Quantum optimal control, a toolbox for devising and implementing the shapes of external
fields that accomplish given tasks in the operation of a quantum device in the best way …

The seminal work by Sadi Carnot in the early nineteenth century provided the blueprint of a
reversible heat engine and the celebrated second law of thermodynamics eventually …

Thermodynamics originated in the need to understand novel technologies developed by the
Industrial Revolution. However, over the centuries, the description of engines, refrigerators …

Ergodicity breaking and slow relaxation are intriguing aspects of nonequilibrium dynamics
both in classical and quantum settings. These phenomena are typically associated with …

We develop a deep learning (DL) framework assisted by differentiable programming for
discovery of optimal quantum control protocols under hard constraints. To that end, we use …

Thermodynamics of quantum systems and quantum thermal machines are rapidly
developing fields, which have already delivered several promising results, as well as raised …

Quantum heat engines are modeled by thermodynamic cycles with quantum-mechanical
working media. Since high engine efficiencies require adiabaticity, a major challenge is to …

We use a reinforcement learning approach to reduce entropy production in a closed
quantum system brought out of equilibrium. Our strategy makes use of an external control …

Can quantum mechanical thermodynamic engines outperform their classical counterparts?
To address one aspect of this question, we experimentally realize and characterize an …

We investigate the energetic advantage of accelerating a quantum harmonic oscillator Otto
engine by use of shortcuts to adiabaticity (for the expansion and compression strokes) and …