InstituteQ Colloquium: Gerardo Adesso

This InstituteQ Colloquium features University of Nottingham Professor Gerardo Adesso. The title of his talk is “Every quantum helps.”

When: 15:00-16:00, 23.11.2023
Where: Hall 215, Konetekniikka 1, Aalto University
Chair: Professor Pertti Hakonen, Department of Applied Physics at Aalto University

Guest speaker

Gerardo Adesso is a professor of Mathematical Physics and Director of Research in the School of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Nottingham. He received his PhD from the University of Salerno, Italy, in 2007 and joined Nottingham in 2009.

His research group investigates the mathematical characterization of fundamental quantum resources such as coherence and entanglement and their applications to quantum metrology, quantum communication with continuous variables, quantum imaging, and quantum thermodynamics. He has been awarded a Starting Grant from the European Research Council and has been recognized as a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher in Physics.

From Gerardo Adesso: What is your talk about?

“What makes quantum technologies tick? Advantages in communication, computation, metrology and other applications can be traced back to distinct manifestations of quantum theory, such as coherence and entanglement. We characterise these elusive quantum signatures and their operational power under the unifying lens of resource theories.

“We then show that every quantum resource yields an advantage in a channel discrimination task, enabling a strictly greater success probability than what is achievable by any state without the given resource. We further discuss recent progress in untapping these benefits for practical quantum-enhanced imaging and sensing tasks.”

The event is free to attend for all. Please sign up via the Webropol registration form.

Please note that the event is on-site only and will not be recorded.