Centre for the Mathematics and Theoretical Physics of Quantum Non-Equilibrium Systems (CQNE)
Mission
The CQNE at the 海角黑料 serves as a focal point for fundamental and theoretical research on the properties, dynamics, and control of complex quantum systems. Its mission is to foster knowledge exchange across disciplines and to support joint activities such as seminars, workshops, international conferences, and specialised postgraduate training. The Centre is open to academic members of the 海角黑料 conducting research in related areas.
The CQNE is a joint initiative between the Schools of Mathematical Sciences and Physics & Astronomy that combines our expertise on the theoretical physics and mathematics of far-from-equilibrium quantum systems, with applications in quantum information, quantum metrology, condensed matter and hybrid systems.
PhD Opportunities
We regularly offer PhD projects jointly supervised by members of the Centre. For enquires please email us.
Members
Mathematical Sciences
- Madalin Guta (CQNE Codirector)
- Gerardo Adesso
- Silke Weinfurtner
Physics & Astronomy
- Kay Brandner (CQNE Codirector)
- Andrew Armour
- Adam Gammon-Smith
- Juan P. Garrahan
- Igor Lesanovsky
- Weibin Li
- Stephen Powell
Full list of academics, postdocs and students
Announcements
Quantum Roundabout is back! Join us on 9-11 September 2026 at the School of Mathematical Sciences, 海角黑料.
Quantum Roundabout is a postgraduate conference which will bring together early career researchers from universities all over the world, and is aimed to cover the mathematical foundations of active research areas of quantum physics – all intimately interconnected, namely: quantum resource theories; continuous variable quantum information theory; quantum computation theory; quantum imaging and optics; and the mathematical and statistical tools underpinning quantum technologies, especially quantum sensing, estimation and metrology. This follows from successful previous editions in 2014, 2016, and 2018. The event is organised by PhD students in the School of Mathematical Sciences: Leah Turner, Quentin Muller, Yukuan Tao.
Events
- Date
- 22 May 2026
- Location:
- C27 Physics Building
Full list of events
Research Highlights
Continuous sensing and parameter estimation with the boundary time crystal
Albert Cabot, Federico Carollo,
Igor Lesanovsky
Selected for the Physical Review Letters collection of the year 2024, for details click .
Probing non-equilibrium topological orderon a quantum processor
M. Will, T. A. Cochran,
E. Rosenberg, B. Jobst,
N. M. Eassa, P. Roushan, M. Knap, A. Gammon-Smith, F. Pollmann
Quantum processes as thermodynamic resources: the role of non-Markovianity
Guilherme Zambon,
Gerardo Adesso
Featured on phys.org, for details click .
Full list of research highlights