{"id":51,"date":"2026-01-14T15:57:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T15:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/quantum-initiative\/?page_id=51"},"modified":"2026-03-19T14:38:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T14:38:39","slug":"quantum-initiative","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/quantum-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Quantum Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"about\" class=\"wp-block-group py-5 auto-section\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-2\">\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/quantum-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2026\/01\/32956.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-294\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/quantum-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2026\/01\/32956.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/quantum-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2026\/01\/32956-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/quantum-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2026\/01\/32956-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  section-title\" id=\"h-about-us\">About Us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The UCF Quantum Initiative brings together a multidisciplinary team of experts working on diverse aspects of quantum technologies \u2013 from algorithms for quantum computing and error correction to integrated quantum photonics, quantum metasurfaces, quantum transduction, and solid-state quantum bits \u2013 with the unifying goal of exploring and developing solutions for interoperability across platforms and scales and a strong determination to build a competitive workforce in quantum information science and technology (QIST).<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"focus-areas\" class=\"wp-block-group py-5 auto-section bg-faded\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-2\">\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading section-title mb-4\" id=\"h-focus-areas\">Focus Areas<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kt-tabs-id51_f8ecf1-f3 > .kt-tabs-content-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-tab{border-top:0px solid #000000;border-right:0px solid #000000;border-bottom:0px solid #000000;border-left:0px solid #000000;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 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kt-tab-alignment-left kt-create-accordion\"><ul class=\"kt-tabs-title-list\"><li id=\"tab-photonicquantumcomputingcommunicationsandsensing\" class=\"kt-title-item kt-title-item-1 kt-tabs-svg-show-always kt-tabs-icon-side-right kt-tab-title-inactive\"><a href=\"#tab-photonicquantumcomputingcommunicationsandsensing\" data-tab=\"1\" class=\"kt-tab-title kt-tab-title-1 \"><span class=\"kt-title-text\">Photonic Quantum Computing, Communications, and Sensing<\/span><\/a><\/li><li id=\"tab-solid-state-basedquantumcomputingandsensing\" class=\"kt-title-item kt-title-item-2 kt-tabs-svg-show-always kt-tabs-icon-side-right kt-tab-title-inactive\"><a href=\"#tab-solid-state-basedquantumcomputingandsensing\" data-tab=\"2\" class=\"kt-tab-title kt-tab-title-2 \"><span class=\"kt-title-text\">Solid-State-Based Quantum Computing and Sensing<\/span><\/a><\/li><li id=\"tab-quantumalgorithmserrorcorrectionandcryptography\" class=\"kt-title-item kt-title-item-3 kt-tabs-svg-show-always kt-tabs-icon-side-right kt-tab-title-inactive\"><a href=\"#tab-quantumalgorithmserrorcorrectionandcryptography\" data-tab=\"3\" class=\"kt-tab-title kt-tab-title-3 \"><span class=\"kt-title-text\">Quantum Algorithms, Error Correction, and Cryptography<\/span><\/a><\/li><li id=\"tab-quantummaterials\" class=\"kt-title-item kt-title-item-4 kt-tabs-svg-show-always kt-tabs-icon-side-right kt-tab-title-active\"><a href=\"#tab-quantummaterials\" data-tab=\"4\" class=\"kt-tab-title kt-tab-title-4 \"><span class=\"kt-title-text\">Quantum Materials<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"kt-tabs-content-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tab kt-tab-inner-content kt-inner-tab-1 kt-inner-tab51_44a678-bb\"><div class=\"kt-tab-inner-content-inner\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"979\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/quantum-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2026\/01\/sculpute-qstate.jpg\" alt=\"Multiple diagrams of quantum states of light with nanoscale patterned quantum materials.\" class=\"wp-image-179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/quantum-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2026\/01\/sculpute-qstate.jpg 979w, https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/quantum-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2026\/01\/sculpute-qstate-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/quantum-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2026\/01\/sculpute-qstate-768x220.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 979px) 100vw, 979px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sculpturing quantum states of light with nanoscale patterned quantum materials (A. Khanikaev)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>Research Topics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Quantum metasurfaces<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Robust entangled states in integrated photonics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quantum communications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Single-photon detectors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Single photon sources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>Researchers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ayman Abouraddy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Miguel Bandres<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Andrea Blanco-Redondo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sasan Fathpour<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Darren Hudson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alexander Khanikaev<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Michael Leuenberger<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leland Nordin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Midya Parto<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wayesh Qarony<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yannick Salamin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tab kt-tab-inner-content kt-inner-tab-2 kt-inner-tab51_ca0a55-32\"><div class=\"kt-tab-inner-content-inner\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"243\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/quantum-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2026\/01\/jing-photon-magnon.jpg\" alt=\"A diagram of a hybrid magnetic quantum processor. \" class=\"wp-image-182\" style=\"width:232px;height:auto\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hybrid magnetic quantum processor (J. Xu)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>Research Topics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Superconducting, magnetic, and defect-based qubits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coherent control of quantum states via ultrafast lasers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hybrid optical\/electrical\/mechanics quantum systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quantum transduction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>Researchers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jaesung Lee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Haonan Ling<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wayesh Qarony<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enrique del Barco<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Masahiro Ishigami<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Christian Heide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jing Xu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Han Zhao<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tab kt-tab-inner-content kt-inner-tab-3 kt-inner-tab51_bff42d-2d\"><div class=\"kt-tab-inner-content-inner\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"97\" src=\"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/quantum-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2026\/01\/qcircuit-VQA.jpg\" alt=\"A diagram of dynamical quantum circuit for preparing a target unitary.