Quantum Information Theory
Prof. Dr. Antonio Acín
- Activities:
The main research objective of the group is to understand how quantum laws can be exploited to design novel protocols for information processing and communication, with an emphasis on quantum cryptography. The research effort goes from very abstract questions, such as security proofs of cryptographic protocols, to proposals for implementations of these protocols and collaborations with experimental groups. The group activities also cover research questions in other fields, such as quantum thermodynamics, quantum foundations, quantum optics and many-body physics.
- Available Resources:
- ERC AdG CERQUTE
- AXA Chair in Quantum Information Science/li>
- EU projects CiviQ and QRANGE/li>
- Government of Spain (FIS2020-TRANQI, Retos Quspin and Severo Ochoa CEX2019-000910-S)/li>
- Generalitat de Catalunya (SGR 1381, QuantumCAT and CERCA Programme)/li>
- Fundacio Cellex/li>
- Fundacio Mir-Puig/li>
- Research Topics:
- Quantum Networks
- Quantum Information Beyond Quantum Information
- Certification Of Quantum Technologies
- Device-independent Quantum Information Processing
- Quantum Information For Optimization And Machine Learning
- Collaborations:
- Nicolas Brunner, Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Geneva
- J. Ignacio Cirac, Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik
- Nicolas Gisin, GAP-Optique, Université de Genève
- Grup d'Informació Quàntica (GIQ), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
- José Ignacio Latorre, Quantum Information and Computation (GIC-UB), Universitat de Barcelona
- Lluis Masanes, University College London
- Stefano Pironio, Université Libre de Bruxelles
- Valerio Scarani, Centre for Quantum Technologies, Singapore
- Miguel Navascués, Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information, Vienna
- Remigiusz Augusiak, Center for Theoretical Physics, Warsaw
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Quantum Information Theory
Prof. Dr. Antonio Acín


- Group Leader
- Prof. Dr. Antonio Acín
- Research Fellows
- Dr. Daniel Cavalcanti
- Postdoctoral Researchers
- Dr. Stefan Bäuml
- Dr. Joseph Bowles
- Dr. Máté Farkas
- Dr. Irénée Frérot
- Dr. Marcio Taddei
- Dr. Enky Oudot
- Dr. Zahra Raissi
- Dr. Marc-Olivier Renou
- Dr. Gabriel Senno
- Dr. Jacopo Surace
- Dr. Victoria Wright
- PhD Students
- Paolo Abiuso
- María Balanzó Juandó
- Cristian Boghiu
- Marina F. B. Cenni
- Bruna De Moraes
- Dario de Santis
- Chung-Yun Hsieh
- Patrick Huembeli
- Korbinian Kottmann
- Carlos Pascual
- Javier Rivera Dean
- Matteo Scandi
- Undergrad & Postgrad Students
- Maria Torras
- Former Group Members
- Mario Leandro Aolita, Postdoctoral researcher
- Remigiusz Augusiak, Postdoctoral researcher
- Flavio Baccari, PhD student
- Joonwoo Bae, PhD student
- Ariel Bendersky, Postdoctoral researcher
- Boris Bourdoncle, PhD student
- Jonatan Brask, Postdoctoral researcher
- Eric Brown, Postdoctoral researcher
- Bogna Bylicka, Postdoctoral researcher
- Rafael Chaves, Postdoctoral researcher
- Florian Curchod, PhD student
- Michele Dall'Arno, Postdoctoral researcher
- Gonzalo de la Torre, PhD student
- Maciej Demianowicz, Postdoctoral researcher
- Chirag Dhara, PhD student
- Alessandro Ferraro, Postdoctoral researcher
- Tobias Fritz, Postdoctoral researcher
- Rodrigo Gallego, PhD student
- Artur García, PhD student
- Christian Gogolon, Postdoctoral researcher
- Christopher Hadley, Postdoctoral researcher
- Senaida Hernández Santana, PhD student
- Matthew Hoban, Postdoctoral researcher
- Karen Hovhannisyan, Postdoctoral researcher
- Osvaldo Jimenez, Postdoctoral researcher
- Markus Johansson, Postdoctoral researcher
- Jaroslaw Korbicz, Postdoctoral researcher
- Jan Kolodynski, Postdoctoral researcher
- Anthony Leverrier, Postdoctoral researcher
- Matteo Lostaglio, Postdoctoral researcher
- Mafalda Ludovino, PhD student
- Lluis Masanes, Postdoctoral researcher
- Alejandro Mattar, PhD student
- Mohammad Mehboudi, Postdoctoral researcher
- Miguel Navascués, PhD student
- Michal Oszmaniec, Postdoctoral researcher
- Elsa Passaro, PhD student
- Martí Perarnau, PhD student
- Stefano Pironio, Postdoctoral researcher
- Alejandro Pozas-Kerstjens, PhD student
- Giuseppe Prettico, PhD student
- Arnau Riera, Postdoctoral researcher
- Augusto Roncaglia, Postdoctoral researcher
- Belén Sainz, PhD student
- Alexia Salavrakos, PhD student
- Vinicius Salem, Visiting PhD Student
- Paul Skrzypczyk, Postdoctoral researcher
- Ivan Supic, PhD student
- Peter Wittek, Postdoctoral researcher
- Erik Woodhead, Postdoctoral researcher
- Lars Erik Würflinger, PhD student
Quantum Information Theory
Prof. Dr. Antonio Acín

- Regular Papers
- Satellite-based photonic quantum networks are small-world PRX Quantum 2, 010304 (2021)
- Device-independent certification of genuinely entangled subspaces Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 260507 (2020)
- Genuine network multipartite entanglement Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 240505 (2020)
- Certifying quantum signatures in thermodynamics and metrology via contextuality of quantum linear response Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 230603 (2020)
- Maximal randomness from partially entangled states Phys. Rev. Research 2, 042028 (2020)
- Equivalence between non-Markovian dynamics and correlation backflows New J. Phys. 22, 093034 (2020)
- Unsupervised phase discovery with deep anomaly detection Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 170603 (2020)
- Verifying the output of quantum optimizers with ground-state energy lower bounds Phys. Rev. Research 2, 043163 (2020)
- Bounding sets of sequential quantum correlations and device-independent randomness certification Quantum 4, 344 (2020)
- Self-testing of quantum systems: a review Quantum 4, 337 (2020)
- Quasiprobability distribution for heat fluctuations in the quantum regime PRX Quantum 1, 010309 (2020)
- Constructions of k-uniform and absolutely maximally entangled states beyond maximum distance codes Phys. Rev. Research 2, 033411 (2020)
- A neural network oracle for quantum nonlocality problems in networks NPJ Quantum Inf 6, 70 (2020)
- Witnessing non-Markovian dynamics through correlations Phys. Rev. A 102, 012214 (2020)
- Self-testing and certification using trusted quantum inputs New J. Phys. 22, 073006 (2020)
- Entanglement entropy in low-energy field theories at a finite chemical potential Phys. Rev. Research 2, 033016 (2020)
- Experimental device-independent certified randomness generation with an instrumental causal structure Commun. Phys. 3, 110 (2020)
- Connector tensor networks: a renormalization-type approach to quantum certification Phys. Rev. X 10, 021064 (2020)
- Quantum codes of maximal distance and highly entangled subspaces Quantum 4, 284 (2020)
- Statistical properties of the quantum Internet Phys. Rev. Lett. 124, 210501 (2020) Cover Page
- Multi-core fiber integrated multi-port beam splitters for quantum information processing Optica 7, 542 (2020)
- Device-independent quantum key distribution with single-photon sources Quantum 4, 260 (2020)
