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In this talk, the Prof discussed some of the past and ongoing research in the application of machine learning methods to efficiently guide materials design and discovery efforts. The overarching theme is efficient navigation of the vast search space, which is especially critical when brute-force...

Graphene has been hailed a “wonder material,” given its potential in a growing pool of applications and industries, from quantum computing (also see “Getting edgy with graphene”) to healthcare. But it’s also a bit unassuming. While it’s the thinnest material in the world at just one-atom-thick...

Quantum causality is an emerging field of study which has the potential to greatly advance our understanding of quantum systems. In this paper, we put forth a theoretical framework for merging quantum information science and causal inference by exploiting entropic principles. For this purpose, we...

In this talk, Prof. Ashwin Ramasubramaniam spoke about the ways in which the intercalation of layered compounds is a promising route for the scalable synthesis of 2D heterostructures with novel emergent optoelectronic properties. It investigates, via first-principles calculations, the intercalation...

Prof Sean Molesky discussed how Lagrange duality heuristics for quadratically constrained quadratic optimization problems (QCQPs) can substantially lessen these knowledge gaps for a variety of common photonic design problems. As showcased by initial applications to topics including radiative...

In this talk, Prof. Ricardo Decca presents our current efforts to perform a measurement of the elusive quantum friction. While there is now a more or less established theoretical picture of the expected friction experienced by a dipole moving in front of a dielectric plate, experimental results are...

In the given talk, Prof. Naik spoke about quantum materials possessing a complex energy landscape arising from the competition between many microscopic processes. A stimulus such as light can tip the delicate balance between these competing processes resulting in novel optical phenomena...

Prof. Barry Bradlyn spoke about the discovery of topological materials is one of the most transformative recent breakthroughs in condensed matter physics, revealing new conceptual surprises in established topics such as the phases of matter and the behavior of electrons in insulators. Most work on...

We will host a pico-seminar series with world-leading experts on the topic. While we are biased towards theorists, we will certainly have many experimental speakers as well. How does light interact with matter? The problem has attracted interest over a long time but only now do we have the...

We are delighted to share our recent work on “Nonequilibrium Hanbury Brown-Twiss interferometry: Theory and application to binary stars,” published in Physical Review Research. We develop a general formalism of Hanbury Brown and Twiss's experiment for objects at different temperatures. We also apply...