\n\" class=\"wp-image-183\" style=\"width:376px;height:auto\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dynamical quantum circuit for preparing a target unitary (S. Niu)<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>Research Topics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Quantum algorithm development and testing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quantum error correction protocols<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quantum-inspired algorithms and technologies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quantum simulations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AI-assisted quantum information processing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Post-quantum cryptography<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>Researchers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Zhipeng Deng<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wissam Ghantous<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Efekan K\u00f6kc\u00fc<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Christian Kuemmerle<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eduardo Mucciolo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Siyuan Niu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Di Wu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Qipeng Zheng<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tab kt-tab-inner-content kt-inner-tab-4 kt-inner-tab51_eee076-21\"><div class=\"kt-tab-inner-content-inner\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"247\" height=\"237\" src=\"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/quantum-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2026\/01\/Neupane-Dirac.jpg\" alt=\"An illustration of dirac cones and a nodal line.\" class=\"wp-image-184\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dirac cones and a nodal line (M. Neupane)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>Research Topics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Emergent phenomena in van der Waals quantum matter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Topological quantum magnets in van der Waals materials<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quantum spin textures (quantum skyrmions)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Topological superconductors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dirac and Weyl semimetals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>Researchers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Paulo de Faria<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enrique del Barco<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Michael Leuenberger<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saiful Khondaker<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yasuyuki Nakashima<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Madhab Neupane<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Viktoryia Shautsova <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"team\" class=\"wp-block-group py-5 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href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/person\/andrea-blanco-redondo\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"my-2 d-block person-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAndrea Blanco Redondo\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-2 font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCo-Leader <br>CREOL<\/br>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-research-team\">Research Team<\/h3>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list ucfwp-post-list-people\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"list-unstyled row ucf-post-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/quantum-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2026\/01\/abouraddy.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link stretched-link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/person\/ayman-abouraddy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"my-2 d-block person-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAyman Abouraddy\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-2 font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCREOL\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/quantum-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2026\/01\/Miguel-A-Bandres.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link stretched-link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/person\/miguel-a-bandres\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"my-2 d-block person-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMiguel Bandres\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-2 font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCREOL\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/quantum-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2026\/01\/paulo-defaria.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link stretched-link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/person\/paulo-eduardo-de-faria-junior\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"my-2 d-block person-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPaulo de Faria\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-2 font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPhysics\/ECE\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/quantum-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2026\/01\/enrique-delbarco.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link stretched-link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/person\/enrique-del-barco\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"my-2 d-block person-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEnrique del Barco\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-2 font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPhysics\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/quantum-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2026\/01\/zhipeng-deng.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link stretched-link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cecs.ucf.edu\/faculty\/zhipeng-deng\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"my-2 d-block person-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tZhipeng Deng\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-2 font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMAE\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/quantum-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2026\/01\/Sasan-Fathpour.