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Quantum Technologies

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Lectures

Quantum Information IŁukasz CywińskiSpring 2025

Recent publications

Javid Naikoo, Ravindra Chhajlany, Jan Kolodyński, Adam MiranowiczPrecision assessment in non-Hermitian systems: A comparative study of three formalismsNew Journal of Physics 28, 034508 (2026)Vikash Mittal, Yi-Ping HuangQuantum magic in discrete-time quantum walkPhys. Rev. Research 8, 013124 (2026)Vikash Mittal, Tomasz SowińskiDiscrete-time quantum walk of locally interacting walkersPhys. Rev. A 113, 012435 (2026)

Quantum Optics

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Quantum electrodynamics Light–matter interactions Cavity hybrid systems Cavity QED

Recent publications

Vikash Mittal, Yi-Ping HuangQuantum magic in discrete-time quantum walkPhys. Rev. Research 8, 013124 (2026)Vikash Mittal, Tomasz SowińskiDiscrete-time quantum walk of locally interacting walkersPhys. Rev. A 113, 012435 (2026)Júlia Amorós-Binefa, Jan KołodyńskiNoisy Atomic Magnetometry with Kalman Filtering and Measurement-Based FeedbackPRX Quantum 6, 030331 (2025)

Fluids & Soft Matter

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Soft matter

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King L. Ng, Luís H. Carnevale, Michał Klamka, Piotr Deuar, Tomasz Bobinski, Panagiotis E. TheodorakisPhase transitions of oscillating droplets on horizontally vibrating substratesPhysics of Fluids 37, 104112 (2025)Xuebing Zhang, Tao Zeng, Yuqi Ji, Panagiotis Theodorakis, Yufan Zheng, Bin LiuDesign of multi-objective optimization software for air coolers based on the NSGA-III algorithmInternational Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer 169, Part B, 109665 (2025)Soheil Arbabi, Piotr Deuar, Rachid Bennacer, Zhizhao Che, Panagiotis E. TheodorakisCollision of surfactant-laden droplets: insights from molecular dynamics simulationSoft Matter 21, 6366-6376 (2025)

Computational Physics

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Phase space and C-field methods Simulation methods for large quantum systems Machine learning Computational materials science Molecular dynamics Density functional theory Monte Carlo simulations

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BiophysicsBartosz RóżyckiSpring 2026PythonPanos TheodorakisSpring 2025Computational Physics of Cold AtomsHubert Dunikowski and Maciej KrukFall 2024

Recent publications

Vilmos Neuman, Patryk A. Wesołowski, Krzysztof K. Bojarski, et al, incl. Pamela SmardzVisualizing the energy landscape for a molecular dynamics trajectoryJ. Chem. Phys. 164, 044112 (2026)Nguyen Le Ngoc Lan, Tri Pham, Mai Suan Li, Hung Van NguyenN-Terminal mutations in SARS-CoV-2 NSP1 alter the structure and dynamics of its C-terminal disordered region, impacting mRNA translation in ribosomes: insights from molecular dynamics simulationsPhys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 28, 3068-3078 (2026)Stanisław Kiedrzyński, Emilia Witkowska, Miłosz PanfilDynamic structure factor of quantum hard rods from exact form factorsPhys. Rev. B 113, 045401 (2026)

Condensed Matter

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Ab initio methods Dynamics of growth processes Surface formation Nanowires Polaritons Quantum dots Semiconductor surfaces Topological materials Superconductivity Diffusion

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Many-Body Quantum Theory IPiotr Szańkowski and Łukasz CywińskiFall 2016

Recent publications

Javid Naikoo, Ravindra Chhajlany, Jan Kolodyński, Adam MiranowiczPrecision assessment in non-Hermitian systems: A comparative study of three formalismsNew Journal of Physics 28, 034508 (2026)Yoshihiro Kangawa, Akira Kusaba, Toru Akiyama, et al, incl. Marta A. Chabowska, Magdalena A. Załuska-KoturChemical vapor deposition of compound semiconductors: process simulation and experimental validationAppl. Phys. Express 19, 010101 (2026)A. Królicka, K. Gas, W. Dobrowolski, et al, incl. P. BogusławskiCr resonant impurity for studies of band inversion and band offsets in IV-VI semiconductorsPhys. Rev. B 112, 235207 (2025)

Biophysics

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Biomembranes Biomolecules Protein misfolding and aggregation Neurodegenerative diseases SARS-CoV-2 Liquid-liquid phase separation

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BiophysicsBartosz RóżyckiSpring 2026

Recent publications

Nguyen Le Ngoc Lan, Tri Pham, Mai Suan Li, Hung Van NguyenN-Terminal mutations in SARS-CoV-2 NSP1 alter the structure and dynamics of its C-terminal disordered region, impacting mRNA translation in ribosomes: insights from molecular dynamics simulationsPhys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 28, 3068-3078 (2026)Midhun Mohan Anila, Michał Wojciechowski, Mateusz Chwastyk, Bartosz RóżyckiTheoretical Methods for Assessing the Density of Protein NanodropletsInt. J. Mol. Sci. 26, 8631 (2025)Iyad Bin Hussain Thalakodan, Bartosz RóżyckiInterplay Between Membrane Adhesion and Distribution of Lipid RaftsSurfaces 8, 62 (2025)

Foundations of Physics

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Continuous-time measurements Interpretations of quantum theory Measurement problem Open quantum systems Quantum–classical transition Wave dark matter Quantum field theory Theory of gravity Single shot measurements Mathematical physics Quantum walk

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Quantum DynamicsPiotr SzańkowskiSpring 2026Open System TheoryPiotr SzańkowskiSpring 2025Foundations of Quantum TheoryPiotr SzańkowskiFall 2024

Recent publications

Vikash Mittal, Yi-Ping HuangQuantum magic in discrete-time quantum walkPhys. Rev. Research 8, 013124 (2026)P. SzańkowskiA perturbation theory for multi-time correlation functions in open quantum systemsSciPost Phys. 19, 066 (2025)Júlia Amorós-Binefa, Jan KołodyńskiNoisy Atomic Magnetometry with Kalman Filtering and Measurement-Based FeedbackPRX Quantum 6, 030331 (2025)

Atomic & Molecular Physics

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Atomic physics with anitmatter (CERN)Bose–Einstein condensates Degenerate fermionic matter Few-body problems Many-body correlations Optical lattices Pauli crystals Quantum droplets Bose–Fermi mixtures Dipolar gases Ultra-cold gases Supersolids Quantum vortices Condensate fluctuations Quantum gases

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Introduction to Atomic PhysicsEmilia Witkowska and Krzysztof PawłowskiFall 2024Computational Physics of Cold AtomsHubert Dunikowski and Maciej KrukFall 2024

Recent publications

Oskar Stachowiak, Hubert Dunikowski, Emilia WitkowskaMagnetization-induced reordering of ground states phase diagram in a two-component Bose-Hubbard modelPhys. Rev. B 113, 075132 (2026)Vikash Mittal, Yi-Ping HuangQuantum magic in discrete-time quantum walkPhys. Rev. Research 8, 013124 (2026)Vikash Mittal, Tomasz SowińskiDiscrete-time quantum walk of locally interacting walkersPhys. Rev. A 113, 012435 (2026)