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PROPOSED RESEARCH AGENDA

Laboratory of Quantum Information & Algorithmic Foundations (QIAF Lab)

Exploring quantum algorithmic speedups, tensor network simulations, fault-tolerant quantum error correction codes, and hybrid classical-quantum distributed architectures.

Laboratory Overview

The Laboratory of Quantum Information & Algorithmic Foundations (QIAF Lab) conducts theoretical and computational research at the frontier of quantum information science. Led by Dr hab. Elena Markiewicz, the lab focuses on developing the mathematical and algorithmic foundations necessary for practical, fault-tolerant quantum computation.

Key Research Directions

1. Quantum Error Mitigation & Fault Tolerance

Designing next-generation topological codes and decoding heuristics that minimize physical qubit overhead while preserving fault-tolerant thresholds under realistic noise models.

2. High-Performance Classical Simulation of Quantum Systems

Using tensor networks (MPS, PEPS, TTN) and advanced matrix product state methods to simulate strongly correlated quantum matter and verify intermediate-scale quantum processors.

Key Research Questions & Hypotheses

  1. What are the optimal error mitigation thresholds for distributed multi-party quantum state transmission across noisy channels?
  2. How can high-dimensional tensor network contractions be accelerated on petascale classical GPU clusters?
  3. What algorithmic bounds limit the classical simulability of parameterized quantum circuits?

Methodologies & Technical Approaches

  1. Formulation of low-overhead surface code variants and color code decoding algorithms.
  2. Development of distributed tensor contraction packages tailored for multi-GPU supercomputing architectures.
  3. Theoretical complexity analysis of quantum variational optimization routines.

Facilities, Compute & Equipment

  • High-memory compute nodes (2TB RAM per node) configured with GPU-accelerated tensor contraction libraries.
  • Open verification suites benchmarking simulated quantum circuits against hardware-in-the-loop testbeds.

Lab Seminars & Open Positions

  • Quantum Information Colloquium held bi-weekly on Thursdays at 14:00 CET.
  • Supported by European Quantum Flagship Grant No. 101083921 and NCN OPUS.

Key Scientific Publications & Foundation Works

Selected foundation literature and methodology references utilized by the laboratory team.

External scholarly reference · 2016Third-party work

The FAIR Guiding Principles for Scientific Data Management and Stewardship

Mark D. Wilkinson, Michel Dumontier, IJsbrand Jan Aalbersberg, Gabrielle Appleton, Myles Axton, Arie Baak, Niklas Blomberg, Jan-Willem Boiten, Luiz Bonino da Silva Santos, Philip E. Bourne, Jildau Bouwman, Anthony J. Brookes, Tim Clark, Mercè Crosas, Ingrid Dillo, Olivier Dumon, Scott Edmunds, Chris T. Evelo, Richard Finkers, Alejandra Gonzalez-Beltran, Alasdair J. G. Gray, Paul Groth, Carole Goble, Jeffrey S. Grethe, Jaap Heringa, Peter A. C. 't Hoen, Rob Hooft, Tobias Kuhn, Ruben Kok, Joost Kok, Scott J. Lusher, Maryann E. Martone, Albert Mons, Abel L. Packer, Bengt Persson, Philippe Rocca-Serra, Marco Roos, Rene van Schaik, Susanna-Assunta Sansone, Erik Schultes, Thierry Sengstag, Ted Slater, George Strawn, Morris A. Swertz, Mark Thompson, Johan van der Lei, Erik van Mulligen, Jan Velterop, Andra Waagmeester, Peter Wittenburg, Katherine Wolstencroft, Jun Zhao, Barend Mons

Scientific Data Vol. 3, pp. 160018(2016). DOI: 10.1038/sdata.2016.18

Defines the principles that digital research objects should be Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable for people and machines.

External scholarly reference · 2017Third-party work

A Manifesto for Reproducible Science

Marcus R. Munafò, Brian A. Nosek, Dorothy V. M. Bishop, Katherine S. Button, Christopher D. Chambers, Nathalie Percie du Sert, Uri Simonsohn, Eric-Jan Wagenmakers, Jennifer J. Ware, John P. A. Ioannidis

Nature Human Behaviour Vol. 1, pp. 0021(2017). DOI: 10.1038/s41562-016-0021

Sets out practical measures to improve the reliability and efficiency of scientific research through stronger methods, transparency, and incentives.