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link stretched-link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/person\/sasan-fathpour\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"my-2 d-block person-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSasan Fathpour\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-2 font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCREOL\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/quantum-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2026\/01\/Wissam-Ghantous.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link stretched-link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/math\/person\/wissam-ghantous\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"my-2 d-block person-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWissam Ghantous\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-2 font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMath\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/quantum-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2026\/01\/Christian-Heide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link stretched-link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/person\/christian-heide\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"my-2 d-block person-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tChristian Heide\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-2 font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPhysics\/CREOL\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/quantum-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2026\/01\/Darren-Hudson.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link stretched-link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/person\/darren-hudson\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"my-2 d-block person-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDarren Hudson\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-2 font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCREOL\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/quantum-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2026\/01\/Ishigami-Masahiro.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link stretched-link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/person\/masahiro-ishigami\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"my-2 d-block person-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMasahiro Ishigami\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-2 font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPhysics\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/quantum-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2026\/01\/eric-johnson.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link stretched-link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/person\/eric-johnson\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"my-2 d-block person-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEric Johnson\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-2 font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCREOL\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/quantum-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2026\/01\/Alexander-Khanikaev.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link stretched-link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/person\/alexander-khanikaev\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"my-2 d-block person-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAlexander Khanikaev\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-2 font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCREOL\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/quantum-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2026\/01\/Saiful-Khondaker.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link stretched-link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/person\/saiful-khondaker\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"my-2 d-block person-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSaiful Khondaker\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-2 font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNSTC\/Physics\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/quantum-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2026\/03\/Kuemmerle-small.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link stretched-link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ckuemmerle.com\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"my-2 d-block person-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tChristian Kuemmerle\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-2 font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMath\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/quantum-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2026\/02\/efekan_profile_picture-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" 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person-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHan Zhao\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-2 font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPhysics\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/quantum-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2026\/01\/Q-Zheng-cropped_new-square.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link stretched-link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iems.ucf.edu\/faculty\/qipeng-phil-zheng\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"my-2 d-block person-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tQipeng 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     id=\"footable_174\"\n           data-unique_identifier=\"ninja_table_unique_id_3787138584_174\"\n           class=\" foo-table ninja_footable foo_table_174 ninja_table_unique_id_3787138584_174 table  ninja_search_right nt_type_legacy_table table-striped vertical_centered ninja_custom_color inverted footable-paging-right ninja_table_search_disabled ninja_table_pro ninja_table_afd_inline ninja_table_has_custom_filter\">\n                <colgroup>\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_0 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_1 hidden\">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_2 hidden\">\n                    <\/colgroup>\n        <thead>\n<tr class=\"footable-header\">\n                                                        <th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_0 ninja_clmn_nm_publication \">Publication<\/th><th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_1 ninja_clmn_nm_year hidden\">Year<\/th><th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_2 ninja_clmn_nm_url hidden\">URL<\/th><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n\n        <tr data-row_id=\"129\" class=\"ninja_table_row_0 nt_row_id_129\">\n            <td>L. Turo, B. E. A. Saleh, and A. F. Abouraddy, Local and remote synthesis of single-photon space-time wave packets, preprint (2025).<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td><\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"130\" class=\"ninja_table_row_1 nt_row_id_130\">\n            <td>L. Turo, L. A. Hall, B. E. A. Saleh, and A. F. Abouraddy, Broadband entangled-photon omni-resonance in planar optical cavities, preprint (2025).