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Research Summary

As a physicist, I develop theoretical frameworks for quantum fluids and quantum computing that could lead to quantum technologies for research and industry. My research journey focuses on: engineering topological defects (e.g., vortices, Skyrmions), protocols for quantum turbulence, development of quantum sensors and quantum algorithms for state-shift operations.

By developing high-performance simulations, I was able to collaborate with experimentalists and mathematicians, where I numerically show how spinor Bose-Einstein condensates (sBEC) can encode different topological defects and are dynamically stable for magnetic sensing protocols. On the other hand, at Quanscient, I contributed to the analysis of scaling in novel parallelized basis-shifts, a fundamental operation in lattice models.

Future directions: (1) investigate sBEC as potential quantum sensors and (2) research the implementation of quantum algorithms for lattice models (e.g. Cellular Automaton or Lattice-Boltzmann Methods) using the large state-space representation of quantum computers.

Education

• Ph.D. Physics, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City
  April 2018
  Thesis: "Macroscopic quantum excitations in BEC: Vortices, Skyrmions and Turbulence"
  Advisor: Prof. Victor Romero-Rochín

• M.Sc. Physics, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City
  July 2013
  Project: "Quantum Turbulence in Spinor BEC"
  Advisor: Prof. Victor Romero-Rochín

• B.Sc. Physics, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City
  July 2011
  Project: "Bosons in a double well potential"
  Advisor: Prof. Rosario Paredes-Gutierrez

Research Experience

• Research Scientist, Quanscient, Finland
  August 2022--Present

  • Quantum Optimization: Explored quantum algorithms for solving linear systems of equations by performing Hamiltonian evolution on quantum processors and optimization of quantum circuits.

  • Quantum Algorithms: Mapped basis-shifts operation into a quantum circuit, gaining an exponential number of basis operations through the linear increment of quantum operations and ancillary qubits.

• Postdoctoral Research, Aalto University, Finland
  July 2019--July 2022

  • Quantum Topological Defects: Analyzed the generation and dynamics of topological defects in spin-1 and spin-2 BEC, discovering monopoles, linked and knotted structures.

  • Monopoles into Alice-Rings: Collaborated with experimentalists using spin-1 BEC and monopole creation protocols, establishing the first evidence of monopole decaying into Alice ring structures.

• Postdoctoral Research, IF, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
  April 2018--May 2019

  • Dimensional Crossover: Verified analysis of effective models for 1D and 2D harmonically-trapped BEC against 3D-numerical solutions.

  • Quantum Magnetometer: Collaborated on stability calculations of an experimental spin-1 BEC quantum magnetometer.

Research Supervision

Master's Theses

• Joonas Vuojamo, Aalto University-Helsinki University, Finland
  2022

  • "Creation and evolution of monopole-antimonopole pairs in spin-1 Bose-Einstein condensates"

Bachelor's Theses

• Anna Huttunen, Aalto University, Finland
  2022

  • "Three-dimensional skyrmions in a biaxial nematic spin-2 Bose-Einstein condensate"

• Alisa Haukisalmi, Aalto University, Finland
  2020

  • "Simulation of a spin-2 quantum knot"

Teaching Experience

• Supervision and guidance of Bachelor's and Master's theses, Aalto University and Helsinki University
  2019--2022

• Data Science focused on Geographical Information, Continuous and Open Education FC-UNAM
  2018

• Solving 2D GPE with PyCUDA, Ultracold matter group IF-UNAM
  2017

• Introduction to CUDA by PyCUDA, Ultracold matter group IF-UNAM
  2014

Selected Publications

1. Blinova, A., Zamora-Zamora, R., Ollikainen, T., Kivioja, M., Mottonen, M., & Hall, D. S. (2023). Observation of an Alice ring in a Bose-Einstein condensate. Nature Communications, 14(1). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40710-2

2. Budinski, L., Nieminnaki, O., Zamora-Zamora, R., & Lahtinen, V. (2023). Efficient parallelization of quantum basis state shift. Quantum Science and Technology, 8(4), 045031. DOI: 10.1088/2058-9565/acfab7

3. Kivioja, M., Zamora-Zamora, R., Blinova, A., Monkola, S., Rossi, T., & Mottonen, M. (2023). Evolution and decay of an Alice ring in a spinor Bose-Einstein condensate. Physical Review Research, 5, 023104. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevResearch.5.023104

4. Annala, T., Zamora-Zamora, R., & Mottonen, M. (2022). Topologically protected vortex knots and links. Communications Physics, 5(1), 309. DOI: 10.1038/s42005-022-01071-2

5. Palacios Alvarez, S., Gomez, P., Coop, S., Zamora-Zamora, R., Mazzinghi, C., & Mitchell, M. W. (2022). Single-domain Bose condensate magnetometer achieves energy resolution per bandwidth below --. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(6). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2115339119

Selected Conferences

• 1er Congreso Iberoamericano de Computación Cuántica, IPN, Mexico (invited talk)
  2025

• FAME Connect & Collaborate Event Series, Aalto University, Finland
  2025

• Lakeside Quantum Dialogue 2025, Jyväskylä, Finland
  2025

• European Quantum Tech. Conference, Hannover, Germany
  2023

• QBN: Quantum Comp. Soft. & Sim., Espoo, Finland
  2022

• APS March Meeting, Virtual, USA
  2021

Awards and Honors

• 1st Prize Quantum Simulator Challenge, Fujitsu
  2024

• SNI Candidate Member, Conahcyt
  2020--2022

• Juan Manuel Lozano Mejía Diploma, IF-UNAM
  2018

• Scholarship for Excellence, UNAM
  2006--2009

Language Skills

• Spanish: Native

• English: B1

• Finnish: A2

• French: A1