[quantum-info] FW: PhD position available

[Daniel Gottesman]

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From: Marco Piani [mailto:marco.piani at strath.ac.uk]
Sent: January-07-15 3:49 AM
Subject: PhD position available

Dear Colleagues,

I apologize if you have already received this advertisement/reminder.

A fully-funded PhD position, for entry in October 2015 and to be assigned
on a competitive basis, is available in the Optics Division of the
Department of Physics at the University of Strathclyde. This will form
part of a suite of projects currently being offered in the Optics
Division. Funding is available for 3.5 years for UK or EU nationals. All
fees are paid together with a tax-free stipend.

Online applications should be made via http://pgr.strath.ac.uk/ by 23rd
January 2015.

For more information beyond what available below please contact Dr. Marco
Piani ( marco.piani at strath.ac.uk ).

Please circulate and invite suitable candidates to apply. Thank you.

Best regards

Marco Piani

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Detailed information
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The Optics Division
(http://www.strath.ac.uk/physics/research/opticsdivision/) will be a focal
point of the EPSRC Quantum Technology Hubs, and has received significant
funding from the recent call to expand our multi-disciplinary research in
both experimental and theoretical fields. We also offer postgraduate
teaching and training as part of the SUPA (Scottish Universities Physics
Alliance) and IMPP (International Max Planck Partnership). Financial
support is available for collaborative work and for presentation of
results at national and international conferences. Applicants should have
an excellent first degree in Physics, Engineering, or a related
discipline.

Project: "Role of quantum correlations in the discrimination of physical
processes"

This project is to undertake the theoretical study of the role of quantum
correlations in the discrimination of physical processes, with
applications in, e.g., quantum metrology.

Quantum correlations enable to outperform schemes that would be optimal in
a world where only classical correlations can be established between
physical systems. The usefulness of quantum correlations depends on a
number of factors, going from the quality of the correlations themselves,
to the processes to be distinguished, to the possibility to perform
general quantum measurement or only more limited/imperfect ones. The
project will lead to a clarification of the interplay between these
different factors, on one hand aiming at the full characterization of
quantum correlations exactly in terms of their usefulness in the
discrimination of physical processes, and on the other hand facilitating
the exploitation of quantum correlations for process discrimination in
realistic scenarios.