<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td><\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"131\" class=\"ninja_table_row_2 nt_row_id_131\">\n            <td>D A. Jeff, R. Sharma, G. Marciaga, F. Gonzalez, K. Harrison, Y. Zhao, T. Fernando, M. Neupane, J. Yang, J-H. Chu, X. Xu, T. Cao, and S. I. Khondaker, Lattice dynamics of layered kagome lattice material Nb3Br8 investigated via Raman spectroscopy and DFT, Nanoscale 2025, DOI: 10.1039\/D5NR03318G<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td><\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"132\" class=\"ninja_table_row_3 nt_row_id_132\">\n            <td>D. Skachkov, D. R. Englund, and M. N. Leuenberger, Linear and nonlinear optical response based on the GW-Bethe-Salpeter and Kadanoff-Baym approaches for two-dimensional layered semiconductor materials, arXiv:2509.18409 (2025).<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.48550\/arXiv.2410.06218<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"133\" class=\"ninja_table_row_4 nt_row_id_133\">\n            <td>J. M. DeStefano, E. Rosenberg, G. Ren, Y, Lee, Z. Ning, O. Peek, K. Harrison, S. I. Khondaker, L. Ke, I. I. Mazin, J. C. Idrobo, J.-H. Chu, Giant coercivity and enhanced intrinsic anomalous Hall effect at vanishing magnetization in a compensated kagome ferrimagnet, Science Advances, 11, edax4671 (2025)<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td><\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"134\" class=\"ninja_table_row_5 nt_row_id_134\">\n            <td>U. E. Usturali, C. Chamon, A. E. Ruckenstein, and E. R. Mucciolo, A matrix product state representation of Boolean functions, preprint (2025).<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2505.019<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"135\" class=\"ninja_table_row_6 nt_row_id_135\">\n            <td>D. Wu, Syndrilla: Simulating Decoders for Quantum Error Correction using PyTorch, QCE 2025 (2025).<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td><\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"136\" class=\"ninja_table_row_7 nt_row_id_136\">\n            <td>M. Yessenov, A. Dorrah, C. Guo, L. A. Hall, J.-S. Park, J. Free, E. G. Johnson, F. Capasso, S. Fan, and A. F. Abouraddy, Ultrafast space-time optical merons in momentum-energy space, Nature Communications, in press (2025).<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td><\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"137\" class=\"ninja_table_row_8 nt_row_id_137\">\n            <td>E. R. Mucciolo, Introduction to Quantum Information Processing (Taylor &amp; Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2025).<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1201\/9781003485124<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"138\" class=\"ninja_table_row_9 nt_row_id_138\">\n            <td>S. Niu, et al., A Practical Framework for Assessing the Performance of Observable Estimation in Quantum Simulation, IEEE Quantum Week (2025).<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2504.09813<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"139\" class=\"ninja_table_row_10 nt_row_id_139\">\n            <td>S. Pontula, C. Roques-Carmes, M. Solja\u00c4\u008di\u00c4\u0087, and Y. Salamin, Long-Range Entanglement in Multimode Comb Systems via Cascaded Nonlinear Processes, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), Long Beach, CA, USA (2025).<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td><\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"140\" class=\"ninja_table_row_11 nt_row_id_140\">\n            <td>S. Guddala, S. Kiriushechkina, Y. Kawaguchi, A. Vakulenko, A. Smirnova, S. B. Chand, Hobuss Edda M., G. Grosso, A. Alu\u00cc\u0080, and A. B. Khanikaev, Topological Polaritonic Metamaterials Realized in Bulk Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Crystals, Small Struct., e2500328 (2025). (featured on the cover)<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/sstr.202500328<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"141\" class=\"ninja_table_row_12 nt_row_id_141\">\n            <td>D. A. Jeff, K. Harrison, J. M. DeStefano, O. Peek, J.-H. Chu, S. I. Khondaker, Tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy of wrinkle-induced strain in layered topological insulator Ta2Ni3Te5, Optics Communications 593, 132314 (2025).<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td><\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"142\" class=\"ninja_table_row_13 nt_row_id_142\">\n            <td>J. Allen, M. Allen, A. Khanikaev, M. Silveirinha, and D. Smirnova, Floquet-Engineered Materials and Systems: introduction to the feature issue, Optical Materials Express 15 (8), 1777-1779 (2025).<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1364\/OME.569855<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"143\" class=\"ninja_table_row_14 nt_row_id_143\">\n            <td>R. Kumar, G. I. Chandan, R. Lopez Morales, A. Monge, A. Vakulenko, S. Kiriushenchkina, A. B. Khanikaev, J. Flick, and C. A. Meriles, Emission of nitrogen-vacancy centres in diamond shaped by topological photonic waveguide modes, Nature Nanotechnology (2025).<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41565-025-02001-3<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"144\" class=\"ninja_table_row_15 nt_row_id_144\">\n            <td>Z. Deng, Y. Li, X. Wang, Z. Jiang, and B. Dong, Quantum computing-enhanced large-scale residential electric vehicle charging management, Applied Energy vol. 401, p. 126772 (2025).<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.apenergy.2025.126772<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"145\" class=\"ninja_table_row_16 nt_row_id_145\">\n            <td>Z. Deng, X. Wang, and B. Dong, Integrating quantum computing into building-to-grid control framework: Application of benders decomposition in mixed-integer nonlinear programming, Build. Simul. vol. 18, pp. 1163-1178 (2025).<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s12273-025-1248-4<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"146\" class=\"ninja_table_row_17 nt_row_id_146\">\n            <td>A. Hashemi, E.L. Pereira, H. Li, J.L. Lado, and A. Blanco-Redondo, Observation of non-Hermitian topology from optical loss modulation, Nat. Mater. vol. 24, pp. 1393\u00e2\u0080\u00931399 (2025).<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41563-025-02278-8<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"147\" class=\"ninja_table_row_18 nt_row_id_147\">\n            <td>A. Hashemi, M. Javad Zakeri, P. S. Jung, and A. Blanco-Redondo, Topological quantum photonic, APL Photonics vol. 10(1), p. 010903 (2025).<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1063\/5.0239265<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"148\" class=\"ninja_table_row_19 nt_row_id_148\">\n            <td>M. Parto, C. Leefmans, J. Williams, and A. Marandi, Enhanced sensitivity via non-Hermitian topology, Light, Science &amp; Applications vol. 14, p. 1 (2025).<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41377-024-01667-z<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"149\" class=\"ninja_table_row_20 nt_row_id_149\">\n            <td>S. Pontula, S. Vaidya, C. Roques-Carmes, M. Solja\u00c4\u008di\u00c4\u0087, and Y. Salamin, Long-Range Entanglement in Multimode Comb Systems via Cascaded Nonlinear Processes, Nature Communications vol. 16, p. 7544 (2025).<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-025-62853-0<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"150\" class=\"ninja_table_row_21 nt_row_id_150\">\n            <td>I. B. Elius, J. F. Casey, S. Regmi, V. Buturlim, A. P. Sakhya, M. Sprague, M. I. Mondal, N. Valadez, A. K. Kumay, J. Scrivens, Y. Venkateswara, S. Dan, T. Romanova, A. K. Pathak, K. Gofryk, A. Ptok, D. Kaczorowski, and M. Neupane, Electronic structure of a nodal line semimetal candidate TbSbTe, Phys. Rev. Materials vol. 9, p. 064202 (2025).