Research Units

The Optical Neuroimaging Unit uses home-built two-photon microscopes and special fluorescent dyes to image neuronal and astrocytic activity on a cellular level in behaving mice. 

The Organic Optoelectronics Unit explores the optical and electrical properties of organic molecules and their applications for optoelectronic devices.

We explore syntheses of novel functional organic and carbon nanomaterials, using the techniques of organic chemistry, aming at elucidation of their properties and various applications.

The unit studies natural time series data, from NLP to genome sequences to cephalopod camouflage, with dynamical systems and machine learning methods, letting the data lead the way.

The major goal of our research is to understand biological significance of epigenetic regulation of genes and transposons for environmental adaptation and genome evolution in plants.

The Protein Engineering and Evolution Unit applies chemical approaches, evolutionary methods and protein engineering to study and manipulate protein functions.

In Quantum Dynamics Unit we study a unique system of elementary quantum particles, electrons, floating on the surface of liquid helium. Helium, which is a noble gas at room temperature, becomes liquid when it is cooled down in a refrigerator. Unlike any other substances encountered in nature, helium remains liquid even at the absolute zero temperature, thus contains no impurities and presents the cleanest substrate for electrons. At such low temperatures, electrons behave as quantum objects with charge and spin degrees of freedom, which can be harnessed for interesting applications, such as quantum computing. In Quantum Dynamics Unit we use a variety of experimental techniques such as microwave engineering and microfabrication to study properties of electrons on helium and harness them for quantum technology.

The Quantum Engineering and Design Unit explores how we can transfer today ideas in quantum information science into tomorrow’s quantum technologies through system design.

Curiosity-driven research on fundamental theoretical physics. Recent focus areas include higher-spin theory, de Sitter holography, black holes and asymptotic symmetries.

Quantum information science and technology brings quantum mechanics and information theory together and includes, but is not limited to, quantum computation, quantum communication, and quantum metrology.

The research unit will conduct theoretical research into all aspects of quantum information processing with focus on the nature of randomness and its applications in secure communication.

We study in theory and experiments the engineering of quantum devices built from different subsystems that can collectively perform beyond the individual capabilities of their parts.

We explore novel physics, leads to future nano-electronics and nano-spintronics, and design novel charge, spin, orbital, and/or phonon states in a variety of engineered quantum materials.

We study synthetic few- and many-body systems made from ultra-cold atomic gases and develop methods to quantify, control, and engineer their properties and their dynamics.

We conduct R&Ds on the precession beam electron microscope for protein crystal, study for infection prevention of influenza and COVID by ethanol and WEC Project to generate electricity from ocean wave.

The Qubits and Spacetime Unit explores quantum properties of spacetime

Our unit studies the representation theory of algebras via tools from algebraic combinatorics. Our study largely centres around the philosophy of decomposing representations.

We investigate how behavioural contexts tune olfactory information processing in the mouse brain. Methods used include neurophysiology, imaging, circuit analysis, behaviour.