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.
30 September - 2 October 2026: I really enjoyed attending the Dissipation-assisted Quantum Technologies in Palma, Spain
8 September 2026: Our article Digitally Optimized Initializations for Fast Thermodynamic Computing has been accepted by npj Unconventional Computing!
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.
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).
5 July 2026: Delivered a talk at the CCPQ workshop in Windsor entitled "Accelerating Qubit Reset through the Mpemba Effect".