<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1103\/PhysRevMaterials.9.064202P<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"151\" class=\"ninja_table_row_22 nt_row_id_151\">\n            <td>K. Kumarasinghe, A. Rahman, M. Tomlinson, D. Le, F. Joshua, L. Zhai, and Y. Nakajima, Enhancement of the superconducting transition temperature due to multiband effect in the topological nodal-line semimetal Pb1\u00e2\u0088\u0092xSnxTaSe2, Phys. Rev. B vol. 112, p. 054504 (2025).<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1103\/hsdq-2tp9<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"152\" class=\"ninja_table_row_23 nt_row_id_152\">\n            <td>Q.-P. Ding, C. Taylor, Y. Lee, C. Dissanayake, V. Mishra, D.K. Le, M.-H. Phan, Y. Nakajima, Y. Furukawa, Slow ferromagnetic fluctuations in the kagome metal Sc3Mn3Al7Si5 revealed by 27Al NMR, Phys. Rev. B vol. 112, p. L121105 (2025).<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1103\/qmgs-kmcl<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"153\" class=\"ninja_table_row_24 nt_row_id_153\">\n            <td>H. Zhao, W. D. Chen, A. Kejriwal, and M. Mirhosseini, Quantum-enabled microwave-to-optical transduction via silicon nanomechanics, Nature Nanotechnology vol. 20, pp. 602-608 (2025).<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41565-025-01874-8<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"154\" class=\"ninja_table_row_25 nt_row_id_154\">\n            <td>S. Choi, Y. Salamin, C. Roques-Carmes, J. Sloan, and M. Solja\u00c4\u008di\u00c4\u0087, Observing the dynamics of quantum states generated inside nonlinear optical cavities, Nature Communications vol. 16, p. 7576 (2025).<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-025-63035-8<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"155\" class=\"ninja_table_row_26 nt_row_id_155\">\n            <td>J. Drake, T. Bate, J. Wahlen, S. Thapa, E. Turner, A. Van Rynbach, E. Antonio-Lopez, R. Amezcua-Correa, and D. Hudson, Dynamic wavelength selection of 1, 1.5, and 1.9 \u00c2\u00b5m via gas switching in hollow-core fiber, Opt. Continuum vol. 4, pp. 1710-1718 (2025).<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1364\/OPTCON.565384<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"156\" class=\"ninja_table_row_27 nt_row_id_156\">\n            <td>P. Park, B. R. Ortiz, M. Sprague, A. P. Sakhya, S. A. Chen, M. D. Frontzek, W. Tian, R. Sibille, D. G. Mazzone, C. Tabata, K. Kaneko, L. M. DeBeer Schmitt, M. B. Stone, D. S. Parker, G. D. Samolyuk, H. Miao, M. Neupane, and A. D. Christianson, Spin density wave and van Hove singularity in the kagome metal CeTi\u00e2\u0082\u0083Bi\u00e2\u0082\u0084, Nature Communications vol. 16, p. 4384 (2025).<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41467-025-59460-4<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"157\" class=\"ninja_table_row_28 nt_row_id_157\">\n            <td>R. M. Gray, R. Sekine, L. Ledezma, G. H. Y. Li, S. Zhou, A. Roy, M. Parto, and A. 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Muller, E. del Barco, and A. Jesche, Cooperative quantum tunneling of the magnetization in Fe-doped Li3N, Phys. Rev. B vol. 110, p. 134405 (2024).<\/td><td>2024<\/td><td>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1103\/PhysRevB.110.134405<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"161\" class=\"ninja_table_row_32 nt_row_id_161\">\n            <td>D. Smirnova and A. B. Khanikaev, Twisted topological light illuminates molecular chirality, Nature Photonics vol. 18(11), pp. 1133-1134 (2024).<\/td><td>2024<\/td><td>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41566-024-01553-5<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"162\" class=\"ninja_table_row_33 nt_row_id_162\">\n            <td>J. Ding, M. Li, A. B. Khanikaev, and X. Ni, Topology classification in bi-anisotropic topological photonic crystals via the Wilson loop approach, Optical Materials Express, vol. 14, pp. 1995-2002 (2024).<\/td><td>2024<\/td><td>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1364\/OME.529108<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"163\" class=\"ninja_table_row_34 nt_row_id_163\">\n            <td>A. B. Khanikaev and A. Al\u00c3\u00b9, Topological photonics: robustness and beyond, Nat. Commun. vol. 15, p. 931 (2024).<\/td><td>2024<\/td><td>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41467-024-45194-2<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"164\" class=\"ninja_table_row_35 nt_row_id_164\">\n            <td>K. Harrison, D. A. Jeff, J. M. DeStefano, O. Peek, A. Kushima, J.-H. Chu, H. R. Guti\u00c3\u00a9rrez, and S. I. Khondaker, In-Plane Anisotropy in the Layered Topological Insulator Ta2Ni3Te5 Investigated via TEM and Polarized Raman Spectroscopy. ACS nano vol. 18, 4811 (2024).<\/td><td>2024<\/td><td><\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"165\" class=\"ninja_table_row_36 nt_row_id_165\">\n            <td>K. Jhuria, S. Ivanov, D. Polley, W. Liu, A. Persaud, Y. Zhiyenbayev, W. Redjem, W. Qarony, P. Parajuli, Qing Ji, C. Papapanos, A. J. Gonsalves, J. Bokor, L. Z. Tan, B. Kant\u00c3\u00a9, and T. Schenkel, Programmable quantum emitter formation in silicon, Nature Communications vol. 15, p. 4497 (2024).<\/td><td>2024<\/td><td>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41467-024-48714-2<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"166\" class=\"ninja_table_row_37 nt_row_id_166\">\n            <td>Y. Wang, J. Lee, and P. X.-L. Feng, Perspectives on Phoning Waveguides for On-Chip Classical and Quantum Transduction, Applied Physics Letters vol. 124, p. 070502 (2024).<\/td><td>2024<\/td><td>https:\/\/pubs.aip.org\/aip\/apl\/article\/124\/7\/070502\/3262934<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"167\" class=\"ninja_table_row_38 nt_row_id_167\">\n            <td>M.B. On, F. Ashtiani, D. Sanchez-Jacome, D. Perez-Lopez, S.J.B. Yoo, and A. Blanco-Redondo, Programmable integrated photonics for topological Hamiltonians, Nature Communications vol. 15(1), p. 629 (2024).<\/td><td>2024<\/td><td>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41467-024-44939-3<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"168\" class=\"ninja_table_row_39 nt_row_id_168\">\n            <td>S. Niu, A. Todri-Sanial, and N. T. Bronn, Multi-qubit dynamical decoupling for enhanced crosstalk suppression, Quantum Science and Technology vol. 9(4), p. 045003 (2024).<\/td><td>2024<\/td><td>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1088\/2058-9565\/ad5a37<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"169\" class=\"ninja_table_row_40 nt_row_id_169\">\n            <td>S. Niu, A. Hashim, C. Iancu, et al., Effective Quantum Resource Optimization via Circuit Resizing in BQSKit, Proceedings of the 61st ACM\/IEEE Design Automation Conference, 1-6 (2024).<\/td><td>2024<\/td><td>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1145\/3649329.3656534<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"170\" class=\"ninja_table_row_41 nt_row_id_170\">\n            <td>P. Jouzdani, H. A. Hashim, and E. R. Mucciolo, Quantum algorithms for state preparation and data classification based on stabilizer codes, Phys. Rev. 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Blanco-Redondo, High-dimensional topological photonic entanglement, Science 391, 1379-382<\/td><td>2026<\/td><td>https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/science.aec1344<\/td>        <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody><!