- Contextual advantage for state-dependent cloning Quantum 4, 258 (2020)
- Entanglement preserving local thermalization Phys. Rev. Research 2, 013379 (2020)
- Linear programs for entanglement and key distribution in the quantum internet Commun. Phys. 3, 55 (2020)
- Resource preservability Quantum 4, 244 (2020)
- Optimal cycles for low-dissipation heat engines Phys. Rev. Lett. 124, 110606 (2020)
- Entanglement and secret-key-agreement capacities of bipartite quantum interactions and read-only memory devices Phys. Rev. A 101, 012344 (2020)
- Scalable Bell inequalities for qubit graph states and robust self-testing Phys. Rev. Lett. 124, 020402 (2020)
- Gaussian thermal operations and the limits of algorithmic cooling Phys. Rev. Lett. 124, 010602 (2020)
- Bell inequalities tailored to the Greenberger–Horne–Zeilinger states of arbitrary local dimension New J. Phys. 21, 113001 (2019)
- Enhanced Multiqubit Phase Estimation in Noisy Environments by Local Encoding Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 180503 (2019)
- Device-independent tests of structures of measurement incompatibility Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 180401 (2019)
- Maximal nonlocality from maximal entanglement and mutually unbiased bases, and self-testing of two-qutrit quantum systems Quantum 3, 198 (2019)
- Bell correlations at ising quantum critical points Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 170604 (2019)
- Anomalous weak values and contextuality: Robustness, tightness, and imaginary parts Phys. Rev. A 100, 042116 (2019)
- An introductory review of the resource theory approach to thermodynamics Rep. Prog. Phys. 82, 114001 (2019)
- Bounding the sets of classical and quantum correlations in networks Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 140503 (2019)
- Heat-Bath Algorithmic Cooling with optimal thermalization strategies Quantum 3, 188 (2019)
- Device-Independent witnesses of entanglement depth from two-body correlators Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 100507 (2019)
- Bell correlation depth in many-body systems Phys. Rev. A 100, 022121 (2019)
- Linear response theory for quantum Gaussian processes New J. Phys. 21, 083036 (2019)
- Heat current control in trapped Bose-Einstein Condensates New J. Phys. 21, 083037 (2019)
- Thermometry in the quantum regime: recent theoretical progress J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 52, 303001 (2019)
- QuCumber: wavefunction reconstruction with neural networks SciPost Phys. 7, 9 (2019)
- Coherence and asymmetry cannot be broadcast Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 020403 (2019)
- Every entangled state provides an advantage in classical communication J. Math. Phys. 60, 072201 (2019)
- Bayesian deep learning on a quantum computer Quantum Mach. Intell. 1, 41 (2019)
- Non-Markov enhancement of maximum power for quantum thermal machines Phys. Rev. A 99, 052106 (2019)
- All sets of incompatible measurements give an advantage in quantum state discrimination Phys. Rev. Lett. 122, 130403 (2019)
- Dynamically induced heat rectification in quantum systems Phys. Rev. E 99, 032126 (2019)
- Methods to estimate entanglement in teleportation experiments Phys. Rev. A 99, 032334 (2019)
- Automated discovery of characteristic features of phase transitions in many-body localization Phys. Rev. B 99, 104106 (2019)
- Experimental investigation of partially entangled states for device-independent randomness generation and self-testing protocols Phys. Rev. A 99, 032108 (2019)
- A versatile construction of Bell inequalities for the multipartite scenario New J. Phys. 21, 023016 (2019)
- Regularising data for practical randomness generation Quantum Sci. Technol. 4, 025007 (2019)
- Using polarons for sub-nK quantum nondemolition thermometry in a Bose-Einstein condensate Phys. Rev. Lett. 122, 030403 (2019)
- Two distinguishable impurities in BEC: squeezing and entanglement of two Bose polarons SciPost Phys. 6, 010 (2019)
- Correlation measure detecting almost all non-Markovian evolutions Phys. Rev. A 99, 012303 (2019)
- Precision limits in quantum metrology with open quantum systems Quantum Meas. Quantum Metrol. 5, 13-39 (2018)
- Self-testing of Pauli observables for device-independent entanglement certification Phys. Rev. A 98, 042336 (2018)
- Device-independent entanglement certification of all entangled states Phys. Rev. Lett. 121, 180503 (2018)
- Experimental study of nonclassical teleportation beyond average fidelity Phys. Rev. Lett. 121, 140501 (2018)
- Quantifying the randomness of copies of noisy Popescu-Rohrlich correlations Phys. Rev. A 98, 042130 (2018)
- Some Ulam’s reconstruction problems for quantum states J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 51, 435301 (2018)
- The quantum technologies roadmap: a European community view New J. Phys. 20, 080201 (2018)
- Self-testing multipartite entangled states through projections onto two systems New J. Phys. 20, 083041 (2018)
- What it takes to avoid equilibration Phys. Rev. A 98, 022135 (2018)
- Randomness versus nonlocality in the Mermin-Bell experiment with three parties Quantum 2, 82 (2018)
- Adding dynamical generators in quantum master equations Phys. Rev. A 97, 062124 (2018)
- Maximal randomness generation from steering inequality violations using qudits Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 260401 (2018)
- Towards an equivalence between maximal entanglement and maximal quantum nonlocality New J. Phys. 20, 063043 (2018)
- Entanglement and quantum combinatorial designs Phys. Rev. A 97, 062326 (2018)
- Almost-quantum correlations violate the no-restriction hypothesis Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 200402 (2018)
- Robust Bell inequalities from communication complexity Quantum 2, 72 (2018)
- Fluctuation-dissipation theorem for non-equilibrium quantum systems Quantum 2, 66 (2018)
- Challenging local realism with human choices Nature 557, 212-216 (2018)
- Distinguishing computable mixtures of quantum states Phys. Rev. A 97, 052306 (2018)
- Fundamental limits to frequency estimation: a comprehensive microscopic perspective New J. Phys. 20, 053009 (2018)
- Split, but still attached Science 360, 376-377 (2018)
- Multidimensional quantum entanglement with large-scale integrated optics Science 360, 285-291 (2018)
- Uniqueness of the joint measurement and the structure of the set of compatible quantum measurements J. Math. Phys. 59, 042106 (2018)
- A quantum Otto engine with finite heat baths: energy, correlations, and degradation New J. Phys. 20, 043034 (2018)
- Experimental nonlocality-based randomness generation with nonprojective measurements Phys. Rev. A 97, 040102 (2018)
- Identifying quantum phase transitions with adversarial neural networks Phys. Rev. B 97, 134109 (2018)
- Equilibration time scales in closed many-body quantum systems New J. Phys. 20, 033032 (2018)
- Strong coupling corrections in quantum thermodynamics Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 120602 (2018)
- Optimal quantum error correcting codes from absolutely maximally entangled states J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 51, 075301 (2018)
