ADVISORY BOARD
Prof. Marzena Szymańska
Prof. Marzena Szymańska is a theoretical physicist with 25 years of experience in non-equilibrium driven-dissipative quantum phenomena, especially in the context of coherent light-matter systems relevant to quantum technologies, who pioneered development of new methods to address quantum correlations and entanglement in a dissipative environment. She holds a position of Professor of Physics at University College London where she also leads the Quantum Collective Dynamics in Light-Matter Systems group, currently consisting of two post-docs and 6 PhD students, which is a part of the London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN) and the Quantum Science and Technology Institute. The group's research focuses currently on out-of-equilibrium collective phenomena in systems composed of light and matter, with particular interest in exciton-polaritons, cavity and circuit quantum electrodynamics and cold atoms. Prof. Szymańska has a very good track record of working with experimental groups as shown by the articles she has co-authored in Nature, Nature Materials, Nature Physics, Science, PNAS, PRL and PRX. (WP7, WP8)
Prof. Maciej Lewenstein
Prof. Maciej Lewenstein is a distinguished Polish theoretical physicist specializing in inter alia quantum optics, the physics of ultracold atoms, and quantum information. Prof. Lewenstein holds a professor position at the Institute of Photonic Sciences in Barcelona (Spain) where he also leads a Quantum Optics Theory Group, currently consisting of 7 postdoctoral researchers and 9 PhD students. The group currently tackles a wide range of topics, including quantum optics, ultra-intense and ultra-short laser physics, attosecond phenomena, quantum information theory (foundations and applications in atomic, optical, and condensed matter systems), and the physics of ultracold gases (atoms, ions, molecules, and photons) spanning from weakly interacting systems to strongly correlated lattice models. Prof. Lewenstein has an impressive track record, with approximately 800 publications in renowned journals, including top-tier ones like Nature and Science. He also boasts an outstanding record of securing research funding, including three prestigious ERC grants. For his seminal contribution to quantum optics and the physics of ultracold matter Prof. Lewenstein has been awarded numerous prestigious prizes and awards such as the Humboldt Science Award in 2008 or the Foundation for Polish Science Prize in (2011). Since 2017 Prof. Lewenstein is also a Foreign Member of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
Prof. Artur Ekert
Prof. Artur Ekert is a renowned Polish theoretical physicist and pioneer in quantum cryptography. He is best known for developing the concept of quantum key distribution using entanglement, which forms the basis of modern secure communication; in fact, his seminal work from 1991 about entangled-based quantum key distribution is now one of the milestones of Physical Review Letters. His research interests are, however, much broader and cover not only quantum cryptography but also other areas of quantum information theory including quantum computing and also quantum relativistic quantum information. Currently he is a professor of quantum physics at the University of Oxford and also an honorary professor at the National University of Singapore. Prof. Ekert has an impressive track record, having published more than 130 publications in renowned journals, including the top-tier ones such as Nature or Physical Review Letters. Prof. Ekert is also known as a great educator and popularizer of science; in fact, he runs his own YouTube channel where he explains difficult concepts, also related to quantum cryptography in very simple terms.
Prof. Andrew Daley
Prof. Andrew Daley is a renowned theoretical physicist specializing in quantum many-body systems, particularly in the context of optical lattices, ultracold atomic systems, and open quantum systems, but his research interests also include theoretical quantum optics as well as quantum computing and quantum simulations. In his research Prof. Daley aims to connect fundamental studies in quantum optics and many-body physics with the design and practical applications of quantum technologies. He currently holds the post of Professor of Physics at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow (since 2013) and Professor of Quantum Physics at the Oxford University (since 2023). Prof. Daley has an impressive track record, including publications in the top-tier ones such as Nature, Nature Physics or Physical Review Letters.
Prof. Krzysztof Pawłowski
Prof. Krzysztof Pawłowski is a young Polish physicist specializing in many-body quantum physics, particularly in low-temperature regimes, as well as theoretical quantum optics. His expertise also extends to quantum information, with a focus on the applications of quantum effects in quantum metrology. He is a professor of physics at the Center of Theoretical Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences where he leads the Group of Ultracold Atoms which currently focuses on exploration of quantum droplets, a novel state of matter discovered in 2016. Simultaneously, Prof. Pawłowski serves as the director of the Center for Theoretical Physics PAS. Prof. Pawłowski’s track record includes more than 35 publications in renowned journals, including Physical Review Letters. (WP4)