--ninja_tobody_rendering_done-->\n    <\/table>\n    \n    \n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"funeded-projects\" class=\"wp-block-group auto-section py-5 bg-faded\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-2\">\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading section-title\" id=\"h-funded-research-projects\">Funded Research Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"footable_parent_210\"\n         class=\" footable_parent ninja_table_wrapper loading_ninja_table wp_table_data_press_parent bootstrap4 colored_table\">\n                <table data-ninja_table_instance=\"ninja_table_instance_1\" data-footable_id=\"210\" data-filter-delay=\"1000\" aria-label=\"Funded Research Projects (current).csv\"            id=\"footable_210\"\n           data-unique_identifier=\"ninja_table_unique_id_3507145543_210\"\n           class=\" foo-table ninja_footable foo_table_210 ninja_table_unique_id_3507145543_210 table  ninja_search_right nt_type_legacy_table table-striped vertical_centered ninja_custom_color inverted footable-paging-right ninja_table_search_disabled ninja_table_pro ninja_table_afd_inline ninja_table_has_custom_filter\">\n                <colgroup>\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_0 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_1 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_2 \">\n                    <\/colgroup>\n        <thead>\n<tr class=\"footable-header\">\n                                                        <th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_0 ninja_clmn_nm_title \">Title<\/th><th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_1 ninja_clmn_nm_amount \">Amount<\/th><th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_2 ninja_clmn_nm_perioddaterange \">Period<\/th><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n\n        <tr data-row_id=\"98\" class=\"ninja_table_row_0 nt_row_id_98\">\n            <td>CAREER: Correlated Topological Phases in Rare-earth-based Compounds, National Science Foundation, 1847962. PI: M. Neupane (Physics).<\/td><td>$695K<\/td><td>02\/2019-01\/2026<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"99\" class=\"ninja_table_row_1 nt_row_id_99\">\n            <td>Novel Light-Matter Interactions in Topologically Non-Trivial Weyl Semimetal Structures and Systems. MURI Airforce Office of Scientific Research.<\/td><td>$6M<\/td><td>09\/20-09\/2026<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"100\" class=\"ninja_table_row_2 nt_row_id_100\">\n            <td>Neupane\u2019s portion of MURI Airforce project<\/td><td>$800K<\/td><td>09\/20-09\/2026<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"101\" class=\"ninja_table_row_3 nt_row_id_101\">\n            <td>CAREER: Probing Nematic Superconductivity in Topological Semimetals, National Science Foundation, DMR-1944975. PI: Y. Nakajima (Physics).<\/td><td>$558,706 <\/td><td> 07\/2020-06\/2026<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"102\" class=\"ninja_table_row_4 nt_row_id_102\">\n            <td>Molecular beam epitaxy grown topological quantum material films for ultrafast light-matter interactions, Air Force Office of Scientific Research DURIP. PI: M. Neupane (Physics).<\/td><td>$420K<\/td><td>09\/01\/2022 - 08\/31\/2024<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"103\" class=\"ninja_table_row_5 nt_row_id_103\">\n            <td>Light-matter interaction in altermagnetic quantum materials, Department of Energy. PI: M. Neupane (Physics).<\/td><td>$350K<\/td><td>06\/2023 to 05\/2026<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"104\" class=\"ninja_table_row_6 nt_row_id_104\">\n            <td>Collaborative Research: Advancing Quantum Education by Adaptively Addressing Misconceptions in Virtual Reality, National Science Foundation IIS 2302816. PI: R. McMahan (VA Tech); Senior Personnel: E. Mucciolo (Physics). Amount for UCF.<\/td><td>$58K<\/td><td>08\/2023-07\/2026<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"105\" class=\"ninja_table_row_7 nt_row_id_105\">\n            <td>Towards a Programmable Plasmonic Information Processor based on Graphene, 2D Materials, and Rare-Earth Atoms, Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), FA9550-23-1-0472. PI: M. Leuenberger (NSTC, Physics, CREOL); Co-PI: Dirk R. Englund (MIT).<\/td><td>$2M<\/td><td>07\/2023-06\/2028<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"106\" class=\"ninja_table_row_8 nt_row_id_106\">\n            <td>ExpandQISE: Track 2: Leveraging synthetic degrees of freedom for quantum state engineering in photonics chips, NSF, Former PI: A. B. Khanikaev (CREOL); Co-PI: A. Blanco-Redondo (CREOL) and three others.<\/td><td>$1.2M<\/td><td>2024-2026<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"107\" class=\"ninja_table_row_9 nt_row_id_107\">\n            <td>Leveraging synthetic degrees of freedom for quantum state engineering in photonic chips, National Science Foundation, award number 2328993. First PI: Vinod Menon (CUNY); Co-PI: A. Blanco-Redondo (CREOL). Amount for UCF.<\/td><td>$1,463,574 <\/td><td>2024-2026<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"108\" class=\"ninja_table_row_10 nt_row_id_108\">\n            <td>Sources of Quantum Light in Hollow-Core Fibers, University of Central Florida, Seed Funding. First PI: A. Blanco-Redondo (CREOL). Amount for UCF.<\/td><td>$49,537 <\/td><td>02\/2024-02\/2026<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"109\" class=\"ninja_table_row_11 nt_row_id_109\">\n            <td>Mid-Infrared Topological Metaphotonics, AFRL CLAWS, PI: A. B. Khanikaev (CREOL).<\/td><td>$780K<\/td><td>2024-2026<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"110\" class=\"ninja_table_row_12 nt_row_id_110\">\n            <td>Topological Photonics and Structured Modes for Robust and Tailored Light-Matter Interactions, ONR, PI: A. B. Khanikaev (CREOL).<\/td><td>$317K<\/td><td>2024-2026<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"111\" class=\"ninja_table_row_13 nt_row_id_111\">\n            <td>Spin Quantum Dynamics in Molecular Magnets, National Science Foundation, DMR-333333. PI: E. del Barco (Physics).<\/td><td>$729K<\/td><td>05\/2024-04\/2028<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"112\" class=\"ninja_table_row_14 nt_row_id_112\">\n            <td>Magnetic Topological Insulators for Lossless Monostructural Spintronics, W. M. Keck Foundation. PI: E. del Barco (Physics).<\/td><td>$1.3M<\/td><td>07\/2024-06\/2027<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"113\" class=\"ninja_table_row_15 nt_row_id_113\">\n            <td>High-index Hybrid-mode Nanophotonic Infrared Detectors, Sandia National Laboratories. PI: L. Nordin (MSE\/CREOL).<\/td><td>$450K<\/td><td>07\/2024-06\/2027<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"114\" class=\"ninja_table_row_16 nt_row_id_114\">\n            <td>PREM: Center for Quantum Material Innovations and Educational Excellence (CQ-MIEE), National Science Foundation, award number 2424976. First PI: Saiful Khondaker (NSTC\/Physics). Co-PI: A. Blanco-Redondo (CREOL) and others. Amount for UCF.<\/td><td>$49,537 <\/td><td>02\/2024-02\/2026<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"115\" class=\"ninja_table_row_17 nt_row_id_115\">\n            <td>EAGER: Designing Elemental Devices for Molecular Electronics \u2013Molecular Tunnel Junctions, National Science Foundation, ECCS-333333. PI: E. del Barco (Physics).<\/td><td>$273K<\/td><td>09\/2024-08\/2026<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"116\" class=\"ninja_table_row_18 nt_row_id_116\">\n            <td>Ferrimagnetic Materials for Fast Nanoscale Information Processing, Air Force Office of Scientific Research. PI: E. del Barco (Physics).