- Elementary thermal operations Quantum 2, 52 (2018)
- Signal tracking beyond the time resolution of an atomic sensor by Kalman filtering Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 040503 (2018)
- Quantum fluctuation theorems, contextuality, and work quasiprobabilities Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 040602 (2018)
- Frequency-bin entanglement of ultra-narrow band non-degenerate photon pairs Quantum Sci. Technol. 3, 014007 (2018)
- Enhancement of low-temperature thermometry by strong coupling Phys. Rev. A 96, 062103 (2017)
- Universal extensions of restricted classes of quantum operations Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 220502 (2017)
- Semi-device-independent framework based on natural physical assumptions Quantum 1, 33 (2017)
- Randomness in quantum mechanics: philosophy, physics and technology Rep. Prog. Phys. 80, 124001 (2017)
- Simulating positive-operator-valued measures with projective measurements Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 190501 (2017)
- Learning in quantum control: High-dimensional global optimization for noisy quantum dynamics Neurocomputing 268, 116-126 (2017)
- Estimation of gradients in quantum metrology Phys. Rev. A 96, 042319 (2017)
- Correlation decay in fermionic lattice systems with power-law interactions at nonzero temperature Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 110601 (2017)
- All entangled states can demonstrate nonclassical teleportation Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 110501 (2017)
- Quantum machine learning Nature 549, 195-202 (2017)
- Quantum metrology with full and fast quantum control Quantum 1, 27 (2017)
- Markovian evolution of quantum coherence under symmetric dynamics Phys. Rev. A 96, 032109 (2017)
- Causal hierarchy of multipartite Bell nonlocality Quantum 1, 23 (2017)
- Most incompatible measurements for robust steering tests Phys. Rev. A 96, 022110 (2017)
- Quantum thermal machine as a thermometer Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 090603 (2017)
- Operational framework for quantum measurement simulability J. Math. Phys. 58, 092102 (2017)
- Bell inequalities tailored to maximally entangled states Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 040402 (2017)
- Efficient device-independent entanglement detection for multipartite systems Phys. Rev. X 7, 021042 (2017)
- An efficient parallel library for self-organizing maps J. Stat. Softw. 78, 1-21 (2017)
- Degenerate detectors are unable to harvest spacelike entanglement Phys. Rev. D 95, 105009 (2017)
- Simultaneous measurement of two noncommuting quantum variables: Solution of a dynamical model Phys. Rev. A 95, 052129 (2017)
- Megahertz-rate semi-device-independent quantum random number generators based on unambiguous state discrimination Phys. Rev. Applied 7, 054018 (2017)
- Inductive supervised quantum learnings Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 190503 (2017)
- Measurement-device-independent entanglement and randomness estimation in quantum networks Phys. Rev. A 94, 012339 (2017)
- Loading ultracold gases in topological Floquet bands: The fate of current and center-of-mass responses 2D Mater. 4, 024010 (2017)
- Quantum enhanced inference in Markov logic networks Sci. Rep. 7, 45672 (2017)
- Experimental multipartite entanglement and randomness certification of the W state in the quantum steering scenario Quantum Sci. Technol. 2, 015011 (2017)
- Energy as a detector of nonlocality of many-body spin systems Phys. Rev. X 7, 021005 (2017)
- Free-space entangled quantum carpets Phys. Rev. A 95, 042311 (2017)
- Thermodynamic resource theories, non-commutativity and maximum entropy principles New J. Phys. 19, 043008 (2017)
- Nonsignaling deterministic models for nonlocal correlations have to be uncomputable Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 130401 (2017)
- Constructive method for detecting the information backflow of non-Markovian dynamics Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 120501 (2017)
- No-go theorem for the characterization of work fluctuations in coherent quantum systems Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 070601 (2017)
- Unbounded randomness certification using sequences of measurements Phys. Rev. A 95, 020102(R) (2017)
- Ruling out static latent homophily in citation networks Scientometrics 110, 765-777 (2017)
- Vortex dynamics in coherently coupled Bose-Einstein condensates Phys. Rev. A 95, 023605 (2017)
- Risk and ambiguity in information seeking: Eye gaze patterns reveal contextual behavior in dealing with uncertainty Front. Psychol 17, 1790 (2017)
- Quantum steering: a review with focus on semidefinite programmings Rep. Prog. Phys. 80, 024001 (2016)
- Certified randomness in quantum physics Nature 540, 213-219 (2016)
- Work and entropy production in generalised Gibbs ensembles New J. Phys. 18, 123035 (2016)
- Autonomous quantum refrigerator in a circuit QED architecture based on a Josephson junction Phys. Rev. B 94, 235420 (2016)
- Random bosonic states for robust quantum metrology Phys. Rev. X 6, 041044 (2016)
- General method for constructing local hidden variable models for entangled quantum states Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 190401 (2016)
- Equilibration via Gaussification in Fermionic lattice systems Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 190602 (2016)
- Constructing entanglement measures for fermions Phys. Rev. A 94, 042319 (2016)
- Algorithmic pseudorandomness in quantum setups Phys. Rev. Lett. 116, 230402 (2016)
- Entanglement harvesting from the electromagnetic vacuum with hydrogenlike atoms Phys. Rev. D 94, 064074 (2016)
- Asymptotic role of entanglement in quantum metrology Phys. Rev. A 94, 012339 (2016)
- Quantitative relations between measurement incompatibility, quantum steering, and nonlocality Phys. Rev. A 93, 052112, (2016)
- Self-testing through EPR-steering New J. Phys. 18, 075006 (2016)
- Semi device independence of the BB84 protocol New J. Phys. 18, 055010 (2016)
- Optimal randomness certification from one entangled bit Phys. Rev. A 93, 040102(R) (2016)
- Self-testing protocols based on the chained Bell inequalities New J. Phys. 18, 035013 (2016)
- Ultimate precision limits for noisy frequency estimation Phys. Rev. Lett. 116, 120801 (2016)
- Creating a superposition of unknown quantum states Phys. Rev. Lett. 116, 110403 (2016)
- Implementations for device-independent quantum key distribution Phys. Scripta 91, 043003 (2016)
- Communication strength of correlations violating monogamy relations Found. Phys. 46, 620-634 (2016)
- Necessary detection efficiencies for secure quantum key distribution and bound randomness Phys. Rev. A 93, 012319 (2016)
- Hierarchy of steering criteria based on moments for all bipartite quantum systems Phys. Rev. Lett. 115, 210401 (2015)
- Postquantum steering Phys. Rev. Lett. 115, 190403 (2015)
- Optimal randomness certification in the quantum steering and prepare-and-measure scenarios New J. Phys. 17, 113010 (2015)
- Extractable work from correlations Phys. Rev. X 5, 041011 (2015)
