Dr. Svetoslav Ivanov
Address:Sofia University St Kliment Ohridski,
Department of Condensed Matter Physics, room v40,
5 James Bourchier Blvd, Sofia 1164, Bulgaria
phone: (+359) 2 8161 652
fax: (+359) 2 962 5276
email: sivanovphys.uni-sofia.bg
web page: phys.uni-sofia.bg/~svetivanov
Education:
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Thesis title: Quantum control and information processing in atoms and ions (download)
Dissertation paper copy available in the library of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
72 Tsarigradsko Chaussee Blvd, Sofia 1784, Bulgaria
Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, 2007 – 2011 - Master's Degree, Quantum Physics, 5.93 (grade average and thesis defence)
Thesis title: Degenerate Landau-Zener model – Analytical solution (PRA online, download)
Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, 2005 – 2007 - Bachelor's Degree, Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, 5.92 (grade average and thesis defence)
Thesis title: Characters of Conformal Supersymmetry Algebras (download)
Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, 2001 – 2005 - High School, English language, 5.92 (grade average)
Romain Rolland Foreign Language School, Stara Zagora, 1996 – 2001
Research experience:
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2015, Institut für Angewandte Physik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany
Collaborator: Prof. Dr. Thomas Halfmann
Research: Composite coherence-population mapping in doped solids (2 months)
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2015, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore
Collaborator: Dr. Elica Kyoseva
Research: Pulse shaping with composite birefringent crystals
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2013, Experimental Quantum Optics group, University of Siegen, Germany
Collaborator: Prof. Dr. Christof Wunderlich
Research: Implementation of the quantum Fourier transform with microwave-driven ion traps (4 months)
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2012, Quantum Optics and Quantum Information group, University of St Andrews, UK
Collaborator: Dr. Natalia V. Korolkova
Research: Quantum information processing techniques for trapped-ion systems (15 months)
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2010, Developer of an open source C++ project, http://vitoshatrade.svn.sourceforge.net/ (4 months)
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2010, Quantum and Non-Linear Dynamics group, University of Bourgogne, France
Collaborator: Prof. Stephane Guerin
Research: Implementation of the Toffoli gate with laser-driven ion traps (5 months)
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2010, Quantum Information group, School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Leeds, UK
Collaborator: Dr. Almut Beige
Research: Entangling atoms in a cavity by laser cooling (6 months)
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2009, Femtosecond Spectroscopy and Ultrafast Laser Control group, University of Kassel, Germany
Collaborator: Prof. Thomas Baumert and Dr. Matthias Wollenhaupt
Research: Selective population transfer between sodium atom states by chirped strong-field femtosecond laser pulses (6 months)
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2006-present, Quantum Optics and Quantum Information group, Sofia University, Bulgaria
Collaborator: Prof. DSc. Nikolay V. Vitanov (PhD supervisor)
Research: Coherent control of quantum systems, quantum algorithms and gates, quantum simulations, trapped ions and atoms
Teaching assistant: subjects are Complex analysis, Electrodynamics, Quantum mechanics
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2001, Space Research Center, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Collaborator: Prof. Slawomira E. Szutowicz
Research: Photometry of the Comet C/1999 S4 (LINEAR) in the Region of the Emissions of C2 (1 month)
Skills:
- C, C++, C#, Java, OOP, Wolfram Mathematica, MATLAB
- OpenMPI, Oracle/Sun Grid Engine
- Latex, HTML, CMS (http://careersphysics.info)
Memberships:
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National committee for organising and conducting of the National Physics Olympiad for high-school students, 2011-present
Degrees and Awards:
- Awarded by the Scottish Universities Physics Alliance (SUPA Alumni), 2012
- Nominated for the most successful doctoral research in Bulgaria, 2010
- Ph.D. in theoretical physics, "Quantum Control and Information Processing in Atoms and Ions", Sofia University, Bulgaria, supervisor Prof. Dr. Nikolay V. Vitanov, 2010
- Awarded by the Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD Alumni), 2008
- M.Sc. in theoretical physics, "Degenerate Landau-Zener model: Analytical solution", Sofia University, Bulgaria, supervisor Prof. Dr. Nikolay V. Vitanov, 2006
- B.Sc. in theoretical physics, "Characters of Conformal Supersymmetry Algebras", Sofia University, Bulgaria, supervisor Prof. Dr. Vladimir K. Dobrev, 2005
- Honoured by the Ministry of Science and Education for high academic achievements, 2005
- Honoured by Sofia University with Michael Klett prize for high academic achievements, 2004
- Awarded a 4-year stipend by the Eureka Foundation for high academic achievements, 2001
- Prize from the 9th international competition First Step to Nobel Prize in Physics, 2001
- Silver medal from the 32nd International Physics Olympiad, Turkey, 2001
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Silver medal from the 4th International Astronomy Olympiad, Ukraine, 1999
Partners/References:
- Prof. Dr. Nikolay Vitanov, Sofia University, Department of Physics, Quantum Optics and Quantum Information group
- Prof. Dr. Thomas Halfmann, Darmstadt University of Technology, Institut für Angewandte Physik, Nonlinear Optics/Quantum Optics
- Prof. Dr. Christof Wunderlich, University of Siegen, Department Physik - Fakultät IV
- Dr. Natalia Korolkova, University of Saint Andrews, School of Physics and Astronomy, Quantum Optics and Quantum Information group
- Prof. Dr. Thomas Baumert, University of Kassel, Institute of Physics, Experimentalphysik III - Femtosekundenspetroskopie und ultraschnelle Laserkontrolle
- Dr. Matthias Wollenhaupt, University of Kassel, Institute of Physics, Experimentalphysik III - Femtosekundenspetroskopie und ultraschnelle Laserkontrolle
- Prof. Dr. Ferdinand Schmidt-Kaler , University of Mainz, Institute of Physics, Arbeitsgruppe Quanten-, Atom- und Neutronenphysik
- Dr. Almut Beige, University of Leeds, School of Physics & Astronomy, Quantum Optics and Quantum Information group
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Prof. Dr. Vladimir Dobrev, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy