I am currently a researcher in the Dept of Applied Maths and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP) at the University of Cambridge, and coordinator of the Quantum Technologies Group, a knowledge integration community funded by the Cambridge-MIT institute. I am a member of the Centre for Quantum Computing, Cambridge and have close links to the Engineering Department and the Microelectronics Research Centre (MRC) at the Cambridge University, and Hitachi Cambridge Laboratories.
My research so far has been mainly in the area of quantum physics, in particular on characterization, modelling and control of quantum systems, with a strong emphasis on applications ranging from quantum chemistry to quantum computing. More generally, I am interested in computational physics and scientific computing. Other interests I have unfortunately not have much time to pursue recently include mathematical biology, especially computational neurobiology, complex dynamics and fractals.
I have also done a fair amount of teaching, mostly as a Teaching Fellow (primary instructor) in the Mathematics Department, and to a lesser extent as a Teaching Assistant in the Chemistry Department, at the University of Oregon a couple of years ago. Together with Myungshik Kim of Queen's University Belfast I have recently organized a summer school on Quantum Information Theory and Technology. In the Lent term 2006 I will be teaching a part-III (maths) course on Control of Quantum Systems at the University of Cambridge (course website coming soon). Furthermore, I have supervised numerous undergraduate and PhD students over the years.
I am very passionate about science, which helps us understand the universe we live in, and mathematics, as the language of science, and I do my best to try and communicate this to others, whether they be colleagues, students or members of the public. As a such I have been involved in various outreach activities, from organizing Open Day exhibits to creating web-based educational materials. I am also a contributor to our recent quantum wiki project quantiki.