- Most energetic passive states Phys. Rev. E 92, 042147 (2015)
- Secrecy in prepare-and-measure Clauser-Horne-Shimony-Holt tests with a qubit bound Phys. Rev. Lett. 115, 150501 (2015)
- Inequivalence of entanglement, steering, and Bell nonlocality for general measurements Phys. Rev. A 92, 032107 (2015)
- Nonlocality in many-body quantum systems detected with two-body correlators Ann. Phys. 362, 370-423 (2015)
- Loss-tolerant Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen steering for arbitrary-dimensional states: Joint measurability and unbounded violations under losses Phys. Rev. A 92, 022354 (2015)
- Detection of entanglement in asymmetric quantum networks and multipartite quantum steering Nature Commun. 6, 7941 (2015)
- Locality of temperature in spin chains New J. Phys. 17, 085007 (2015)
- Progress towards a unified approach to entanglement distribution Phys. Rev. A 92, 012335 (2015)
- Improved quantum magnetometry beyond the standard quantum limit Phys. Rev. X 5, 031010 (2015)
- Entanglement and nonlocality are inequivalent for any number of parties Phys. Rev. Lett. 115, 030404 (2015)
- Thermodynamic cost of creating correlationss New J. Phys. 17, 065008 (2015)
- Passivity, complete passivity, and virtual temperatures Phys. Rev. E 91, 052133 (2015)
- Maximally nonlocal theories cannot be maximally random Phys. Rev. Lett. 114, 160502 (2015)
- Thermodynamics of creating correlations: Limitations and optimal protocols Phys. Rev. E 91, 032118 (2015)
- Almost quantum correlations Nature Commun. 6, 6288 (2015)
- Optimal randomness generation from optical Bell experiments New J. Phys. 17, 022003 (2015)
- A combinatorial approach to nonlocality and contextuality Commun. Math. Phys. 334, 533-628 (2015)
- Quantifying multipartite nonlocality via the size of the resource Phys. Rev. A 91, 012121 (2015)
- Detection loophole attacks on semi-device-independent quantum and classical protocols Quantum Inf. Comput. 15, 0050-0060 (2015)
- Quantum many-body systems out of equilibrium Nature Phys. 11, 124-130 (2015)
- Thermal machines beyond the weak coupling regime New J. Phys. 16, 125009 (2014)
- Dimension of physical systems, information processing, and thermodynamics New J. Phys. 16, 123050 (2014)
- Nonlocal correlations in the star-network configuration Phys. Rev. A 90, 062109 (2014)
- Elemental and tight monogamy relations in nonsignaling theories Phys. Rev. A 90, 052323 (2014)
- Translationally invariant multipartite Bell inequalities involving only two-body correlators J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 47 424024 (2014) Special issue on 50 years of Bell's theorem
- Local hidden–variable models for entangled quantum states J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 47 424002 (2014) Special issue on 50 years of Bell's theorem
- Anonymous quantum nonlocality Phys. Rev. Lett. 113, 130401 (2014)
- Work extraction and thermodynamics for individual quantum systems Nature Commun. 5, 4185 (2014)
- Majorana fermions and non-locality Quantum Inf. Comput. 14, 0981-0995 (2014)
- Inequalities for the ranks of multipartite quantum states Linear Algebra Appl. 452, 153-171 (2014)
- Detecting nonlocality in many-body quantum states Science 344, 1256 (2014)
- Generation and confirmation of a (100 × 100)-dimensional entangled quantum system P. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 111, 6243-6247 (2014)
- Linear-optical simulation of the cooling of a cluster-state Hamiltonian system Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 160501 (2014)
- Detecting nonlocality of noisy multipartite states with the Clauser-Horne-Shimony-Holt inequality Phys. Rev. A 89, 042106 (2014)
- Measurement-based classical computation Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 140505 (2014)
- Nonlocality in sequential correlation scenarios New J. Phys. 16, 033037 (2014)
- Exploring the local orthogonality principle Phys. Rev. A 89, 032117 (2014)
- Can observed randomness be certified to be fully intrinsic? Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 100402 (2014)
- Characterization of quantum correlations with local dimension constraints and its device-independent applications Phys. Rev. X 4, 011011 (2014)
- Ultra-fast quantum randomness generation by accelerated phase diffusion in a pulsed laser diode Opt. Express 22, 1645-1654 (2014)
- Joining and splitting the quantum states of photons Phys. Rev. A 88, 062321 (2013)
- Entanglement generation is not necessary for optimal work extraction Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 240401 (2013)
- Device-independent quantum key distribution with spin-coupled cavities Phys. Rev. A 88, 062319 (2013)
- Maximal quantum randomness in Bell tests Phys. Rev. A 88, 052116 (2013)
- Full randomness from arbitrarily deterministic events Nature Commun. 4, 2654 (2013)
- Noisy metrology beyond the standard quantum limit Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 120401 (2013)
- Entropy vector formalism and the structure of multidimensional entanglement in multipartite systems Phys. Rev. A 88, 042328 (2013)
- Security of device-independent quantum key distribution in the bounded-quantum-storage model Phys. Rev. X 3, 031007 (2013)
- Photonic polarization gears for ultra-sensitive angular measurements Nature Commun. 4, 2432 (2013)
- Distribution of entanglement in large-scale quantum networks Rep. Prog. Phys. 76, 096001 (2013)
- Carnot cycle at finite power: Attainability of maximal efficiency Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 050601 (2013)
- Local orthogonality as a multipartite principle for quantum correlations Nature Commun. 4, 2263 (2013)
- Testing nonlocality of a single photon without a shared reference frame Phys. Rev. A 88, 012111 (2013)
- All quantum states useful for teleportation are nonlocal resources Phys. Rev. A 87, 042104 (2013)
- Differential evolution for many-particle adaptive quantum metrology Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 220501 (2013)
- Complexity of energy eigenstates as a mechanism for equilibration Phys. Rev. E 87, 032137 (2013)
- Entropic inequalities and marginal problems IEEE T. Inform. Theory 59, 803-817 (2013)
- Can bipartite classical information resources be activated? Quantum Inf. Comput. 13, 245-265 (2013)
- A paradox in bosonic energy computations via semidefinite programming relaxations New J. Phys. 15, 023026 (2013)
- Comment on “Cooling by heating: Refrigeration powered by photons” Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 248903 (2012)
- Quantum non-locality based on finite-speed causal influences leads to superluminal signalling Nature Phys. 8, 867-870 (2012)
- Robustness of device-independent dimension witnesses Phys. Rev. A 86, 042312 (2012)
- Nonlocal multipartite correlations from local marginal probabilities Phys. Rev. A 86, 032117 (2012)
- Deriving quantum theory from its local structure and reversibility Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 090403 (2012)
- Complete experimental toolbox for alignment-free quantum communication Nature Commun. 3, 961 (2012) Highlighted in Nature Commun.
