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Participating Research Groups
Connecting QST research across academia
The CQA encompasses research groups across many faculties, schools and research centers engaging in research and teaching in QST.
Groups
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Quantum Physics & Astrophysics, UB
23 research groups across three divisions: Astronomy & Astrophysics, Particles & Gravitiation, and Atomic & Nuclear Physics, including quantum information theory & ultracold quantum gases.
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Institute of Cosmos Sciences, Quantum Technologies, UB
60+ professors across 16 fundamental research lines and 2 transversal technological lines, including several topics in quantum algorithms, simulation and sensing.
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Quantum Information group, UAB
5 PIs conducting research on theoretical aspects of quantum information, including Shannon theory, statistical inference, resource theories, and applications in condensed matter systems and non-equilibrium statistical mechanics.
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Quantum and Atom Optics group, UAB
5 PIs conducting research on theoretical topics relating to Ultracold atoms, Laser-matter interaction, Photonic simulators, Conical Refraction, de Broglie-Bohm quantum trajectories, and Laser-matter interaction with high-intensity fields.
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Barcelona Quantum Monte Carlo group, UPC
5 professors investigating ab initio studies of quantum systems at ultralow temperatures using a variety of numerical methods.
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Quantum Information Theory group, UPC
Quantum hypothesis testing, one-shot coding, finite blocklength analysis, quantum meta-converse, quasi-perfect codes.
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Quantum Technologies, ICFO
13 research groups covering topics including theoretical & experimental quantum optics, quantum information, quantum memories, quantum sensing, optoelectronics, 2D materials, nanomechanical resonators, nanophotonics and ultracold quantum gases.
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Quantum Computing Technology, IFAE
Working on quantum computing with superconducting qubits.
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Quantum Materials, ICN2
7 research groups covering topics including spintronics, quantum transport, phononics and photonics nanostructures, ultrafast dynamics and theory and simulation of topological matter and Dirac systems.
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Quantum Algorithms group, BSC
Studying novel quantum algorithms for quantum computation, quantum simulation and quantum annealing.