I am a theoretical physicist studying nonequilibrium quantum systems and their interaction with complex environments. My research spans anomalous relaxation, many-body phenomena and new approaches to quantum and thermodynamic computing.
I study unconventional relaxation and thermalization in open quantum systems, with a focus on Mpemba effects and on how symmetries, spectral structure, and environmental memory reshape the approach to steady state.
I investigate applications to quantum computing, including fast qubit reset and dissipation-assisted quantum control. I also study hybrid digital-thermodynamic algorithms, where accelerated thermalization speeds up linear-algebra operations.
I develop tensor-network methods for nonequilibrium quantum dynamics and apply them to condensed-matter problems, from electron–phonon and light-driven dynamics to interacting open quantum many-body systems.
ASAP explores how unusual thermalization phenomena can be harnessed to prepare complex quantum states faster and more reliably, with applications to both digital and analog quantum simulators.
1 September 2026: Emer Keeling has joined the QuSys group as a PhD student. I look forward to co-supervising her research on quantum thermodynamic computing. Welcome to the group, Emer, and wishing you a great start!
28 August 2026: Our preprint Geometric optimality of entanglement-induced fast qubit reset is now on arXiv.
7 August 2026: Our article Tensor network framework for Lindbladian spectra and steady states was accepted by Physical Review X.
5 July 2026: Delivered a talk at the CCPQ workshop in Windsor entitled "Accelerating Qubit Reset through the Mpemba Effect".
1 July 2026: Our article Accelerating Qubit Reset Through the Mpemba effect was published in IOP's Journal of Physics A.
15 - 17 June 2026: Attended the European Workshop on Open Quantum Systems .
1 April 2026: I started my Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship and launched the ASAP project on anomalous thermalization and accelerated quantum state preparation. Exciting times ahead!
25 March 2026: Three publications of mine are mentioned in this popular science article in Science. (1,2,3)