- Operational framework for nonlocality Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 070401 (2012)
- Robust multipartite quantum correlations without complex encodings Phys. Rev. A 86, 020301(R) (2012)
- Robust nonlocality tests with displacement-based measurements Phys. Rev. A 86, 010103(R) (2012)
- Multipartite quantum nonlocality under local decoherence Phys. Rev. A 86, 012108 (2012)
- Polyhedral duality in Bell scenarios with two binary observables J. Math. Phys. 53, 072202 (2012)
- Experimental estimation of the dimension of classical and quantum systems Nature Phys. 8, 588-591 (2012)
- Intensive temperature and quantum correlations for refined quantum measurements Europhys. Lett. 98, 10009 (2012)
- Tsirelson's problem and Kirchberg's conjecture Rev. Math. Phys. 24, 1250012 (2012)
- Blind quantum computing with weak coherent pulses Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 200502 (2012)
- Gauge anomaly cancellation in chiral gauge theories Ann. Phys. 327, 1435-1449 (2012)
- Bell tests for continuous-variable systems using hybrid measurements and heralded amplifiers Phys. Rev. A 85, 042116 (2012)
- Quantum computing with incoherent resources and quantum jumps Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 170501 (2012)
- Tight Bell inequalities with no quantum violation from qubit unextendible product bases Phys. Rev. A 85, 042113 (2012)
- Hardy’s non-locality paradox and possibilistic conditions for non-locality Found. Phys. 42, 709-719 (2012)
- Randomness versus nonlocality and entanglement Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 100402 (2012)
- Fully nonlocal, monogamous, and random genuinely multipartite quantum correlations Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 100401 (2012)
- Fully nonlocal quantum correlations Phys. Rev. A 85, 032107 (2012)
- Entropic approach to local realism and noncontextuality Phys. Rev. A 85, 032113 (2012)
- Distribution of entanglement in networks of bi-partite full-rank mixed states Quantum Inf. Comput. 12, 502-529 (2012)
- Symmetrization technique for continuous-variable quantum key distribution Phys. Rev. A 85, 022339 (2012)
- Nonlocality with less complementarity Phys. Rev. A 85, 022102 (2012)
- Experimental implementation of unambiguous quantum reading Phys. Rev. A 85, 012308 (2012)
- Optimal eavesdropping on quantum key distribution without quantum memory J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 45, 025305 (2012)
- Feasibility of loophole-free nonlocality tests with a single photon Phys. Rev. A 84, 062110 (2011)
- Long-distance continuous-variable quantum key distribution with a Gaussian modulation Phys. Rev. A 84, 062317 (2011)
- Quantum correlations require multipartite information principles Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 210403 (2011)
- A characterization of entropy in terms of information loss Entropy 13, 1945-1957 (2011)
- Percolation of secret correlations in a network Phys. Rev. A 84, 032329 (2011)
- Bell inequalities with no quantum violation and unextendable product bases Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 070401 (2011)
- Noisy one-way quantum computations: The role of correlations Phys. Rev. A 84, 022324 (2011)
- Sequential measurement-based quantum computing with memories Phys. Rev. A 83, 062332 (2011)
- A derivation of quantum theory from physical requirements New J. Phys. 13, 063001 (2011)
- Characterization of decoherence from an environmental perspective Phys. Rev. A 83, 042103 (2011)
- Superactivation, unlockability, and secrecy distribution of bound information'>Superactivation, unlockability, and secrecy distribution of bound information Phys. Rev. A 83, 042336 (2011)
- Continuous-variable quantum-key-distribution protocols with a non-Gaussian modulation Phys. Rev. A 83, 042312 (2011)
- Secure device-independent quantum key distribution with causally independent measurement devices Nature Commun. 2, 238 (2011) Highlighted in Research Information Centre
- Gapped two-body hamiltonian for continuous-variable quantum computation Phys. Rev. Lett. 106, 090501 (2011)
- Quantum networks reveal quantum nonlocality Nature Commun. 2, 184 (2011) Highlighted in CQT
- Device-independent tests of classical and quantum dimensions Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 230501 (2010)
- Noisy evolution of graph-state entanglement Phys. Rev. A 82, 032317 (2010)
- Bell inequalities from multilinear contractions Quantum Inf. Comput. 10, 0703-0719 (2010)
- Quantum random networks Nature Phys. 6, 539-543 (2010)
- Guess your neighbor’s input: a multipartite nonlocal game with no quantum advantage
Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 230404 (2010)
Highlighted in Physics
Highlighted in Physorg.com - Finite-size analysis of a continuous-variable quantum key distribution Phys. Rev. A 81, 062343 (2010)
- Perfect quantum privacy implies nonlocality Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 230401 (2010)
- Random numbers certified by Bell’s theorem
Nature 464, 1021-1024 (2010)
Highlighted in OPFocus
Highlighted in Nature News and Views - Multipartite fully nonlocal quantum states Phys. Rev. A 81, 052111 (2010)
- Almost all quantum states have nonclassical correlations Phys. Rev. A 81, 052318 (2010)
- Convergent relaxations of polynomial optimization problems with noncommuting variables SIAM J. Optim. 20, 2157-2180 (2010)
- Unified framework for correlations in terms of local quantum observables Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 140404 (2010)
- Multipartite entanglement percolation Phys. Rev. A 81, 032327 (2010)
- Macroscopic bound entanglement in thermal graph states New J. Phys. 12, 025011 (2010)
- A non-distillability criterion for secret correlations Quantum Inf. Comput. 10, 152-159 (2010)
- Entangled and bound Nature Phys. 5, 711-712 (2009) Link to Nature Phys.
- Open-system dynamics of graph-state entanglement Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 030502 (2009)
- Space-QUEST: experiments with quantum entanglement in space Europhys. News 40, 26-29 (2009)
- Local temperature in quantum thermal states Phys. Rev. A 79, 052340 (2009)
- Scalability of Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger and random-state entanglement in the presence of decoherence Phys. Rev. A 79, 032322 (2009)
- Nonsecret correlations can be used to distribute secrecy Phys. Rev. A 79, 032304 (2009)
- Tests of multimode quantum nonlocally with homodyne measurements Phys. Rev. A 79, 012112 (2009)
- Structural approximations to positive maps and entanglement-breaking channels Phys. Rev. A 78, 062105 (2008)
- Classification of depolarized maps Phys. Rev. A 78, 034303 (2008)
- Classification of depolarized maps Phys. Rev. A 78, 034303 (2008)
- Quantum nonlocality and partial transposition for continuous-variable systems Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 040404 (2008)
- Distillable entanglement and area laws in spin in harmonic-oscillator systems Phys. Rev. A 78, 012335 (2008)
- A convergent hierarchy of semidefine programs characterizing the set of quantum correlations New J. Phys. 10, 073013 (2008) Highlighted in New Journal of Physics Best of 2008
- Testing the dimension of Hilbert spaces Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 210503 (2008)
- Pure state estimation and the characterization of entanglement Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 070503 (2008)
- Quantum Chernoff bound as a measure of distinguishability between density matrices: Application to qubit and Gaussian states Phys. Rev. A 77, 032311 (2008)
- Thermal bound entanglement in macroscopic systems and area law Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 080502 (2008)
- Scaling laws for the decay of multiqubit entanglement Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 080501 (2008)
- Monogamy and ground-state entanglement in highly connected systems Phys. Rev. A 76, 052321 (2007)
- Multipartite entanglement of superpositions Phys. Rev. A 76, 042329 (2007)
- Useful entanglement from the Pauli principle Phys. Rev. B 76, 113304 (2007)
- Noise robustness of the nonlocality of entangled quantum states Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 040403 (2007)
- Superiority of entangled measurements over all local strategies for the estimation of product coherent states Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 260404 (2007)
- Device-independent security of quantum cryptography against collective attacks Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 230501 (2007)
- Discriminating states: the quantum chernoff bound Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 160501 (2007)
- Entanglement percolation in quantum networks Nature Phys. 3, 256-259 (2007) Link to Nature Phys.
