ABOUT ME
I'm a postdoc at the Center for Quantum and Topological Systems (NYU Abu Dhabi), working under Hisham Sati and Urs Schreiber.
Broadly, my research interests lie at the interface between quantum theory and mathematics. I am particularly interested in connections to quantum information and low-dimensional topology.
sachin [dot] valera [at] nyu [dot] edu
EDUCATION
PhD (November 2016 - August 2021) University of Bergen, Norway
MMath (October 2012 - June 2016) University of Durham, UK
RESEARCH
You can find a list of my papers (including drop-down summaries) here.
Grants
My doctoral work was supported by an NFR (Norwegian Research Council) fellowship.
Summary (by institution) in drop-down list below, arranged in chronological order with most recent at the top.
Other links: rough notes repository
New York University Abu Dhabi
Teaching assistant for CS-UH 3211 (Quantum Computing), spring semester 2024
University of Bergen
Lecturer for INF241 (Quantum Information and Quantum Computing), spring semester 2021
Lecturer for INF242 (Information Theory), autumn semester 2019.
PAST/FUTURE EVENTS
Quantum Information and Quantum Matter (Conference), NYU Abu Dhabi, UAE (2023)
Bicategories, Categorification and Quantum Theory (Research School), University of Leeds, UK (2022)
Joint Mathematics Meetings, Seattle, Washington, USA (2022) [Postponed (COVID); to be held virtually instead]
Boolean Functions and Their Applications VI (Workshop), Rosendal, Norway (2020)
Remote Rendezvous for Quantum Topologists (Online Workshop), (2021)
Fusion Categories and Tensor Networks (AIM Online Workshop), [virtual] (2021)
Boolean Functions and Their Applications V (Workshop), Loen, Norway (2020)
Tensor Categories and TQFTs (MSRI Online Workshop), (2020)
Summer Research Program on Quantum Symmetries, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA (2019)
Knots and Braids in Norway (Workshop), NTNU, Trondheim, Norway (2019)
Quantum Computation and Information Workshop, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA (2018)
Geometry, Quantum Topology and Asymptotics (Summer school), Geneva, Switzerland (2018)
Quantum Techniques in Machine Learning (Conference), Verona, Italy (2017)
Reach me at : sachin [dot] valera [at] nyu [dot] edu
PAST/UPCOMING TALKS
University of Bristol, UK (December 2023) : Topological Quantum Teleportation Without Braiding
NYU Abu Dhabi, Quantum Colloquium (October 2023) : Topological Quantum Teleportation Without Braiding
NYU Abu Dhabi, Quantum Colloquium (September 2022) : A Quick Introduction to the Algebraic Theory of Anyons (slides)
Ernst Selmer International Workshop (August 2022) : Quantum Key Distribution -- A Quick Tutorial
University of Paris 8, Discrete Mathematics, Codes and Cryptography Seminar, France (May 2022) : Doughnuts and Topological Quantum Memory
AMS Special Session on Fusion Categories and Their Applications in Physics, Seattle, Washington, USA (January 2022) : Fusion Structure from Exchange Symmetry in (2+1)-Dimensions. [Postponed (COVID); held virtually in April]
University of Leeds, Algebra Seminar, UK (November 2021) : Exploring Certain Families of Fusion Rules in Unitary Fusion Categories
Norwegian National Security Authority (NSM), (March 2021) : Hiding Quantum Information in Flatland
Ohio State University, Quantum Symmetries Student Seminar (March 2021) (Note: Talk slides etc. can be found at the hyperlinked address)
University of Iowa, Topology Seminar (October 2020) : Skein-Theoretic Methods for Unitary Fusion Categories
5th International Workshop on Boolean Functions and Their Applications (Sep 2020) : Surface Codes and Quantum Memories
Ohio State University, Quantum Symmetries Student Seminar (August 2020) : Skein-Theoretic Methods for Unitary Fusion Categories