PhD project: Dynamics of Analogue Quantum Simulators
NZ
Simulating the time dynamics of a quantum system is a hard problem. Analogue quantum simulators take advantage of the inherent dynamics of a highly controllable quantum system like ultracold atoms in optical lattices or tweezer arrays to solve the problem. This project is about developing computational tools for validating and benchmarking analogue quantum simulators. The successful candidate will implement and research algorithms based on Monte Carlo quantum dynamics and machine learning and benchmark them against state-of-the art tensor product methods.
The project will be hosted by the research group of Professor Joachim Brand at the New Zealand Institute of Advanced Study at Massey University in Auckland and pursued in collaboration with Professor Brendan McCane at the University of Otago and Professor Andrew Daley at the University of Oxford. To support this collaboration, a funded research stay in the UK at the University of Oxford is planned as a part of this project.
We are looking for an academically outstanding candidate who is highly motivated to conduct world-class computational and theoretical research in this rapidly developing field of research. The ideal candidate will have background experience in theoretical physics but candidates with relevant experience in related fields will be considered. Excellent computing and programming skills are essential and experience with the modern programming language Julia will be considered an advantage.