Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Physics
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2025 - Present
Physics,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Member of the Duke Quantum Center
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2024 - Present
Duke Quantum Center,
Pratt School of Engineering
Recent Publications
Realizing two-qubit gates through mode engineering on a trapped-ion quantum computer
Journal Article Physical Review A · February 1, 2025 Two-qubit gates are a fundamental constituent of a quantum computer and typically its most challenging operation. In a trapped-ion quantum computer, this is typically implemented with laser beams which are modulated in amplitude, frequency, phase, or a com ... Full text CitePairwise-Parallel Entangling Gates on Orthogonal Modes in a Trapped-Ion Chain
Journal Article Advanced Quantum Technologies · November 1, 2023 Parallel operations are important for both near-term quantum computers and larger-scale fault-tolerant machines because they reduce execution time and qubit idling. This study proposes and implements a pairwise-parallel gate scheme on a trapped-ion quantum ... Full text CiteLet the ions sing
Journal Article Nature Physics · June 1, 2023 Full text CiteRecent Grants
Heterogeneous Quantum Networking
ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by Rochester Institute of Technology · 2024 - 2029PIF: Software-Tailored Architecture for Quantum Co-Design (STAQ II)
ResearchSenior Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2023 - 2028Analog-Digital Hybrid Simulation of Quantum Field Theories with Advanced Ion Traps
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Department of Energy · 2023 - 2028View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Oxford (United Kingdom) ·
2012
Ph.D.
University of Ulm (Germany) ·
2008
A.B.
University of Ulm (Germany) ·
2008
M.S.