2022 ANNUAL REPORT

To protect quantum phenomena from destructive noise, Dr. Levy and his group also develop systematic and robust methods for finding a control law to accomplish distinct tasks, for example, driving a quantum system from some initial state to a targeted final state, or optimizing the performance of a quantum device. “With these theoretical tools we can explore quantum foundations and thoroughly define the interactions between quantum effects and concepts from nonequilibrium thermodynamics.” Dr. Levy says that collaborations with theoretical and experimental groups are essential to his work as a theoretician. “My group collaborates with theoretical and experimental research groups in Italy, Spain, Germany, China and the United States. I look forward to working with the many top researchers who are a part of BINA and to initiate interdisciplinary dialogues that will lead to exciting new research opportunities.” Dr. Amikam Levy, who joined BINA in 2022, is an expert in nonequilibrium quantum dynamics and quantum control theory. After completing his PhD at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, he stayed on for a postdoctoral year. In late 2017, he traveled to the United States for a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, Berkeley, and in 2020 he returned to Israel and joined BIU’s Department of Chemistry. Progress in quantum technologies relies on understanding how quantum phenomena govern the dynamics of quantum systems far from equilibrium, identifying the available quantum resources, and being able to control and manipulate quantum systems. Dr. Levy’s group explores these aspects of quantum theory by developing various mathematical and physical frameworks and providing new theoretical predictions that can be tested in the lab. “Specifically, we develop dynamic descriptions that capture the effects of quantum phenomena on the single-atom/molecule level and for systems far from equilibrium.” Dr. Levy points out that the challenge is to provide a faithful representation of dissipation and decoherence induced by the noisy environment. Dr. Amikam Levy “Specifically, we develop dynamic descriptions that capture the effects of quantum phenomena on the single-atom/molecule level and for systems far from equilibrium” 16

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