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Sandro Marcel Wimberger

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Associate professor
Department of Mathematical, Physical and Computer Sciences
Physics Unit
SSD: Theoretical Physics of Matter, Models, Mathematical Methods and Applications (PHYS-04/A)

Presentazione

Since 2017 I am an associate professor at Parma University, in the area of theoretical physics of matter (fisica teorica della materia 02/B2). I graduated from the LMU Munich in 2000 and was awarded one of the first binational German-Italian Ph.D. degrees from Insubria University (Como) and LMU in 2004. During a project with Prof. Artur Ekert at the University of Oxford in 1997-98 I got in touch with the fundamental questions as well as the immediate applications of quantum mechanics. These interests have guided my research since then. During my Ph.D. I collaborated for the first time with an experimental cold-atom group, which was based at the University of Oxford. After my PostDoc as a Humboldt Fellow at Pisa University in the experimental Bose-Einstein condensation group of Prof. Ennio Arimondo, I held a temporary researcher position at Turin Politecnico and was a Junior Research Group Leader at Heidelberg University as well as a junior fellow (“Kollegiat”) of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. I was awarded visiting professorships from the Abbe School of Photonics at Jena University (2015) and from the Dodd Walls Centre for Photonic & Quantum Technologies, New Zealand (2020). I have been teaching physics classes at all levels in the faculties of physics and engineering, since 2007 in Heidelberg and since 2014 in Parma. I (co-)organized a large school for graduate students twice a year (2008-2014) and a series of research workshops with active participation of students at Heidelberg. From 2014 to 2018 and in 2023,  I co-organized the annual conference on Statistical Physics and Complex Systems in Parma. Combining my research interests in classical and quantum dynamics with my main teaching activities, I authored a Springer textbook on Nonlinear Dynamics and Quantum Chaos (Graduate Texts in Physics, 2014 and new edition 2023). I advised more than 50 students at all career levels and two PostDocs at Pisa, Heidelberg, and Parma. My continuing collaborations with many experimental groups worldwide are well documented by our joint publications. At present, I am particularly interested in quantum control by light-matter interaction and in the non-equilibrium dynamics of many-body quantum systems. 

 

Curriculum Vitae

Sandro Wimberger

ORCID: 0000-0002-8433-1733
Researcher ID: I-1170-2012
Scopus Author ID: 8395034700
SciProfiles: 356394

Website: https://sites.google.com/view/cdyn

CURRENT AND PREVIOUS POSITIONS

SW is an Associate Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Parma since 2017. He previously served as a researcher (RTDB) at the same institution (2014–2016) and as a Research Group Leader at Heidelberg University from 2007 to 2013. Earlier he was researcher and postdoc at the Politecnico di Torino and Pisa. His collaborations with experimental groups worldwide in quantum and atom optics are well documented by joint publications. His research interests cover quantum control by light-matter interaction and non-equilibrium dynamics of quantum many-body systems for applications in quantum simulation and quantum information.

PRIZES AND AWARDS

Fellowships from BayBFG (1994-2000) and Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes (1997-2002), and A. v. Humboldt Foundation (2004-2006); Klaus-Georg and Sigrid Hengstberger Prize (2009); “Akademiepreis”(2010) and Award for young researchers’ conference (2008) from Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities; “Kollegiat” of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (2010-2015); visiting professorships in Palermo (2012), Jena (2015), Dunedin (2020), and Tokyo (2025); FFABR individual grant for best Associate Professors in Italy (2017).

VISITING POSITIONS

Visiting research activity at international institutions worldwide, including the Weizmann Institute of Science, University of Liège, the Dodd Walls Centre for Photonic & Quantum Techn. (New Zealand), Tohoku University in Sendai and the Tokyo University of Science.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES AND SUPERVISION

Extensive teaching activity in quantum mechanics, nonlinear dynamics, classical and quantum chaos, physics 1+2, and open quantum systems at undergraduate, graduate, and PhD level. Supervision of 8 PhD students, 4 postdoctoral researchers, 23 Master and 26 Bachelor students.

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS AND NETWORKS

Long-standing collaborations in AMO physics, in particular with experimental research groups worldwide. Our current EU project Q-DYNAMO provides a network with 12 nodes spread over Europe, Japan, New Zealand and the USA.

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
Consultant for industrial company, Selex-Galileo, Turin, Italy

EDUCATION
PhD in Theor. Physics, LMU Munich and Università dell’Insubria (2004).
Diploma (MSc) in Physics, LMU Munich (2000).

ADMINISTRATIVE ROLE AND POSITION RESPONSIBILITY

Member of several academic boards, including the PhD School of Physics at UPR. Delegate for orientation/tutorials (Bachelor and Master course in physics) at UPR. Delegate for vulnerable groups at Department (2018-2024). Organizer of the Department Colloquium at UPR. Co-organizer of the semiannual school Heidelberg Physics Graduate Days for >100 students (2007-2014).

