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Alexey Gorshkov

Adjunct Professor

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Contact Information

UMD

Email:
gorshkov@umd.edu
Office:

University of Maryland
3100G Atlantic Building
College Park, MD 20742

Office Phone:
(301) 314-1819

NIST

Office:

220 B346

Additional Info

CV:
CVGorshkov.pdf

About

Alexey Gorshkov is an adjunct professor in the Department of Physics and UMIACS. He is also a physicist in the Quantum Measurement Division of NIST and a Fellow in the Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QuICS) and the Joint Quantum Institute.

Gorshkov leads a theoretical research group working at the interface of quantum information science, quantum optics, atomic and molecular physics, and condensed matter physics. The long-term goals of the group are to understand and control large interacting quantum systems, as well as to design and create new ones.

He received his doctorate in physics from Harvard University in 2010.

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Recent Publications

Recent News

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    In Quantum Sensing, What Beats Beating Noise? Meeting Noise Halfway.

    September 16, 2025

    Qubits, the basic units of data for quantum computers, can be harnessed to work as quantum sensors, which could lead to better methods for navigation, resource exploration and timekeeping. Theoretical physicists have found a potential way to design groups of interlinked or “entangled” qubits to protect them from environmental disturbances or “noise” such as temperature changes. These entangled qubits would lose some of their potential sensitivity, but they would also be more robust against noise, making them a promising route to real-world quantum sensors.

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    New Protocol Demonstrates and Verifies Quantum Speedups in a Jiffy

    June 9, 2025

    Researchers at JQI and the University of Maryland (UMD) have discovered a new way to quickly check the work of a quantum computer. They proposed a novel method to both demonstrate a quantum device’s problem-solving power and verify that it didn’t make a mistake. They described their protocol in an article published March 5, 2025, in the journal PRX Quantum.

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    Anyone for Anyons?

    February 13, 2025

    Researchers have demonstrated that a strange type of quantum particle called the anyon, believed to exist in only two dimensions, can also be created in one dimension. Further studies exploring different types of one-dimensional anyons could bring scientists one step closer to using the particles as a fundamental unit of memory in a quantum computer.