Ivana Dimitrova
Assistant Professor,
Physics
Assistant Professor,
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Office
- 144K Elliott Hall, Burlington
Research Focus
Quantum networking and quantum computing with atoms in optical tweezer arrays, cavity QED, many-body states
Education
- PhD, Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 2020
Research Overview
Quantum networking and quantum computing with atoms in optical tweezer arrays, cavity QED, many-body states
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. arXiv:2410.10787
- “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)
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.