I am currently a theoretical physicist at KCL. My field of interest are non-equilibrium quantum thermodynamics and Levitated nanoparticles. I had my PhD and MPhil in Quantum information at Queen’s University Belfast, and B.Sc in mathematics at East China University of Science and Technology.
My latest CV can be downloaded here: CV-Aug-2024. Find me on Goolgle scholar, Research Gate and LinkedIn.
Latest publications:
- Qiongyuan Wu, Diana Chisholm, et al. Mar. 2024. “Squeezing below the ground state of motion of a continuously monitored levitating nanoparticle”. Wu et al 2024 Quantum Sci. Technol.
- Rafael Muffato, [. . .], Qiongyuan Wu, et al. Jan. 2024. “Generation of classical non-Gaussian distributions by squeezing a thermal state into non-linear motion of levitated optomechanics”. arXiv:2401.04066.
- Qiongyuan Wu, Mario A. Ciampini, et al. May 2023. “Quantifying protocol efficiency: A thermodynamic figure of merit for classical and quantum state-transfer protocols”. Phys. Rev. Res. 5 (2), p. 023117.
- Qiongyuan Wu, Luca Mancino, et al. Feb. 2022. “Nonequilibrium Quantum Thermodynamics of a Particle Trapped in a Controllable Time-Varying Potential”. PRX Quantum 3 (1), p. 010322.
- Qiongyuan Wu, Giovanni Barontini, et al. Feb. 2020. “Non-equilibrium thermodynamics of quantum processes assisted by transitionless quantum driving: the role of initial state preparation”. arXiv:2002.06134.
Research Experience
- Research Associate, King’s College London
“Stochastic Thermodynamics with Levitated Particles”
(Dec 2024 – Now) - Research Fellow, Queen’s University Belfast
“Non-Equilibrium Steady-States of Quantum many-body systems: uncovering universality and thermodynamics”
(Aug 2023 – Dec 2024)
Grant: EPSRC - PhD in theoretical physics, Queen’s University Belfast
“Thermodynamic Control and Characterisation of Levitated Quantum Systems”
(Jun 2019 – Dec 2023)
Grant: The Leverhulme Trust - MPhil in theoretical physics, Queen’s University Belfast
(Oct 2016 – Apr 2019) - B.Sc in mathematics, East China University of Science and Technology
(Sep 2012 – Jun 2016)