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Dissipative preparation of generalized Bell states

New paper by Ryan Sweke, Ilya Sinayiskiy and Francesco Petruccione.

Dissipative preparation of large W states in optical cavities

A paper by Ryan Sweke, Ilya Sinayskiy, and Francesco Petruccione on the "Dissipative preparation of large W states in optical cavities" was published today in Physical Review A.

Future physicists vist UKZN

UKZN recently hosted around 100 learners from the PROTEC programme (Programme for Technological Careers) in an effort to enhance their understanding of Physics, and hopefully to ignite a passion for Physics in some of the learners. From: ukznonline)

Dr Abdul Mirza in ukznonline

Read about Abdul's achievements.

Graduation of Team Members

Congratulations to Abdul Mirza (PhD), Sharmini Pillay (MSc) and Ryan Sweke (MSc, summa cum laude), who graduated on 17 April 2013.

Anomalies in strongly coupled harmonic quantum Brownian motion

A paper on "Anomalies in strongly coupled harmonic quantum Brownian motion" by F.Giraldi and F. Petruccione was published in Open Systems & Information Dynamics

Ms Sharmini Pillay awarded MSc

Ms Sharmini Pillay was awarded the degree of Master of Science for her thesis entitled "The implementation of polarisation encoded Quantum Key Distribution in fibre" on 19 March 2013.

Research Workshop: Quantum Communication in the Turbulent Atmosphere

NITheP and the Quantum Research Group will host a Research Workshop on "Quantum Communication in the Turbulent Atmosphere from 25 to 28 March 2013.

PhD students attend Winter School in QKD

Ms Yaseera Ismail and Mr Makhamisa Senekane attend the ID Quantique Winter School

Ryan Sweke graduates

Ryan Sweke has been awarded the Degree of Master of Science (Summa cum Laude).

NITheP PostDoc position

The KZN node of the South African National Institute for Theoretical Physics (NITheP) has one postdoctoral vacancy in the field of Open Quantum Systems and Quantum Information Processing and Communication.

First paper of the year 2013

Filippo Giraldi and Francesco Petruccione, Arbitrarily slow relaxations in a spin-boson model under the noninteracting-blip approximation, International Journal of Quantum Information.

Quantum Africa 2 Conference: Photos by Mary Jacquiline Romero

New PostDoc: Dr Natalia Teper

A new PostDoc, Dr Natalia Teper, has joined the Group.

NITheP PostDoc position

The KZN node of the South African National Institute for Theoretical Physics (NITheP) has one postdoctoral vacancy in the field of Open Quantum Systems and Quantum Information Processing and Communication.

Yaseera wins First Prize

Yaseera Ismail wins the First Prize for the presentation of research in the Oral M Stream category at the UKZN 2012 College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science Postgraduate Research Day.