The Quantum Interactions Theory Group is a theoretical research group that develops novel tools for investigating and engineering light-matter interactions with applications in the field of quantum information science.
Their work involves close collaborations with experimental groups and focuses particularly on finding new protocols for realizing:
- quantum networks
- quantum simulations of models from high energy physics
- quantum sensors
- hybrid quantum-classical computing
Principal investigator
Christine Muschik
Research expertise
- Quantum networks
- Quantum sensing
- Quantum simulations
- High-energy physics simulation with quantum computers
Research area
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