- Key distillation from quantum channels using two-way communication protocols Phys. Rev. A 75, 012334 (2007)
- Modeling Pauli measurements on graph states with nearest-neighbor classical communication Phys. Rev. A 75, 012103 (2007)
- Bounding the set of quantum correlations Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 010401 (2007)
- Optimality of Gaussian attacks in continuous-variable quantum cryptography Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 190502 (2006)
- Multipartite secret correlations and bound information IEEE T. Inform. Theory 52, 4686-4694 (2006)
- Secrecy extraction from no-signaling correlations Phys. Rev. A 74, 042339 (2006)
- Maximally nonlocal and monogamous quantum correlations Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 170409 (2006)
- Genuine tripartite entangled states with a local hidden-variable model Phys. Rev. A 74, 030306(R) (2006)
- From Bell's theorem to secure quantum key distribution Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 120405 (2006)
- Efficient quantum key distribution secure against no-signalling eavesdroppers New J. Phys. 8, 126 (2006)
- Asymtotic quantum cloning is state estimation Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 030402 (2006)
- General properties of nonsignaling theories Phys. Rev. A 73, 012112 (2006)
- Secrecy properties of quantum channels Phys. Rev. A 73, 012327 (2006)
- Optimal Bell tests do not require maximally entangled states Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 210402 (2005)
- Quantum cloning Rev. Mod. Phys. 77, 1225-1256 (2005)
- Multipartite asymmetric quantum cloning Phys. Rev. A 72, 042328 (2005)
- Experimental methods for detecting entanglement Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 033601 (2005)
- Gaussian operations and privacy Phys. Rev. A 72, 012303 (2005)
- Nonlocality of cluster states of qubits Phys. Rev. A 71, 042325 (2005)
- Multiple-copy two-state discrimination with individual measurements Phys. Rev. A 71, 032338 (2005)
- Quantum correlations and secret bits Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 020501 (2005)
- Security bounds for continuous variables quantum key distribution Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 020505 (2005)
- Quantum key destillation from Gaussian states by Gaussian operations Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 010502 (2005)
- Atomic quantum gases in Kagomé lattices Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 030601 (2004)
- Bell-type test of energy-time entangled Qutrits Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 010503 (2004)
- Coincidence Bell inequality for three three-dimensional systems Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 250404 (2004)
- Experimental realization of entangled qutrits for quantum communication Quantum Inf. Comput. 4, 93-102 (2004)
- Multipartite bound information exists and can be activated Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 107903 (2004)
- Bell's inequalities detect efficient entanglement Int. J. Quantum Inf. 2, 23-31 (2004)
- Equivalence between two-Qubit entanglement and secure key distribution Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 167901 (2003)
- Proceedings & Book Chapter
- Fluctuating work in coherent quantum systems: Proposals and limitations In: F. Binder [et al] (ed.) Thermodynamics in the Quantum Regime. Fundamental Theories of Physics, vol. 195, pp 275-300. Springer, Cham (2019)
- Entanglement and non-locality in many-body systems: A primer Proc. Int. School of Physics “Enrico Fermi” 191, “Quantum Matter at Ultralow Temperatures" 505-535. Ed. by M. Inguscio, W. Ketterle, S. Stringari, G. Roati (Amsterdam, 2016)
- Single-shot adaptive measurement for quantum-enhanced metrology Proc. SPIE 9980, 99800H (2016) Quantum Communications and Quantum Imaging XIV, August 2016, San Diego (USA)
- SDP relaxations for non-commutative polynomial optimization
Handbook on semidefinite, conic and polynomial optimization, 601-634
M. F. Anjos, J. B. Lassere (eds.) New York: Springer, 2012
International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, vol. 166 - Informació quàntica o com utilitzar les paradoxes quàntiques Certesa simulada: noves fronteres de la ciència, l'art i el pensament, 175-179 Barcelona: Ara Llibres, Arts Santa Mònica, 2010
- Articles in Magazines
- El poder de las redes sociales: La campaña #SoyFísico Revista Española de Física 31, 1 (2017)
- La certeza del azar cuántico Investigación y ciencia 424, 10-11 (2012)
- Información cuántica Lychnos 5, 60-65 (2011)
- Talks
- Ruling out static latent homophily in citation networks Scientometrics 110, 765-777 (2017)
- Data-driven estimation of blood pressure using photoplethysmographic signals 2016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), August 2016, Orlando (USA)
- Space-QUEST: experiments with quantum entanglement in space 59th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) 2008, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 29 September-3 October 2008
- Correlaciones cuanticas y criptografía XXIX Bienal de Física, Madrid, July 2003
- Posters
- Key destillation from Gaussian states by Gaussian operations Continuous Variables Quantum Information Processing, Veilbronn, Germany, April 2004
- Quantum cryptography protocols more robust against photon number spliting attacks Conference on Quantum Information, Erice, Italy, March 2003
- Masters Theses
- Algoritmes basats en teoria quàntica de la informació
- PhD Theses
- Quantum multipartite entangled states, classical and quantum error correction
- Quantum information outside quantum information
- Certification of many-body systems
- Local temperature and correlations in quantum many-body systems
- Bell inequalities for device-independent protocols
- Quantifying randomness from Bell nonlocality
- Device-independent certification of quantum resources
- Nonlocal resources for quantum information tasks
- Simulating quantum measurements and quantum correlations
- Quantum information with black boxes: lifting protocols from theory to implementation
- Quantum information with black boxes – Lifting protocols from theory to implementation
- Thermodynamics and quantum correlations
- Impact of imperfections on correlation-based quantum information protocols
- From quantum foundations to quantum information protocols and back
- Characterizing and witnessing multipartite correlations: from nonlocality to contextuality
- Experimental tools for quantum networking operations with single photons and single ions
- Nonlocality in multipartite correlation networks
- Intrinsic randomness in non-local theories: quantification and amplification
- Device-independent information protocols: Measuring dimensionality, randomness and nonlocality
- Entanglement and non local correlations: Quantum resources for information processing
- Resources for quantum information tasks: from the bipartite to the multipartite scenario
- Entanglement and classical correlations in many-body systems
- Entanglement: from its mathematical description to its experimental observation
- Quantum information in infinite dimensional hilbert spaces
- Entanglement and quantum cryptography
Quantum Information Theory
Prof. Dr. Antonio Acín

- 2020-11-20 Novel approach of using Unsupervised Machine Learning in Physics A team of ICFO researchers reports in PRL an entirely new anomaly detection method capable of training a system in very few iterations.
- 2020-10-26 UPC Thesis Awards 2020 The UPC recognizes three ICFO PhD graduates with the Extraordinary PhD Thesis Award
- 2020-10-20 QuantumCAT: Accelerating the application of quantum technologies A consortium of research institutes, led by ICFO, and industry partners in Catalonia join forces to develop the Quantum Technologies Hub.
- 2020-10-08 Congratulations to New ICFO PhD Graduate Dr. Zahra Raissi graduated with a thesis entitled “Quantum Multipartite Entangled States, Classical and Quantum Error Correction”
- 2020-07-13 Complex models for the global quantum internet A study conducted by ICFO researcher Daniel Cavalcanti and graced on the cover of PRL reports on a statistical study of quantum communication networks that could facilitate the possibilities of a global quantum internet.
- 2020-01-27 Graphene, Quantum, and the Brain: Put them together and what do you get? Deep Tech EU at MWC Barcelona The most ambitious EU research initiatives showcase innovations at Deep Tech EU in MWC Barcelona.
- 2019-11-28 Witnessing multipartite entanglement depth A team of researchers from ICFO, MPQ, and the Polish Academy of Sciences demonstrate that non-local correlations can quantify the strength of entanglement in a many- body system.
