Dr Zlatko Papic

Profile

I am a Lecturer in the Theoretical Physics Group at the University of Leeds. I obtained my PhD at Université Paris Sud in 2010. I was a postdoctoral researcher at Princeton University (2010-2013), and a joint postdoctoral fellow between Perimeter Institute and Institute for Quantum Computing in Waterloo (2013-2015). My research spans condensed matter theory and quantum information.

Positions

• 10/2019-: Associate Professor at School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
• 03/2015-10/2019: Lecturer at School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
• 2013 – 2015: Postdoctoral Fellow at Perimeter Institute and Institute for Quantum Computing, Waterloo, Canada
• 2010 – 2013: Postdoctoral Research Scholar at Princeton University, Princeton, USA (with prof. Duncan Haldane and prof. Ravin Bhatt)
• 2009 – 2010: Research Associate at Institute of Physics, Belgrade, Serbia

Education

• 2007-2010: PhD in Theoretical Physics at Universite Paris Sud, France and University of Belgrade, Serbia (jointly awarded)

Thesis: Fractional Quantum Hall Effect in Multicomponent Systems
Supervisors: Dr. Mark Goerbig, Prof. Milica Milovanovic, and Dr. Nicolas Regnault

• 2000-2007: Undergraduate studies in Theoretical Physics (Bachelor and Masters Degree) at University of Belgrade, Serbia

Talks

• Introduction to many-body localisation, Workshop on “Localization in Quantum Systems” at King’s College London, June 2017
• Quantum Integrability from the Entanglement Spectrum, “Synthetic Quantum Matter” program at Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, Santa Barbara. December 2016
• Entanglement spectrum and emergent integrability in quantum many-body systems, Perimeter Institute, August 2016.
• Geometry and anisotropy in the fractional quantum Hall effect, Banff International Research Station, August 2016.

Programming skills

• Developer of an open-source C++ DiagHam project, Python, Mathematica, Fortran

Funding

• My research is supported by the EPSRC and the Leverhulme Trust.

Referee Service

Referee for Science, Nature Communications, Physical Review X, Physical Review Letters, Physical Review B, Annals of Physics, New Journal of Physics, Foundations of Physics, Royal Society Proceedings A, Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment, Entropy

Responsibilities

• School Liaison Officer
• Organiser of Theoretical Physics Group Seminar

Research interests

My research focuses on quantum many-body phenomena, such as topological phases of matter, fractional quantum Hall effect, many-body localisation, etc. My research uses quantum information (in particular, concepts such as entanglement and matrix-product states or tensor networks) to study and numerically simulate emergent phases in condensed matter systems, nonequilibrium quantum dynamics of interacting disordered systems, etc.

<h4>Research projects</h4> <p>Any research projects I'm currently working on will be listed below. Our list of all <a href="https://eps.leeds.ac.uk/dir/research-projects">research projects</a> allows you to view and search the full list of projects in the faculty.</p>

Qualifications

• PhD in Theoretical Physics, Universite Paris-Stud, France
• MSc Theoretical Physics, University of Belgrade, Serbia

Research groups and institutes

• Theoretical Physics

Current postgraduate researchers

• Jean-Yves Desaules
• Gabriel Matos
• Aiden Daniel
• Tanmay Bhore (तन्मय भोरे)
• Ryan Smith
• Cristian Voinea

<h4>Postgraduate research opportunities</h4> <p>We welcome enquiries from motivated and qualified applicants from all around the world who are interested in PhD study. Our <a href="https://phd.leeds.ac.uk">research opportunities</a> allow you to search for projects and scholarships.</p>

Projects

<li><a href="//phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/1959-identifying-quantum-advantage-via-tensor-networks">Identifying quantum advantage via tensor networks</a></li> <li><a href="//phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/358-quantum-many-body-scars-and-weak-ergodicity-breaking-in-rydberg-atom-quantum-simulators">Quantum Many-Body Scars and Weak Ergodicity Breaking in Rydberg-Atom Quantum Simulators</a></li>