<\/td><td>$2.25M<\/td><td>09\/2024-08\/2028<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"117\" class=\"ninja_table_row_19 nt_row_id_117\">\n            <td>Collaborative Research: GCR: Toward a Physics-Inspired Approach to Computation on Encrypted Data, National Science Foundation, award OIE-242488. PIs: A. Ruckenstein (Boston University), E. Mucciolo (UCF Physics). Co-PIs: C. Chamon (Purdue University), R. Canetti (Boston University), and T. Riley (Cornell University).<\/td><td>$1.12M<\/td><td>09\/2024-08\/2026<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"118\" class=\"ninja_table_row_20 nt_row_id_118\">\n            <td>PREM Center for Quantum Material Innovations and Educational Excellence (CQ-MIEE), National Science Foundation, 2424976. PI: S. Khondaker (NSTC); Co-PIs: M. Neupane (Physics) and four others. Amount: $4.2M. Neupane\u2019s portion.<\/td><td>$800K<\/td><td>09\/2024-08\/2030<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"119\" class=\"ninja_table_row_21 nt_row_id_119\">\n            <td>Renewal: The Simons Collaboration in Mathematics and Physical Sciences: Harnessing Universal Symmetry Concepts for Extreme Wave Phenomena, The Simons Foundation, Co-PI: A. B. Khanikaev (CREOL). Amount for UCF.<\/td><td>$450K<\/td><td>09\/2024-08\/2027<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"120\" class=\"ninja_table_row_22 nt_row_id_120\">\n            <td>Quantum Entanglement in Frequency Combs, UCF\/Office of Research. PI: Y. Salamin (CREOL).<\/td><td>$12K<\/td><td>02\/2025-11\/2025<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"121\" class=\"ninja_table_row_23 nt_row_id_121\">\n            <td>High-speed and high-extinction ratio optical switching for cavity quantum Tomography, Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award from ORAU. PI: Y. Salamin (CREOL).<\/td><td>$10K<\/td><td>08\/2025-07\/2026<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"122\" class=\"ninja_table_row_24 nt_row_id_122\">\n            <td>Squeezing-enhanced homodyne detection with traveling-wave optical parametric amplifiers in lithium niobate nanophotonics \u2013 Phase 1, DARPA, PI: R. Nehra (U. Massachusetts); Co-PI: S. Fathpour (CREOL).<\/td><td>$450K<\/td><td>08\/2025-01\/2026<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"123\" class=\"ninja_table_row_25 nt_row_id_123\">\n            <td>Effect of lattice distortion in electronic properties of kagome metals, National Science Foundation, 2518800. PI: M. Neupane (Physics).<\/td><td>$355K<\/td><td>09\/2025-08\/2028<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"124\" class=\"ninja_table_row_26 nt_row_id_124\">\n            <td>Symmetry Engineered Photonics Quantum Nano-Materials for Generation and Control of Classical and Quantum Light, DOD Army, PI: A. B. Khanikaev (CREOL).<\/td><td>$1M<\/td><td>03\/2025-03\/2029<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"125\" class=\"ninja_table_row_27 nt_row_id_125\">\n            <td>Extreme Electro-Momentum Metamaterials for Directional Sensing and Phonon Transport, DOD MURI, PI: Andrea Al\u00f9; Co-PI: A. B. Khanikaev (CREOL). Amount for UCF<\/td><td>$1.25M<\/td><td>08\/2025-08\/2030<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"126\" class=\"ninja_table_row_28 nt_row_id_126\">\n            <td>NSF-AFRL REFLEQTS: Floquet-engineered polaritonic quantum states for infrared single photon detection and sensing, NSF-ARFL, PI: A. B. Khanikaev (UCF CREOL); Co-PIs: Andrea Al\u00f9 (CUNY), Qiang Lin (U. Rochester), and Bo Zhen (U. Penn).<\/td><td>$2M<\/td><td>08\/2025-08\/2028<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"127\" class=\"ninja_table_row_29 nt_row_id_127\">\n            <td>Nanophotonic Mid-wave Infrared Avalanche Photodiodes, Air Force Office of Scientific Research. PI: L. Nordin (MSE\/CREOL).<\/td><td>$450K<\/td><td>01\/2026-01\/2029<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"128\" class=\"ninja_table_row_30 nt_row_id_128\">\n            <td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td>        <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody><!--ninja_tobody_rendering_done-->\n    <\/table>\n    \n    \n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"courses\" class=\"wp-block-group pt-5 pb-3 auto-section bg-primary\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-0\">\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading section-title\" id=\"h-courses\">Courses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>UCF faculty involved in the Quantum Initiative and their colleagues regularly offer several courses with a strong quantum science content:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ucf.simplesyllabus.com\/en-US\/doc\/fj504xumj\/Spring-2026-PHY-3650-0001?mode=view\">Quantum Information Proc<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/ucf.simplesyllabus.com\/api2\/doc-pdf\/fj504xumj\/Spring-2026-PHY-3650-0001-QUANTUM-INFORMATION-PROCESSING.pdf?locale=en-US\">essing (PHY 3650)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ucf.simplesyllabus.com\/en-US\/doc\/3adg5js6t\/Fall-2025-PHY-4604-0001?mode=view\">Wave Mechanics I (PHY 4604)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ucf.simplesyllabus.com\/en-US\/doc\/47ejyi143\/Spring-2026-PHY-4605-0001?mode=view\">Wave Mechanics II (PHY 4605)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ucf.simplesyllabus.com\/doc\/t5lrffgmr\/Fall-2025-PHY-5606-0001-QUANTUM-MECHANICS-I?mode=view\">Quantum Mechanics I (PHY 5606)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ucf.simplesyllabus.com\/en-US\/doc\/mjy2fj6u4\/Spring-2026-PHY-6624-0001?mode=view\">Quantum Mechanics II (PHY 6624)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/api.creol.ucf.edu\/ViewSyllabus.aspx\/?CourseScheduleID=2281\">Light-Matter Interactions (OSE 5312)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/api.creol.ucf.edu\/ViewSyllabus.aspx\/?CourseScheduleID=2227&amp;_gl=1*qiof12*_ga*MjIzODA4Nzc1LjE3MTI1ODU4MTM.*_ga_YJ2LQ7CMQX*czE3NTkxOTg0NTAkbzIzNyRnMSR0MTc1OTIwMDg1OCRqNjAkbDAkaDA.*_ga_E0CVXRD4TW*czE3NTkxOTkwMDQkbzEwJGcxJHQxNzU5MjAwODU4JGo2MCRsMCRoMA..*_ga_MNPTZL4JTN*czE3NTkxOTkwMDQkbzQkZzEkdDE3NTkyMDA4NTgkajYwJGwwJGgw\">Quantum Optics (OSE 6347<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/api.creol.ucf.edu\/ViewSyllabus.aspx\/?CourseScheduleID=2023&amp;_gl=1*108v8q5*_ga*MjIzODA4Nzc1LjE3MTI1ODU4MTM.*_ga_YJ2LQ7CMQX*czE3NTkxOTg0NTAkbzIzNyRnMSR0MTc1OTIwMDk0NSRqNTgkbDAkaDA.*_ga_E0CVXRD4TW*czE3NTkxOTkwMDQkbzEwJGcxJHQxNzU5MjAwODU4JGo2MCRsMCRoMA..*_ga_MNPTZL4JTN*czE3NTkxOTkwMDQkbzQkZzEkdDE3NTkyMDA4NTgkajYwJGwwJGgw\">Applied Quantum Mechanics for Optics and Engineering (OSE 6349)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quantum Computing (COT 5660)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ucf.simplesyllabus.com\/en-US\/doc\/i5va0gcco\/Spring-2026-EEL-5937-0R10-SPECIAL-TOPICS?mode=view\">Special Topic: Quantum Computing Systems (EEL 5837)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"education\" class=\"wp-block-group py-5 auto-section\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-2\">\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading section-title\" id=\"h-education-amp-outreach\">Education &amp; Outreach<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"py-3\">The UCF Quantum Initiative aims to build competitive workforce on quantum information science and technology. UCF offers various courses for those students interested in diving deep into quantum science. We are planning new interdisciplinary quantum-oriented tracks and a minor program for undergraduates, as well certificates for graduate students. Additionally, we offer a Summer Camp and an REU program where local high-school students and undergraduates from across the nation can participate in cutting-edge quantum research.