- 2019-10-15 Congratulations to New ICFO PhD graduate Dr. Alejandro Pozas graduated with a thesis entitled “Quantum information Outside Quantum Information”
- 2019-10-07 Paul Ehrenfest Best Paper Award for Quantum Foundations 2018 ICFO researchers receive best paper award for Almost Quantum Correlations
- 2019-06-14 The Quantum Communications Infrastructure Declaration The European Commission signs the declaration with member states.
- 2019-05-31 Optimal Quantum Error Correcting codes From Absolutely Maximally Entangled States Study included in JPhysA Highlights Collection 2018
- 2019-05-17 Congratulations to New ICFO PhD graduate Dr. Flavio Baccari graduated with a thesis entitled “Certification of Many-Body Systems”
- 2019-04-12 Congratulations to New ICFO PhD graduate Dr. Senaida Hernandez Santana graduated with a thesis entitled “Local Temperature and correlations in Quantum Many-Body Systems”
- 2019-03-28 The European Research Council awards ICFO two new Advanced Grants ICREA Professors Antonio Acín and Maciej Lewenstein awarded grants for frontier research with potentially ground-breaking impact on science and society beyond
- 2019-03-01 Graphene and Quantum Technologies team up at the Mobile World Congress 2019 The Graphene and Quantum Flagships exhibit technologies and present the initiatives at the world’s largest telecommunication event.
- 2019-02-13 Congratulations to New ICFO PhD graduate Dr. Boris Bourdoncle graduated with a thesis on “Quantifying Randomness from Bell Nonlocality”
- 2019-01-28 Temperature precision measurements in Bose Einstein Condensates An ICFO-Nottingham collaboration, published in Physics Review Letters and highlighted as an Editor’s suggestion, reports on a novel model to determine the temperature of BECs without destroying the sample.
- 2018-12-17 Congratulations to New ICFO PhD graduate Dr. Nicolas Morell graduated with a thesis in “Optomechanical resonators based on transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers”.
- 2018-11-05 IBM Q Best Paper Award Alejandro Pozas runner-up for work utilizing IBM’s quantum computers
- 2018-10-11 Congratulations to New ICFO PhD graduate Dr. Florian Curchod graduated with a thesis on “Nonlocal Resources for Quantum Information Tasks”
- 2018-10-09 UPC Thesis Awards 2018 The UPC recognizes two ICFO PhD graduates with the Extraordinary PhD Thesis Award
- 2018-09-21 The Quantum Technologies Roadmap The European quantum community establishes a QT Roadmap for the future of quantum technologies development.
- 2018-09-19 Congratulations to New ICFO PhD graduate Dr. Ivan Supic graduated with a thesis in “Device-Independent Certification of Quantum Resources”
- 2018-05-10 The BIG Bell Test in Nature Global physics experiment challenges Einstein with the help of 100,000 volunteers.
- 2018-03-09 Scaling silicon quantum photonics technology The study, published in Science, reports on the development of a large-scale integrated silicon-photonics quantum circuit for the precise and general control of multidimensional entanglement.
- 2017-12-18 2016 ICFO PhD Thesis Awards 3 ICFO PhD graduates awarded for creative and ambitious research progress.
- 2017-11-06 Randomness in Quantum Mechanics ICFO, in collaboration with Polish Academy of Sciences, publishes an extensive and thorough Review on Randomness in Quantum Mechanics in Reports on Progress in Physics.
- 2017-10-17 Congratulations to New ICFO PhD graduate Dr. Alejandro Mattar graduated with a thesis in “Quantum Information with Black Boxes – Lifting Protocols from Theory to Implementation”.
- 2017-09-13 Quantum Teleportation A study by ICFO and Bristol Univ. proposes a new benchmark.
- 2017-08-06 Paul Ehrenfest Best Paper Award for 2016 ICFO researchers receive best paper award for Algorithmic Pseudorandomness in Quantum Setups
- 2017-06-21 Efficient Device-Independent Entanglement Detection for Multipartite Systems New approach for detecting entanglement in experiments involving tens of particles
- 2017-05-24 To be or not to be localized? A study published in PRX develops a mathematical model for high harmonic generation in solids.
- 2016-12-12 Random states of photons do surprisingly well in quantum metrology Quantum metrology with sensing probes prepared at random in Physical Review X
- 2016-12-09 ICFO in Nature Certified randomness in quantum physics
- 2016-06-06 Congratulations to New ICFO PhD graduate Dr. Martí Perarnau graduated with a thesis in ‘Thermodynamics and Quantum Correlations’.
- 2016-06-06 PhD Thesis Defense
MARTÍ PERARNAU \'Thermodynamics and Quantum Correlations\' MARTÍ PERARNAU
Quantum Information Theory
ICFO-The Institute of Photonic Sciences - 2016-05-30 Congratulations to New ICFO PhD graduate Dr. Elsa Passaro graduated with a thesis in ‘Impact of Imperfections on Correlation-Based Quantum Information Protocols‘.
- 2016-05-30 PhD Thesis Defense
ELSA PASSARO \'Impact of Imperfections on Correlation-Based Quantum Information Protocols\' ELSA PASSARO
Quantum Information Theory
ICFO-The Institute of Photonic Sciences - 2015-12-14 AXA chair for ICFO AXA Research Fund Selects ICFO for a Chair on Quantum Cryptography to Prevent Data Hacking.
- 2015-12-10 Ernst-Reuter-Prize 2015 ICFO researcher Dr. Christian Gogolin is awarded the Ernst-Reuter-Prize of the Freie Universität Berlin for his extraordinary PhD thesis dissertation.
- 2015-11-20 Putting Quantum Systems to Work ICFO researchers discover that quantum effects such as coherence and entanglement increase a system’s ability to store energy.
- 2015-11-18 Quantum Photonic Certification Protocols A recent study in Nature Communications presents a new certification tool for photonic quantum technologies.
- 2015-09-23 Congratulations to New ICFO PhD graduate Dr. Gonzalo de la Torre Carazo graduated with a thesis in ‘From Quantum Foundations to Quantum Information Protocols and Back’
- 2015-09-18 Controlling material properties THz pulses reveal driving force for orbital order in correlated solids.
- 2015-08-19 Multipartite Quantum Steering A new method to certify all kinds of multipartite entanglement in a quantum network where some of the measurement devices are untrusted.
- 2015-08-17 Foundational Questions Institute Antonio Acín receives funding to study The Physics of What Happens
- 2015-02-20 Almost Quantum Correlations Opening a new avenue for generalizations of quantum theory?
- 2014-09-17 Max Planck-Prince of Asturias Award Mobility Grants Three ICFO researchers awarded prestigious grant.
- 2014-07-01 Thermodynamics for individual quantum systems Framework for extracting the maximum amount of work from any system in Nature Communications
- 2014-06-13 ICFO in Science Towards experimental detection of nonlocality in many-body quantum systems
- 2014-06-04 B·Debate: Life, an instruction manual
ANTONIO ACÍN \'B·Debate: Towards ultra-secure communications\' ANTONIO ACÍN
ICFO- Institute of Photonic Sciences - 2014-02-10 Congratulations to New ICFO PhD graduate Dr. Ana Belén Sainz graduated with a thesis in “Characterizing and witnessing multipartite correlations: from nonlocality to contextuality”.