SCIENTIFIC ORGANISATIONS / COORDINATION OF ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

Organizer of 7 international conferences; Co-organizer of annual conference Statistical Physics and Complex Systems at UPR (2014-2018, 2023-).

EDITORIAL ACTIVITY

Editorial Board member of the journals Cond. Matt., Inter. J. Theor. Phys., Photonics, Fluct. & Noise Lett., Reviews in Physics, and 4Open. Referee for more than 40 scientific journals including Nature and Physical Review, and for funding agencies including EU, FWF Austria, ANR France, and the Royal Society New Zealand.

MEMBERSHIP OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES

German Physical Society; Italian Society of Statistical Physics; Associate member of INFN.

FUNDING (CURRENT AND PAST)

Quantum Dynamic Control of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Processes (Q-DYNAMO)
Funding: EU action HORIZON-MSCA-2022-SE-01
Role: PI of UPR node
Period: 2024-28

Quantum Atomic Mixtures: Droplets, Topological Structures, and Vortices
Funding: MUR PRIN 2022
Role: Local Coordinator
Period: 2023–2026

Spoke 1 – National Quantum Science and Technology Institute (NQSTI)
Funding: MUR-PNRR
Role: Investigator
Period: 2022–2026

Research programs BIOPHYS (2014-2020) and DYNSYSMATH (2020-)
Funding: INFN
Role: Investigator
Period: 2014–

Many-body Quantum Transport with Ultracold Bosons
Funding: German Research Foundation (DFG)
Role: PI (co-PI after moving to UPR)
Period: 2014–2018

SIGNIFICANT CAREER BREAKS
None.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

1. L. S. Yagüe-Bosch and S. Wimberger, Comparison of Two Optimization Methods for a Rydberg Quantum Gate, Ann. Phys. (2025), 537, e00163
2. S. Dengis, S. Wimberger, and P. Schlagheck, Multi-mode NOON states generation with ultracold atoms via geodesic counterdiabatic driving, Phys. Rev. A (2025), 112, 042610
3. F. Petiziol, F. Mintert, S. Wimberger, Quantum control by effective counterdiabatic driving, EPL (2024), 145, 15001
4. L. S. Yagüe-Bosch, T. Ehret, F. Petiziol, E. Arimondo, and S. Wimberger, Shortcut-to-Adiabatic Controlled-Phase Gate in Rydberg atoms, Ann. Phys. (2023), 535, 2300275
5. F. Petiziol, M. Sameti, S. Carretta, S. Wimberger, F. Mintert, Quantum simulation of three-body interactions in weakly driven quantum systems, Phys. Rev. Lett. (2021) 126, 250504
6. A. Chiesa, E. Macaluso, F. Petiziol, S. Wimberger, P. Santini, S. Carretta, Molecular nanomagnets as qubits with embedded quantum error correction, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. (2020) 11, 8610
7. S. Dadras, A. Gresch, C. Groiseau, S. Wimberger, G. S. Summy, Quantum walk in momentum space with a Bose-Einstein condensate, Phys. Rev. Lett. (2018) 121, 070402
8. D. Witthaut, S. Wimberger, R. Burioni, M. Timme, Classical synchronization indicates persistent entanglement in isolated quantum systems, Nature Comm. (2017) 8, 14829
9. G. Kordas, D. Witthaut, P. Buonsante, A. Vezzani, R. Burioni, A. I. Karanikas, and S. Wimberger, The dissipative Bose-Hubbard model: Methods and examples, Eur. Phys. J. ST (2015) 224, 2127
10. R. Labouvie, B. Santra, S. Heun, S. Wimberger, and H. Ott, Negative differential conductivity in an interacting quantum gas, Phys. Rev. Lett. (2015)

Positions

2018 - 2024: Representative of disadvantaged groups for Physics at Parma University


Member of PhD commission (“collegio docenti“) for physics at Parma University

Teachings

Research

Research areas

General: Modelling and numerical simulation of quantum dynamical systems; Light-matter interaction; Atoms in external fields; Finite quantum systems; Non-equilibrium quantum transport; Quantum & classical control theory; Floquet-Bloch theory; Nonlinear dynamics; Atom-surface interactions. Specific/Recent: (Spinor) Bose-Einstein condensates; Open and dissipative systems; Classical and quantum localization phenomena; Nonlinear and many-body tunneling; Control and synchronization of multi-mode systems; Topology and quantum search.

