Hauke Group

Quantum Technologies Theory

Our research mission is to achieve a deeper understanding and precise control of quantum matter.

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Research

Quantum Simulation

Solving quantum many-body problems beyond the limits of classical computers using quantum devices

Quantum Computation

Developing algorithms for solving real-world problems on today’s and tomorrow’s quantum computers

Many-Body Entanglement

Unravelling the mysteries behind the most exotic phases of quantum matter

Novel Measurement Tools for Many-Body Experiments

Shedding light on hidden properties of quantum many-body systems


Our research is geared towards leveraging the potentials of quantum matter with the aim of developing novel quantum technologies such as quantum simulation, quantum computation, and quantum metrology.

We perform theoretical studies based on analytical and numerical methods, as well as develop proposals for realizing and characterizing phase diagrams and non-equilibrium dynamics of quantum many-body systems.

These proposals draw on the astonishing abilities of quantum devices, e.g., based on ultracold quantum gases, trapped ions, or superconducting qubits, which are now reaching a level of precision and control that has been unimaginable just a few decades ago.

Go ahead and find out more about our research topics by clicking on the project cards above.

Recent Preprints

Quantum simulation of the Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev model using time-dependent disorder in optical cavities

The Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev (SYK) model is a paradigm for extreme quantum chaos, non-Fermi-liquid behavior, and holographic matter. Yet, the …

Engineering a Josephson junction chain for the simulation of the clock model

The continuous improvement of fabrication techniques and high-quality semiconductor-superconductor interfaces allowed for unprecedented …

A Monte Carlo Tree Search approach to QAOA: finding a needle in the haystack

The search for quantum algorithms to tackle classical combinatorial optimization problems has long been one of the most attractive yet …

Superfluidity and sound propagation in disordered Bose gases

Superfluidity describes the ability of quantum matter to flow without friction. Due to its fundamental role in many transport …

Qudit-native measurement protocol for dynamical correlations using Hadamard tests

Dynamical correlations reveal important out-of-equilibrium properties of the underlying quantum many-body system, yet they are …

Recent Journal Articles

Protein Design by Integrating Machine Learning and Quantum-Encoded Optimization

The protein design problem involves finding polypeptide sequences folding into a given three-dimensional structure. Its rigorous …

Unraveling the emergence of quantum state designs in systems with symmetry

Quantum state designs, by enabling an efficient sampling of random quantum states, play a quintessential role in devising and …

G-structures for black hole near-horizon geometries

We derive necessary and sufficient conditions for warped AdS2 solutions of Type II supergravity to preserve $\mathcal{N}=1$ …

Beyond braid statistics: Constructing a lattice model for anyons with exchange statistics intrinsic to one dimension

Anyons obeying fractional exchange statistics arise naturally in two dimensions: Hard-core two-body constraints make the configuration …

Thouless pumping in Josephson junction arrays

Recent advancements in fabrication techniques have enabled unprecedented clean interfaces and gate tunability in …

People


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Our group regularly has openings for motivated Postdocs as well as PhD, Master, and Bachelor students. If you are interested, please contact us.

Project topics include entanglement in quantum many-body systems, quantum simulation of lattice gauge theories and other many-body phenomena, as well as quantum annealing and quantum computation. For more information, see research.


Principal Investigator

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© Alessio Coser

Philipp Hauke

Professor

Administration

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Sara Rebecchi

Team assistant

Researchers

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Veronica Panizza

PhD Student

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Edoardo Ballini

PhD Student

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Alberto Bottarelli

PhD Student

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Sebastian Nagies

PhD Student

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Alex Windey

PhD Student

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Simon Kochsiek

Master’s Student

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Affiliations

Our group is embedded in the Pitaevskii BEC Center — a joint interinstitutional effort between CNR-INO and the University of Trento, bringing together theorists and experimentalists with the aim of gaining a deeper understanding of the physics related to Bose–Einstein condensation as well as achieving precise experimental control over ultracold atomic systems.

Moreover, we are part of Q@TN — Quantum Science and Technology in Trento — an interdisciplinary organization bringing together Physicists, Computer Scientists, Mathematicians, Material Scientists, and Engineers to advance the development of quantum technologies.

We are members of INFN-TIFPA, where we contribute in particular to the Research Network (Iniziativa Specifica) QUANTUM, which pursues a quantum-information approach to strongly correlated matter. Aims of our research within this initiative are to design quantum simulations for lattice gauge theories and analog gravity, to illuminate the role of entanglement in many-body systems, and to design methods to extract complex observables from experimental data.

We are associated partner of the BMWi project EnerQuant: Energiewirtschaftliche Fundamentalmodellierung mit Quantenalgorithmen as well as CRC 1225 ISOQUANT: Isolated quantum systems and universality in extreme conditions.


Funding

Our group is receiving funding from the Provincia Autonoma di Trento, and Q@TN — Quantum Science and Technology in Trento, from the European Union under NextGenerationEU via the ICSC – Centro Nazionale di Ricerca in HPC, Big Data and Quantum Computing.

Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Commission. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

Active grants:

  • European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme, grant agreement No 101080086 NeQST.

  • Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR), FARE grant for the project DAVNE (Grant R20PEX7Y3A).

  • Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and lnnovation (SERI) under contract number UeMO19-5.1.

  • QuantERA II Programme through the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, Grant Agreement No 101017733 DYNAMITE.

  • European Union under NextGenerationEU, PRIN 2022 Prot. n. 2022ATM8FY (CUP: E53D23002240006).

Past grants:

  • European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme ERC-2018-STG project StrEnQTh — Strong Entanglement in Quantum many-body Theory, Grant agreement No. 804305.