Anna is a PhD student in the Attosecond Quantum Physics laboratory, part of the Photonics & Nanotechnology group in the Department of Physics at King's College London. She holds an MSci in Physics and Philosophy from King’s.

Her current research focuses on the theoretical modelling and numerical simulation of ultrafast dynamics in topological solids. The goal is to produce an open-source python package based on semiconductor Bloch equations to model the driven dynamics of two- and three-dimensional topological materials.

For her MSci project, Anna worked on Quantum Computing for many-body systems, more specifically on the simulation of the transverse field Ising Model on Qiskit via Variational Quantum Eigensolver (VQE) and via direct implementation of the analytical solution on a quantum computer.

Research interests

• Topological and dynamical properties of quantum solids

• Attosecond and strong-field light-matter interactions

• Quantum information concepts in the control of coherent dynamics in solids - Foundations and ethical considerations of quantum technologies

Thesis title: Ultrafast dynamics in topological solids