Univ.-Prof. Dr. Philip Walther
Quantum information sciences and quantum computation:
The research of the group of Philip Walther focuses on the development of advanced photonic quantum technology for applications in quantum information processing and for investigations in quantum science. The fact that photons have an intrinsic lack of decoherence and that they can be conveniently manipulated with high precision, makes them attractive for many applications. The photons’ inherent advantage of being mobile provides a unique opportunity of transmitting and processing quantum information by using the same physical system.
Our current activities are centered on secure quantum cloud computing and quantum-secure classical computers on one hand, quantum computation and quantum simulation on the other hand. Apart from that the research projects also focus on quantum foundations and indefinite causal structures as well as nonlinear photonic quantum gates and cluster state generation using solid-state single-photon sources as well as measurement of weak gravitational effects on single photons.
About Philip Walther:
Philip Walther was born 1978 in Vienna, Austria.
Education
2012 Habilitation in Quantum Optics, Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, Austria
2005 PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) in Physics; University of Vienna, Austria (with A. Zeilinger)
2002 Diploma (Dipl-Ing.) in Chemistry, Vienna University of Technology, Austria (with K. Schwarz)
Current Positions
01/2017 – Speaker of Research Platform TURIS, Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna
10/2015 – Professor of Physics, Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna
10/2014 – Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna
07/2013 – Speaker of the Quantum Optics, Quantum Nanophysics, Quantum Information Group, Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna
Career History
2013 – 2015 Associate Professor (tenured), Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna
2011 – 2012 Assistant Professor (tenure-track), Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna
2008 – 2011 Assistant Professor (Univ.-Ass.) Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna
2005 – 2008 Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Physics, Harvard University, USA (with M. Lukin)
Honors and Awards
2014 Recognition Award for Science 2014 by Lower State Austria
2014 Visiting Professor Fellowship by the Brazilian Federal Government
2011 Vienna Funding Award in Science (Förderungspreis der Stadt Wien)
2011 START Prize, Austrian Ministry of Science and Education (BMWF)
2009 Fresnel Prize, European Physical Society (EPS)
2006 Prize for outstanding academic performance, University of Vienna
2005 Loschmidt Prize, Chemical-Physical Society of Vienna
Memberships
2015 American Physical Society, Fellow
2014 Austrian Academy of Sciences - "Junge Akademie" (Young Academy), Member
2012 The Global Young Academy, Member
2007 – 2012 The German Young Academy at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina, Alumni Member
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