Publications

Full list of publications

Research projects

  • Quantum Dynamic Control of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Processes

    Manager: Wimberger Sandro marcel

    Sponsor: EUROPEAN COMMISSION (COMMISSIONE EUROPEA)

    Website: https://doi.org/10.3030/101131418

    Start date: 01/01/2024 End date: 31/12/2027

  • Quantum Atomic Mixtures: Droplets, Topological Structures, and Vortice

    Manager: Wimberger Sandro marcel

    Sponsor: Ministero dell'università e della ricerca

    Start date: 28/09/2023 End date: 28/02/2026

Public Engagement Initiatives

  • Divulgazione scientifica sul tema "CHAOS – THEORIE ODER WIRKLICHKEIT?", evento organizzato dalla fondazione Stiftung PfalzMetall, Neustadt/Weinstraße, Germania, per studenti e adulti

    Presentazione online

    Date: 18/11/2025

  • presentation "Il cielo in una favola“ nella scuola "G. Carducci“, L’Istituto Comprensivo di Corso Cavour, Pavia

    Presentazione di due ore sul tema "Il cielo in una favola“ nella scuola elementari intitolata "G. Carducci“, L’Istituto Comprensivo di Corso Cavour a Pavia, in presenza di ca. 20 studenti e 4 insegnanti. Disseminazione di fisica.

    Date: 10/03/2025

  • Attività di divulgazione scientifica intitolato "La crittografia quantistica e il premio Nobel 2022", Fondazione Poma e Liceo "Lorenzini" di Pescia (PT)

    Raramente è successo che Einstein avesse torto. Eppure aveva intuito certe incompatibilità tra la meccanica quantistica e la teoria della relatività. Possibile che due particelle che interagiscono mantengano memoria della loro interazione (entanglement ), tanto che se perturbi l’una, perturbi simultaneamente anche l’altra, anche se ormai sta a grande distanza, magari fuori dall’orizzonte spaziotemporale? Quasi 90 anni Einstein fa aveva bollato questo paradosso come ‘spaventosa’ azione a distanza, ma è in realtà un fenomeno fisico assodato; l’unico paradosso è che questo effetto porta anche il suo nome: effetto EPR, ovvero Einstein Podolsky Rosen. In anni recenti molta di quella che viene chiamata “rinascita quantistica” si basa sull’entanglement: la crittografia quantistica, il quantum computing, futuribilmente il teletrasporto (che si basa sull’indistinguibilità delle particelle). Gli ultimi Nobel per la fisica, Aspect, Clauser e Zeilinger, studiando l’entanglement, hanno aperto ...

    Date: 27/04/2023

  • Attività di divulgazione scientifica in presenza presso il "Liceo Statale Rinaldo Corso" di Correggio (Reggio-Emilia) intitolato "La crittografia quantistica e il premio Nobel 2022"

    Raramente è successo che Einstein avesse torto. Eppure aveva intuito certe incompatibilità tra la meccanica quantistica e la teoria della relatività. Possibile che due particelle che interagiscono mantengano memoria della loro interazione (entanglement ), tanto che se perturbi l’una, perturbi simultaneamente anche l’altra, anche se ormai sta a grande distanza, magari fuori dall’orizzonte spaziotemporale? Quasi 90 anni Einstein fa aveva bollato questo paradosso come ‘spaventosa’ azione a distanza, ma è in realtà un fenomeno fisico assodato; l’unico paradosso è che questo effetto porta anche il suo nome: effetto EPR, ovvero Einstein Podolsky Rosen. In anni recenti molta di quella che viene chiamata “rinascita quantistica” si basa sull’entanglement: la crittografia quantistica, il quantum computing, futuribilmente il teletrasporto (che si basa sull’indistinguibilità delle particelle). Gli ultimi Nobel per la fisica, Aspect, Clauser e Zeilinger, studiando l’entanglement, hanno aperto ...

    Date: 15/04/2023

  • Attività di divulgazione scientifica in presenza presso il Liceo scientifico “A. Oriani” di Ravenna

    Presentazione sulla "Crittografia quantistica" e Orientamento in Ingresso per Fisica all'Università di Parma

    Date: 20/05/2022

  • Attività di divulgazione scientifica in presenza presso il Liceo scientifico “Aselli” di Cremona

    Attività di divulgazione scientifica in presenza organizzato presso il Liceo scientifico “Aselli” di Cremona con più di 200 studenti coinvolti, tutti di classe V.

    Date: 01/04/2022

  • Conferenza e attività di divulgazione scientifica per il LICEO SCIENTIFICO STATALE „Aldo Moro“, Reggio Emilia. Presentazione dell´Universitá di Parma e dei corsi di Fisica e una lezione sulla crittogr

    Attività di divulgazione scientifica per il LICEO SCIENTIFICO STATALE „Aldo Moro“, via XX Settembre 5, 42124 Reggio Emilia. Il Prof Wimberger ha presentato l´Universitá di Parma e in particolare i corsi di Fisica, e ha tenuto una lezione esplicativa sulla crittografia quantistica, agli studenti del IV e V anno (24/1/2018).

    Date: 24/01/2018