Xavier Valcarce
Interests
Quantum Information Theory, Quantum Computing and Communication, (Quantum) Machine Learning
Experiences
- Aug. 2020 to present
- PhD student at Institut de Physique Théorique, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris Saclay under the supervision of Nicolas Sangouard
Publications:
- Automated design of quantum optical experiments for device-independent quantum key distribution arXiv:2209:06468
- Self-testing two-qubit maximally entangled states from generalized CHSH test Phys. Rev. Research 4, 013049 (2022)
- Device-independent quantum key distribution from generalized CHSH inequalities Quantum 5, 444 (2021)
Talks & Conferences:
- ICFO - Invited talk (annoucement, slides)
- GDR IQFA'13 - Poster on Automated design of quantum optical experiments for device-independent quantum key distribution
- QCrypt2022 - Poster & Video presentation on Automated design of quantum optical experiments for device-independent quantum key distribution
- GDR IQFA'12 - Poster on Automated design of quantum optical experiments for device-independent quantum key distribution
- GDR IQFA'11 - Poster on Robust self-testing of the singlet
- Qhack 2021 - Participation to the Qhack challenges (qualified) - Sept. 2018 to Aug. 2020
- Research Assistant at Quantum Optics Theory Group (Nicolas Sangouard), University of Basel (Basel, Switzerland)
Publications:
- What is the minimum CHSH score certifying that a state resembles the singlet? Quantum 4, 246 (2020)
Talks & Conferences:
- 9th NCCR QSIT Winter School + General Meeting (Arosa, CH) - DPG 2019 (Freiburg, DE) - Talk given on Device-independent certification of an elementary quantum network
- Quantum Information 2019 (Benasque, ES) - Talk given about my Master Thesis
- 8th NCCR QSIT Winter School (Arosa, CH)
Teaching:
- Quantum Information Theory (FS 2019)
- Physics 4 - Introduction to quantum information and quantum optics (SS 2019)
- Quantum Information and Computation (FS 2018) - Apr. 2018 to Sept. 2018
- Master Thesis at Quantum Information Theory Group (Antonio Acin), ICFO (Barcelona, Spain)
Master thesis project on Machine Learning for Nonlocality Detection in Multipartite System under the supervision of Joseph Bowles, Gabriel Senno and Antonio Acin.
Publication : thesis available here - Jun. 2017 to Jul. 2017
- Master Project at Quantum Correlations Group (Nicolas Brunner), University of Geneva, (Geneva, Switzerland)
Summer internship on Semi-Device Independent Quantum Random Number Generator, under the supervision of Jonatan Bohr Brask and Nicolas Brunner.
Publication : internship report available here
Education
- 2016 to 2018
- Master in Subatomic Physics, pass with merit
Claude Bernard University, Lyon, France - 2013 to 2016
- Bachelor in Physics, pass with merit
Claude Bernard University, Lyon, France
Erasmus+ (FS 2015), University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Technical Skills and Knowledge
- Physics:
- Quantum Information Theory
- Quantum Optics
- Quantum Machine Learning
- Programming:
- Julia : machine learning (ReinforcementLearning.jl), quantum simulation (QuantumOpticalCircuits.jl, Yao.jl, QuantumOptics.jl, optimization (SDP, LP, …)
- Python : optimization (SDP, LP, …), machine learning (Pytorch), quantum simulation (strawberryfields, pennylane, qutip)
- Mathematica
- Bash : scripting, software developpement
- C++
- Latex, Markdown, HTML/CSS, Javascript …