 Salón Lise Meitner, Facultat de Física, Universitat de València, Advances in multiparameter quantum sensing and metrology