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row py-3\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-image py-3\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/quantum-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2026\/01\/REU-Research-Initiative-News.jpg\" alt=\"Student working on an optical table setup.\" class=\"wp-image-57\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/quantum-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2026\/01\/REU-Research-Initiative-News.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/quantum-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2026\/01\/REU-Research-Initiative-News-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/quantum-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2026\/01\/REU-Research-Initiative-News-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading py-2\" id=\"h-research-experience-for-undergraduates-reu\">Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The REU exposes 10 undergraduate students to ten weeks of research and other educational experiences in lasers, optics, and photonics. Ten internationally recognized faculty members at CREOL will serve as research mentors in this program. The students will have the opportunity to conduct their own research projects in state-of-the-art optics and photonics research laboratories, while being carefully mentored to transition from close supervision to relative independence.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-button text-left\">\n\t<a\n\t\thref=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/reu\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trel=\"noreferrer noopener\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-primary\"\n\t>\n\t\tLearn more about the REU\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row py-5\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading py-2\" id=\"h-laser-amp-photonics-summer-camp\">Laser &amp; Photonics Summer Camp<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics at UCF, provides hands-on experience as students explore this exciting field of science. This camp is for high-school students who are interested in physics and\/or engineering and want to learn more about creating future technologies using light.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-button text-left\">\n\t<a\n\t\thref=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/summercamp\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trel=\"noreferrer noopener\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-primary\"\n\t>\n\t\tLearn more about the Summer Camp\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-image py-3\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/quantum-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2026\/01\/CREOL-Summer-Camp.jpg\" alt=\"Students working during a session of the Summer Camp.\" class=\"wp-image-58\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/quantum-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2026\/01\/CREOL-Summer-Camp.jpg 667w, https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/quantum-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2026\/01\/CREOL-Summer-Camp-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"news-events\" class=\"wp-block-group pt-5 pb-3 bg-faded\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-0\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mb-0 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-news\">News<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/query\" data-wp-key=\"0\" data-wp-router-region=\"query-0\" class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"py-2 wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li data-wp-key=\"post-template-item-302\" class=\"wp-block-post post-302 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news\">\n<h3 style=\"text-transform:capitalize;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\">Air Force Young Investigator Award<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"py-2\">Congratulations to&nbsp;<strong>Leland Nordin<\/strong>&nbsp;for his new&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucfs-leland-nordin-wins-air-force-young-investigator-award-to-advance-infrared-tech\/?utm_source=weekly_update&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=coronavirus&amp;utm_content=2025-10-31\">Air Force Young Investigator award<\/a><\/strong>! He is receiving $450K to develop infrared detectors for a variety of applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><li data-wp-key=\"post-template-item-299\" class=\"wp-block-post post-299 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news\">\n<h3 style=\"text-transform:capitalize;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\">NSF REFLEQTS Award<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Congratulations to&nbsp;<strong>Alex Khanikaev<\/strong>&nbsp;for his new&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=2529072&amp;HistoricalAwards=false\">NSF REFLEQTS award<\/a><\/strong>! This $2M, three-year grant will fund a major multi-institutional research project to conceive, explore, design and realize a new class of devices based on an emergent quantum physics of periodically driven materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-events\">Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/query\" data-wp-key=\"0\" data-wp-router-region=\"query-0\" class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"py-2 wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li data-wp-key=\"post-template-item-525\" class=\"wp-block-post post-525 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-events\">\n<h3 style=\"text-transform:capitalize;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\">Physics Colloquium: Spin center defects for quantum information science<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Speaker: Denis R. Candido, University of Iowa, USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Date, Time, and Venue; February 27, 1:30 pm, in Physical Sciences 160\/161<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><li data-wp-key=\"post-template-item-369\" class=\"wp-block-post post-369 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-events\">\n<h3 style=\"text-transform:capitalize;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\">Quantum Journal Club Seminar<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Held every other Monday in the Physical Sciences Building (4111 Libra Drive, Orlando, Florida, 32816&nbsp;) room 160\/161 at 4:00 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On April 117th, Sumeet Shirgure from the Niu group will be presenting the paper &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/journals.aps.org\/prxquantum\/pdf\/10.1103\/PRXQuantum.6.010334\">Scalable Noise Characterization of Syndrome-Extraction Circuits with Averaged Circuit Eigenvalue Sampling<\/a>&#8221; by E. T. Hocking, A. C. Doherty, and R. Harper (U. Sidney, Australia)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"contact-us\" class=\"wp-block-group py-5 bg-inverse\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-2\">\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-contact-us\">Contact Us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Have questions about the UCF Quantum Initiative or interest in collaboration, research, or events? We welcome inquiries from campus and external partners. 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