People who make research happen
Ana Belén Sainz
Group Leader
webpage, arXiv, Google Scholar, email: ana.sainz@ug.edu.pl
My research interests lie in the intersection of quantum foundations and quantum information theory: which non-classical features could we observe in Nature, and how could we harness them to power information processing.
Roberto Dobal Baldijão
Postdoctoral researcher
arXiv, Google Scholar, email: roberto.dobal.baldijao@gmail.com
Is nature really quantum or is it something else? Why does it often appear to be classical, if it is not? My primary research interest is the foundations of (quantum) physics, specially contextuality, non-classical correlations and their implications, generalized probabilistic theories and classical limits.
Vinicius Pretti Rossi
Postdoctoral research assistant
email: vinicius.pretti-rossi@ug.edu.pl
I am interested in generalised probabilistic theories, especially in investigating generalised contextuality as a primary notion of nonclassicality within this framework. I am also eager to understand the relation between contextuality and other notions of nonclassicality, such as coherence or EPR steering.
Beata Zjawin
Postdoctoral research assistant
email: beata.zjawin@phdstud.ug.edu.pl
I am still exploring the mysteries of quantum foundations! The primary focus of my current research is resource theories. I am also interested in generalizing concepts of classical causal inference to quantum mechanics.
Paulo Cavalcanti
PhD student
email: paulo.cavalcantidevasconcelosfilho@phdstud.ug.edu.pl
I'm interested in the foundations of quantum theory and causality. How can we make sense of the bizarre features of Nature?
Former members
Vicky Wright
Former member! Postdoctoral researcher
My research centres around identifying characteristic properties of quantum theory, with a view to studying their consequences for quantum technologies. To this end I work on topics such as Gleason's theorem, general probabilistic theories and contextuality.
Marcin Karczewski
Former member! Postdoctoral researcher
arXiv, Google Scholar, email: marcin.karzcewski@ug.edu.pl
I am interested in various manifestations of nonclassicality, with a keen focus on the role of indistinguishability in quantum physics.
David Schmid
Former member! Postdoctoral researcher
Google Scholar, email: david.schmid@ug.edu.pl
I am interested in formally capturing notions of classicality, and then understanding how the world forces us to give up on these notions. Ultimately, I aim to use these insights on nonclassicality to develop a more compelling realist interpretation of quantum theory which allows for meaningful causal explanations of quantum correlations.
Jan Głowacki
Former member! Postdoctoral researcher
arXiv, Google Scholar, email: jan.glowacki.research@gmail.com
My main research interests reside around the notions of operationality, relationality and relativity in the context of quantum physics and generalized probability theories. Currently, I am working on an operational approach to Quantum Reference Frames. The ultimate goal of this program is to provide rigorous and relational foundations for relativistic quantum physics in operational terms. I am also interested in the emergence of spatiotemporal structures and classicality and in various questions in the foundations of quantum mechanics.
Idriss Hank Nkouatchoua Ngueya
Former member! PhD student
email: i.nkouatchouangueya.501@studms.ug.edu.pl
Fascinated by the applications of Quantum Mechanics in real-life problems, I am interested in using some aspects of its foundations to study the nonclassicality of nature through some well-designed experiments; Assessing quantum advantage in thermodynamics; Studying optimization of quantum technologies through novel ideas based upon contextuality.
Robin Saunders
Former member! Master student
email: saunders_robin_d@hotmail.com
I have come to view "foundations" as a proverbial elephant, a subject that researchers from various disciplines have each grasped certain aspects of (my own background is in maths). I believe these overlapping pictures can and should be drawn closer together, and my hope is to contribute to that in some way.