The value of a good neighbour
Having good neighbours can be very valuable – even in the atomic world. A team of Amsterdam physicists was able to determine an important property of strontium atoms, a highly useful element for modern applications in atomic clocks and quantum computers, to unprecedented precision. To achieve this, they made clever use of a nearby cloud […]
Bridging Computer Science and Physics: Tamara Kohler’s Next Chapter at QuSoft
When Tamara Kohler begins her role as assistant professor in the University of Amsterdam’s Institute of Physics in September 2026, she will bring with her a research agenda shaped by a decade of crossing disciplinary boundaries. Her work, rooted in both computer science and physics, seeks not just to deepen understanding within each field but […]
Freek Witteveen: a journey from QuSoft, and back again
On September 1, 2025, a familiar QuSoft face came to the office in Amsterdam, this time as a senior researcher. Freek Witteveen joined CWI as a permanent researcher, affiliated with the Research Center for Quantum Software through the research collaboration. His appointment marks a new cycle for a young scientist who first joined QuSoft as […]
More efficient quantum computing through machine learning
The AI system AlphaTensor-Quantum can make quantum computing more efficient. By optimizing quantum circuits, it makes calculations more efficient to save resources and accelerate discoveries.
Koen Groenland: Making Quantum Computing Accessible for Business
Koen’s book, Introduction to Quantum Computing for Business, is a step toward guiding companies on how to leverage quantum advancements.
Two upcoming PhD defences at QuSoft
We cordially invite you to attend the PhD thesis defences of René Allerstorfer on October 28th and Chen Yanlin on November 21st, 2024.
Welcome to Ehsan Ebrahimi for a short visit at QuSoft
Ehsan Ebrahimi, a Research Scientist at the University of Luxembourg is currently visiting QuSoft from Thursday, September 19, to Friday, September 27, 2024, hosted by Dr. Léo Colisson. “Ehsan Ebrahimi is currently a Research Scientist in the Computer Science Department at the University of Luxembourg. Before joining the University of Luxembourg in February 2020, he […]
John van de Wetering receives the Veni grant
The Dutch Science Council (NWO) has awarded Veni grants of up to 320,000 euro per project to 20 promising UvA and Amsterdam UMC researchers. One of the recipients of the Veni is QuSoft researcher John van de Wetering, who won the grant on his project A diagrammatic toolbox for quantum circuit simulation.
QuSoft Welcomes Matthias Christandl as 2024 Turing Chair
QuSoft is delighted to announce that Professor Matthias Christandl has been appointed as the 2024 Turing Chair. A leading researcher in quantum information theory, Professor Christandl will be visiting Amsterdam at various intervals between October 2024 and early 2025. His appointment as Turing Chair promises to foster a diverse range of academic activities, discussions, and […]
Ludovico Lami receives the ERC Starting Grant
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded Starting Grants to three UvA researchers. They are physicist Ludovico Lami, legal scholar Dilek Kurban and computer scientist Dimitris Tzionas. The Starting Grant is a personal subsidy of approximately 1.5 million euros per project. The subsidy offers talented scientists five years of support for their research. Ludovico […]