- 2014-01-15 ERC Consolidator Grant Prof. Antonio Acín is granted the ERC Consolidator Grant for young research leaders
- 2013-10-01 Entanglement distribution in quantum networks ICFO Review paper on the cover of Report on Progress in Physics
- 2013-09-26 Quantum information theory Photonic polarization gears for ultra-sensitive angular measurements in Nature Communications.
- 2013-09-18 Congratulations to New ICFO PhD graduate Dr. Lars Würflinger graduated with a thesis on multipartite nonlocality
- 2013-08-16 Local Orthogonality for Quantum Correlations First intrinsically multipartite principle for quantum correlations introduced in Nature Communications
- 2013-08-05 Templeton Foundation ICFO receives Templeton Foundation Grant.
- 2013-07-30 ICFO Frontiers Summer School Frontiers of Quantum Physics and Quantum Information.
- 2013-07-25 25-27 July, 2013
\'Frontiers of Quantum Physics and Quantum Information\' ICFO Frontiers Summer School - 2013-07-17 Quantum Physics and Logic Workshop The 10th QPL Workshop takes place at ICFO the 17th - 19th July.
- 2013-06-13 Congratulations to new ICFO PhD Graduate Dr. Chirag Dhara graduated with a thesis on intrinsic randomness in non-local theories.
- 2013-05-22 Joint Workshop Max Planck - ICFO ‘From fundamental questions to applications’
- 2013-05-16 Joint Workshop Max Planck - ICFO ‘From fundamental questions to applications’
- 2013-02-27 New Journal of Physics 2012 Highlights Five ICFO papers included in the NJP “Highlight of 2012 collection”.
- 2013-02-22 Congratulations to New ICFO PhD graduate Dr. Rodrigo Gallego graduated with a thesis on device-independent information protocols.
- 2013-01-18 Congratulations to New ICFO PhD graduate Dr. Giuseppe Prettico graduated with a thesis on entanglement and non-local correlations.
- 2012-10-29 Quantum Correlation in Space and Time in Nature Physics Prof. Antonio Acín collaborates in a new test that demonstrates how quantum predictions challenge Einstein’s theory of relativity.
- 2012-06-15 ICFO in Nature Physics The groups led by Juan P. Torres and Antonio Acin present the first demonstration for experimentally assessing the dimension (dimension witness) of an unknown quantum system from measurement data alone.
- 2012-02-16 ERC Proof of Concept Antonio Acín, Morgan Mitchell and Valerio Pruneri receive funding for ERC proof-of-concept study.
- 2011-05-02 Research Leaders Antonio Acin’s research featured in the news of the department of Economy and Knowledge of the regional government.
- 2011-03-15 ICFO in Nature Comm. Researchers at the Free University of Brussels and the group led by Antonio Acin report on new results on quantum cryptography.
- 2011-02-15 ICFO in Nature Comm. Researchers at National University of Singapore and the group led by Prof. Antonio Acin present new results in quantum non-locality.
- 2011-01-12 Academic Award ICFO PhD student Belen Sainz awarded by Banco Santander for her academic achievements.
- 2011-01-05 Le Prix La Recherche A team including Prof. Antonio Acin awarded by the French magazine La Recherche.
- 2010-08-26 Nature’s News and Views Prof. Andreas Winter reviews recent research on nonlocal quantum games at the group led by Prof. Antonio Acin.
- 2010-07-20 Brazilian PhD Award ICFOnian Dr. Leandro Aolita best PhD thesis in Physics in Brazil.
- 2010-07-19 New ICFO PhD Graduate Dr. Mafalda Almeida obtained her PhD with a thesis on resources for quantum information tasks.
- 2010-05-18 Quantum Random Networks Nature Physics publishes a joint paper on the concept by researchers at ICFO and Max-Planck-Institute for Quantum Optics.
- 2010-05-14 New ICFO PhD Graduate Dr. Artur Garcia graduated with a thesis on entanglement and classical correlations in many-body systems.
- 2009-10-01 ICFO at Arts Santa Mònica Prof. Antonio Acín gives a talk at the interdisciplinary center for arts and sciences.
- 2009-05-25 ICFO at MACBA Prof. Antonio Acín gave a talk on randomness and uncertainty in Quantum Mechanics at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona.
- 2009-04-07 ICFO in NJP Best of 2008
An article on work conducted
by Prof. Antonio Acín’s group, highlighted in the New Journal of Physics Best of 2008. - 2009-01-28 Teleportation at CosmoCaixa Prof. Antonio Acín reviews speculation and experiments on teleportation at the Barcelona Science Museum.
- 2008-10-21 ICFO Congratulates a New PhD Graduate Dr. Daniel Cavalcanti obtained his Doctoral Degree with a project on quantum information supervised by Prof. Antonio Acín.
- 2008-09-23 Fewer Photons are Enough Prof. Juan P. Torres comments in Science on a paper about an approach that greatly reduces the number of photons needed to detect an object.
- 2008-07-28 Prof. Antonio Acín, Awarded an ERC Starting Grant One of the prestigious grants for top researchers goes to ICFO\'s group leader.
- 2008-04-17 ICFO welcomes a new tenured group leader Prof. Antonio Acín awarded tenure at ICFO.
- 2007-12-17 ICFO congratulates a new PhD graduate Dr. Miguel Navascués obtained his Doctoral Degree with a project on quantum information theory supervised by Prof. Antonio Acín.
- 2007-04-02 ICFO research in Nature Physics\'s front page New astonishing properties of quantum networks discovered by Profs. Acin, Cirac and Lewenstein
- 2007-03-07 ICFO in El País and La Vanguardia The two national newspapers feature the new astonishing properties of quantum networks discovered by Profs. Acín, Cirac and Lewenstein
- 2006-12-04 QOIT Kick-off Meeting at ICFO The participants in the ‘Quantum Optical Information Technology’ project meet at ICFO and initiate their collaboration
- 2005-07-15 Green light to Quantum Information in Europe Four ICFO groups will pilot several wokpackages in two European Integrated Projects: \'Qubit Applications\' and \'Scalable quantum computing with light and atoms\'
- 2005-06-15 European Award to Prof. Ignacio Cirac The Distinguished Invited Professor at ICFO has been honored by the European Physical Society for his outstanding contributions to quantum computing and quantum information theory
- 2005-03-28 Secrets kept with quantum cryptography Acin\'s group is advancing the knowledge in this technology
- 2005-01-26 Hat trick in PRL by ICFO’s Quantum Information Theory Group this January The papers report advances in quantum cryptography
- 2004-11-26 Nature publishes new advancement in Quantum Memory for Light Part of the work was initiated at the ICFO by Eugene S. Polzik and Ignacio Cirac
- 2004-11-18 ICFO participates in a leading European research consortium in ultracold atoms and molecules (QUDEDIS) The Institute takes part in a European network aimed at the investigation of the key concepts behind the manipulation of ultracold atomic and molecular systems
- 2004-11-09 Prof. Cirac: \'I will teletransport millions of atoms\' The ICFO\'s Distinguished Invited Professor interviewed by La Vanguardia
- 2004-09-15 Ignacio Cirac interviewed in Informacions, the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya magazine The Distinguished Invited Professor at ICFO talks about the Quantum Optics and Quantum Information research
- 2004-07-21 QUANTUM OPTICS WEEK From 14 to 18 of June, at ICFO