In this episode Mira and Chris talk to Silvia Pappalardi, who joined ML4Q as a junior professor last April. Silvia heads the Qhaos group (spelled with a Q) and introduces our listeners to the topic of quantum chaos which might be a bit intimidating for many of us. So, join Chris and Mira as they get some intuitive explanations from Silvia about concepts like thermalization and ergodicity and understand how these concepts relate to entanglement. 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:52 Welcome Silvia 00:02:55 The decision to become a physicist 00:06:15 Fermi, Majorana, Parizzi: working in the aura of notable me ..read more

In this episode Chris introduces Mira Sharma, his co-host of the show. Mira is a PhD student at IQI in David DiVincenzo's group. This is their first co-hosted episode, so it is an experiment. For today’s episode Chris and Mira left the cluster bubble on a roadtrip to Siegen where they met Christof Wunderlich. Before recording, they were able to visit Christof's lab where it was fascinating to see the ion traps and have an interactive introduction to trapped ion QC. They also visited EleQtron, Germany’s first QC start-up. 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:42 Welcome Christof 00:02:17 The decision to become ..read more

In this episode Chris talks to Gláucia Murta, a postdoc in ML4Q, who was won the cluster's Young Investigator Award. They talk about Gláucia’s passion for fundamental questions, device independence and a great outreach project, the podcast O Q Quantico she just launched in her home country, Brazil. 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:07 Why fundamentals of quantum mechanics? 00:05:41 Undergraduate studies in Brazil 00:13:00 Sandwich PhD in Poland and working on non-local games 00:40:16 Talking about device-independent quantum key distribution 00:47:47 Discussing security issues 00:51:25 Between solving safe ..read more

In this episode Chris talks to Gláucia Murta, a postdoc in ML4Q, who was won the cluster's Young Investigator Award. They talk about Gláucia’s passion for fundamental questions, device independence and a great outreach project, the podcast O Q Quantico she just launched in her home country, Brazil. 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:07 Why fundamentals of quantum mechanics? 00:05:41 Undergraduate studies in Brazil 00:13:00 Sandwich PhD in Poland and working on non-local games 00:40:16 Talking about device-independent quantum key distribution 00:47:47 Discussing security issues 00:51:25 Between solving safe ..read more

In this episode Chris talks to Julian Schmitt, leader of the junior research group “Quantum fluids of light” at the University of Bonn. Julian recently received an ERC Starting Grant, the ML4Q Independence Grant and in 2022 he was awarded the ML4Q Young Investigator Award honoring his contribution to the cluster’s program which particularly requires the collaboration between different sites. They talk about Bose-Einstein condensates and the differences between the atomic and the photonic sort. They recap how Julian got into the atomic molecular and optical physics (AMO) research community wher ..read more

In this episode, Chris talks to Steven Koester, Professor of Nanotechnology in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Minnesota. Steve - who is our first external guest - is joining us mainly as the Director of the Global Quantum Leap program – a network of networks including ML4Q - which provides an essential linkage between the fields of nanofabrication and quantum information sciences on an international level. They talk about his electrical engineering background, how he got a first taste of quantum devices during his Masters studies at Notre Dame, event ..read more

Engineer and physicist in one heart We continue to feature some of our experimental physicists. In this episode, we talk to Beata Kardynal, group leader at Forschungszentrum Jülich and at RWTH Aachen. We discuss her career and her training in electronic devices to using these devices to couple to single photons. She reveals her favorite materials and how she didn't see a strong distinction between physics and engineering from the start. Visit https://ml4q.de/ml4qa/ for more podcast episodes Visit https://ml4q.de/stories/ for more stories from our researchers at ML4Q Follow us on twitter: https ..read more

In  this episode of ML4Q&A, Federico Grasselli (Postdoc, Bruss group) speaks to Kathrin Dorn, PhD student in the group of Reinhold Egger, head of the Institute for Theoretical Physcs IV in Düsseldorf. They talk about Kathrin's PhD project and how she started off to combine maths, physics and arts in her studies and ended up in analyzing theoretical aspects in topological insulators. Visit https://ml4q.de/ml4qa/ for more podcast episodes Visit https://ml4q.de/stories/ for more stories from our researchers at ML4Q Follow us on twitter: https://twitter.com/ML4Q_cluster Visit the homepage ..read more

ML4Q&A continues featuring theoretical physicists in ML4Q. In the second episode, Chris Dickel is talking to David Gross, professor in Cologne and vice spokesperson of the ML4Q cluster. David's research interests lie on the application of rigorous mathematical methods to problems in quantum information theory and many-body theory. We talk about his career path, advising student projects in theoretical physics, teaching quantum mechanics and the Google event he was probably never invited to. Visit https://ml4q.de/ml4qa/ for more podcast episodes Visit https://ml4q.de/stories/ for more stori ..read more

In this episode, Chris talks to Erwann Bocquillon, ML4Q professor at the 2nd Institute of Physics at the University of Cologne who started his group in October 2021. They talk about Erwann’s educational and research journey touching upon differences between studying physics in France and Germany. They also discuss electron quantum optics and learn about Erwann’s best memory from his PhD time. 00:00:00 Welcome Erwann 00:01:20 Talking about electrons 00:10:35 When did you get interested in physics? 00:16:15 Talking about Erwann’s educational path and the French academic system 00:32:40 Working o ..read more