PhD positions open to join our group in Palermo. Please, check the call for applications and choose the doctorate course 10 (Information and Communication Technologies). If you are graduated outside Italy, please remember to select the procedure for foreign students. Deadline is 24th July 2020.
Please, contact me if you need further clarifications: rosario.lofranco@unipa.it. See also: https://rosariolofranco.weebly.com/

Research line.
Quantum coherence, entanglement, non-locality are different types of quantum features of systems at microscopic scale which are basic resources for the upcoming disruptive quantum information technologies. The latter, including quantum communication architectures and quantum computers, are expected to significantly improve the everyday lives of ordinary people around the world. The complete knowledge and control of the quantum resources present in many-particle systems is thus a fundamental requirement towards this achievement. A reliable use of quantum-enabled devices must also overcome the big issue of the detrimental effects induced by the surrounding environment which destroy the desired quantum properties. This research topic aims at devising strategies for the generation, characterization and observation of quantum coherence and correlations, such as entanglement, in different scenarios, like cavity and circuit quantum electrodynamics, quantum optics, solid state and condensed matter. Moreover, we intend to investigate the dynamics of these quantum features to stimulate proposals for their efficient preservation against the environment-induced decay. Special attention will be devoted to systems of identical particles (e.g., photons, electrons, atoms of the same species), whose faithful description has remained long debated, for which we have developed a new approach which is providing novel results regarding the exploitation of quantum resources due to quantum indistinguishability.
Experimental proposals are in order along the theoretical research lines. The group collaborates with several other leading research teams and researchers worldwide, both theoretical and experimental.