Quantum Information Group webpage
Curriculum Vitae
Professor Natalia Korolkova
Professor in Theoretical Quantum Optics
Head of Quantum Information Group
| 01/1992 | Diploma in Physics, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia |
| 02/1996 | PhD degree in Theoretical Quantum Optics, Faculty of Physics, Moscow State University, Russia |
| 11/2002 | Habilitation. Habilitation thesis: "Quantum information concepts for bright beams using fiber solitons" (Theory and experiment), Department of Optics, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany. |
| 1995–96 | Research fellow, Faculty of Physics, Moscow State University |
| 1996–97 | Post-doctoral research assistant, Department of Optics, Palacký University in Olomouc, Czech Republic |
| 1997–99 | Humboldt-Fellow, Department of Optics, Physics Institute, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany |
| 1999–2003 | Group leader of the Quantum information group, Department of Optics, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany |
| 2003–2016 | Lecturer, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews |
| 09/2005–01/2006 | Maternity leave |
| 2016–2019 | Reader, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews |
| since 08/2019 | Professor, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews |
| Membership of professional bodies | German Physical Society, OSA (Optical Society of America) |
| Other affiliations | |
| 2003–04 | Member of the Assessment Committee for the professorship in Theoretical Quantum Optics at the Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen |
| 2007–09 | Member of the Reviewer Board for the Integrated Project QAP under FET-QIPC within the EU 6th Framework Programme |
| 2015 | Member of the Assessment Committee for the Assistant professor position at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Lyngby, Denmark |
Peer review activities
- Journals: Physical Review A, Physical Review Letters, Journal of Optics B, Journal of Modern Optics, The European Physical Journal D, Opt. & Laser Technology and others
- Grant agencies: EPSRC (UK) and A. von Humboldt Foundation (Germany)
- Expert for Research activities with the EU Commission
PhD external examiner
- 5 UK Institutions: 1 UCL, 2 Heriot Watt Univ, 1 Strathclyde Univ, 1 University of Glasgow
- 4 European Institutions: NBI, Copenhagen; Univ. Aarhus; ICFO, Barcelona; DTU, Lyngby
Prizes, Awards and other Honours
- Partner of the EU-funded project COVAQIAL, nominee for the European Descartes Prize for excellence in trans-national collaborative research
- Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship (1997–1999), 2009 and 2012
- 2015 E. Lommel Award in Modern Optical Technologies (University of Erlangen-Nürnberg)
Invited talks at scientific conferences: > 50; colloquia and personal invitations: 11
Invited journal/review papers and book chapters 10
Publications over 70 papers and book chapters
| 1999–2003 | Group leader of the Quantum information group at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg |
| since 2003 | University of St Andrews, Theoretical Quantum Information group: Quantum Information Group |
| 2004–2007 | "COntinuous VAriable Quantum Information with Atoms and Light" (COVAQIAL) in the 6th EU Framework Programme under IST-STREP |
| 2008–2011 | "COmputing with Mesoscopic Photonic and Atomic States" (COMPAS) in the 7th EU Framework Programme under FET Open, STREP |
| 2011–2015 | "Integrated Quantum Information Technology" (iQIT) in the 7th EU Framework Programme under FET Open, STREP |
| 2014–2019 | International Max Planck Partnership with Scottish Universities (IMPP) |
| 2018–2021 | "Sub-Poissonian Photon Gun by Coherent diffusive Photonics" (PhoG) under the EU Flagship Quantum Technologies |
| 2003–2005 | Participation in QuICT Network - joint UK Network Programme underEPSRC on Quantum Interference, Correlations and Technology |
| since 2008 | Quantum Information in Scotland (QUISCO), one of the founders and active member |
| 2003 | Organizer (joint with Prof U Leonhardt and Dr D Cassettari) "Frontiers in physics of cold atoms" held 27-30 August 2004 in St Andrews as the final meeting of the UK cold-atom network (UKCAN) |
| 2005 | Member of the programme subcommittee for the topic area "Quantum Information" of the 6th EQEC (European Quantum Electronics Conference), 12-17 June 2005, Munich, Germany |
| 2005 | Member of the International Advisory Committee, 9th International Conference on Squeezed States and Uncertainty Relations, Besancon, France, May 2-6, 2005 |
| 2006 | Organizer of the Kick-off meeting of the Quantum Optics branch of SUPA-Photonics "Frontiers in Quantum Optics", held on 13 November 2006, New Hall, University of St Andrews |
| 2007 | Organizer (together with N. Cerf, ULB, Brussels) of the 6th International Workshop on Continuous Variable Quantum Information Processing held 13-16 April 2007, Rusacks Hotel, St Andrews, Scotland |
| 2008 | Organizer of the 3rd QUISCO meeting in St Andrews with keynote speakers Prof Barry Sanders (SUPA Distinguished Visitor, Calgary, Canada) and Prof John Rarity (Bristol) |
| 2008/9 | Member of the Program and Advisory Committee, 11th International Conference on Squeezed States and Uncertainty Relations, Olomouc, Czech Republic, June 2009 |
| 2008/9 | Member of the Technical Programme Committee, the 8th Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optic CleoPR, Shanghai, China, 30 Aug - 3 Sep 2009 |
| 2008/9 | Member of the Advisory board, CEWQO’09 (16th Central European Workshop on Quantum Optics), Turku, Finland, June 2009 |
| 2008–10 | Organizer (joint with U. Leonhardt) of 17th Central European Workshop on Quantum Optics CEWQO’10 in St Andrews in June 2010 |
| 2010 | Organizer of the 8th QUISCO meeting in St Andrews, 27 Jan 2010 |
| 2011 | Organizer of the 13th QUISCO meeting in St Andrews, 24 May 2011 |
| 2012/13 | Member of the Advisory board, CEWQO’13 (20th Central European Workshop on Quantum Optics), Stockholm, Sweden, June 2013 |
| 2013 | Organizer (with Ch. Wunderlich, E. Ilichev, K. Moelmer) of the Integrated Quantum Information Technology research workshop in the frame of the EU-FET, September 2013, Corfu, Greece |
| 2013 | Organizer of the QUISCO meeting in St Andrews, 10 December 2013 |
| 2014/15 | Member of the Advisory board, CEWQO’15 (Central European Workshop on Quantum Optics), Warsaw, Poland, July 2015 |
| 2015 | Organizer of the Macroscopic Quantum Coherence international workshop, St Andrews, 1-3 June 2015 |
| 2017 | Organizer of the QUISCO meeting in St Andrews, 16 June 2017 |
| 2017 | Organizer (with Friedrich König) of the Workshop on Continuous Variables and Relativistic Quantum Information within the framework of the 6th International Conference on New Frontiers in Physics, 21-23 August 2017, Crete, Greece |
