Ivana Dimitrova
Assistant Professor,
Physics
Assistant Professor,
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Office
- 144K Elliott Hall, Burlington
Research Focus
quantum networking and quantum computing with neutral atom arrays and optical cavities
Education
- PhD, Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 2020
Research Overview
quantum networking and quantum computing with neutral atom arrays and optical cavities
Research Centers and Institutes
Department Research Areas
Selected Publications
- “Error-Detected Quantum Operations with Neutral Atoms Mediated by an Optical Cavity,” Brandon Grinkemeyer*, Elmer Guardado-Sanchez*, Ivana Dimitrova*, Danilo Shchepanovich, Eirini Mandopoulou, Johannes Borregaard, Vladan Vuletić and Mikhail D Lukin. Science 387, 1301–1305
- “Control and Entanglement of Individual Rydberg Atoms Near a Nanoscale Device,” Paloma L Ocola*, Ivana Dimitrova*, Brandon Grinkemeyer*, Elmer Guardado-Sanchez*, Tamara Ðorđević, Polnop Samutpraphoot, Vladan Vuletić and Mikhail D Lukin. Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 113601 (2024)
- “Entanglement transport and a nanophotonic interface for atoms in optical tweezers,” Tamara Ðorđević, Polnop Samutpraphoot, Paloma L Ocola, Hannes Bernien, Brandon Grinkemeyer,
Ivana Dimitrova, Vladan Vuletić and Mikhail D Lukin. Science 373, 1511 (2021) - “Many-body spin rotation by adiabatic passage in spin-1/2 XXZ chains of ultracold atoms,” Ivana Dimitrova, Stuart Flannigan, Yoo Kyung Lee, Hanzhen Lin, Jesse Amato-Grill, Niklas Jepsen, Ieva Čepait˙e, Andrew J Daley and Wolfgang Ketterle. Quantum Sci. Technol. 8 035018 (2023)
- “Spin transport in a tunable Heisenberg model realized with ultracold atoms,” Niklas Jepsen, Jesse Amato-Grill, Ivana Dimitrova, Wen Wei Ho, Eugene Demler, Wolfgang Ketterle. Nature 588, 403–407 (2020)
- “Enhanced superexchange in a tilted Mott insulator,” Ivana Dimitrova, Niklas Jepsen, Anton Buyskikh, Araceli Venegas-Gomez, Jesse Amato-Grill, Andrew Daley and Wolfgang Ketterle. Phys. Rev. Lett. 124, 043204 (2020)
Aug 10, 2026
Improving Quantum Computing Reliability and Scalability Through Modular Error Correction
ECE Associate Professor Hessam Mahdavifar and COS/ECE Assistant Professor Ivana Dimitrova were awarded a DOE grant for “Hierarchically Coupled Quantum LDPC Codes for Modular Quantum Computing.”
Jan 29, 2025
Tips For Avoiding Static Electricity Shocks During Winter
COS/ECE Assistant Professor Ivana Dimitrova explains how dry winter air causes static electricity that can result in sometimes painful shocks and offers tips to prevent them, like using a coin or key to touch a metal object.
Dec 11, 2024
New Faculty Spotlight: Ivana Dimitrova
Ivana Dimitrova joins the electrical and computer engineering department in January 2025 as an assistant professor with a joint appointment in physics.