Mazza Leonardo - Scuola Normale Superiore

Leonardo Mazza
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: 16th of September, 1984
Place of Birth: Calcinate (BG), Italy
Citizenship: Italian
Present Occupation, since November 2014
Post-doctoral fellow at Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa.
Supervisor: Dr. Davide Rossini
Employement
November 2012 – November 2014: Post-doctoral fellow
Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa.
Supervisor: Prof. Rosario Fazio
Education
November 2008 – November 2012: Graduate Studies
Max-Planck-Institut fuer Quantenoptik
Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany
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October 2003 – July 2008:
October 2003 – October 2008:
Undergraduate Studies I
Università di Pisa, “E. Fermi” Physics Department, Italy
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July 2008: Master of Science in Physics
Laurea Specialistica in Fisica, 110/110 cum laude
Thesis: Photoluminescence Properties of Organic-Based
Microcavities
Supervisor: Prof. G. C. La Rocca
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July 2006: Bachelor of Science in Physics
Laurea Triennale in Fisica, 110/110 cum laude
Thesis: Semiconductor heterostructures: spin splitting and
spin tunneling effects
Supervisor: Prof. G. C. La Rocca
Undergraduate Studies II
Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy
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March 2007 – August 2007:
July 2012: Ph.D. in Physics - Mark 1.2 magna cum laude
Thesis: Quantum Simulation of Topological States of Matter
Supervisor: Prof. J. I. Cirac
November 2009: Diploma di Licenza, 70/70 cum laude
Undergraduate Studies: abroad experiences
Exchange term at the Technische Universitaet Dresden,
Germany, with a scholarship granted by Scuola Normale
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Honors and Awards
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October 2003 – October 2008: Undergraduate studies at Scuola Normale Superiore. Admission
granted via a selective examination on mathematics and physics; 30 places available for scientific
disciplines. Permanence confirmed at the end of every academic year upon passing all the planned exams.
September 2011: “G. Bassani” Prize of the Italian Physical Society for young physicists.
July 2013: “Best Poster” Award at the workshop “Majorana Physics in Condensed Matter”, Erice, Italy.
July 2013: “Young Researcher” Grant (3600 €) issued by Scuola Normale Superiore to support research
activities of post-docs.
Scientific Publications: Peer-Reviewed Journals
1. Energy transport in Heisenberg chains beyond the Luttinger liquid paradigm
A. De Luca, J. Viti, L. Mazza and D. Rossini
Phys. Rev. B 90, 161101(R) (2014)
2. The XYZ chain with Dzyaloshinsky-Moriya interactions: from spin-orbit-coupled lattice bosons to
interacting Kitaev chains
S. Peotta, L. Mazza, E. Vicari, M. Polini, R. Fazio and D. Rossini
JSTAT (9), P09005 (2014)
3. Out-of-equilibrium dynamics and thermalization of string order
L. Mazza, D. Rossini, M. Endres and R. Fazio
Phys. Rev. B 90, 090301(R) (2014).
4. Robustness of quantum memories based on Majorana zero modes
L. Mazza, M. Rizzi, M. Lukin and J. I. Cirac
Phys. Rev. B 88, 205142 (2013)
5. Single-site- and single-atom-resolved measurement of correlation functions
M. Endres, M. Cheneau, T. Fukuhara, C. Weitenberg, P. Schauss, C. Gross, L. Mazza, M. C. Banuls,
L. Pollet, I. Bloch and S. Kuhr
Appl. Phys. B 113, 27 (2013)
6. Microscopic theory of polariton lasing via vibronically assisted scattering
L. Mazza, S. Kéna-Cohen, P. Michetti and G. C. La Rocca
Phys. Rev. B 88, 075321 (2013)
7. An optical-lattice-based quantum simulator for relativistic field theories and topological insulators
L. Mazza, A. Bermudez, N. Goldman, M. Rizzi, M. A. Martin-Delgado and M. Lewenstein
New. J. Phys. 14, 015007 (2012)
8. Observation of Correlated Particle-Hole Pairs and String Order in Low-Dimensional Mott Insulators
M. Endres, M. Cheneau, T. Fukuhara, C. Weitenberg, P. Schauss, C. Gross, L. Mazza, M. C. Banuls,
L. Pollet, I. Bloch and S. Kuhr
Science 334, 200 (2011)
9. Wilson Fermions and Axion Electrodynamics in Optical Lattices
A. Bermudez, L. Mazza, M. Rizzi, N. Goldman, M. Lewenstein and M. A. Martin-Delgado
Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 190404 (2010)
10. Emerging bosons with three-body interactions from spin-1 atoms in optical lattices
L. Mazza, M. Rizzi, M. Lewenstein and J. I. Cirac
Phys. Rev. A 82, 043629 (2010)
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11. Organic-based microcavities with vibronic progressions: Photoluminescence
L. Mazza, L. Fontanesi and G. C. La Rocca
Phys. Rev. B 80, 235314 (2009)
12. Organic-based microcavities with vibronic progressions: Linear spectroscopy
L. Fontanesi, L. Mazza and G. C. La Rocca
Phys. Rev. B 80, 235313 (2009)
Scientific Publications: Book Chapters
1. Strongly Coupled Organic Microcavities
P. Michetti, L. Mazza and G. C. La Rocca
Book chapter to appear in Organic Nanophotonics: Fundamentals and Applications, ed. Yong Sheng
Zhao, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg (2015)
Scientific Publications: Online Preprints
1. Detecting two-site spin-entanglement in many-body systems with local particle-number fluctuations
L. Mazza, D. Rossini, R. Fazio and M. Endres
Preprint at http://arxiv.org/abs/1408.4672 (2014). Submitted to New J. Phys.
Scientific Collaborations
Many-Body Theory:
Quantum Simulations
• Prof. M. Lewenstein (ICFO, Barcelona)
• Dr. N. Goldman (Collège de France, Paris)
Out-of-equilibrium Many-Body Systems
• Prof. R. Fazio (Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa)
• Prof. S. Diehl (Technische Universitaet Dresden)
Numerical Methods
• Prof. M. Rizzi (University of Mainz)
• Dr. D. Rossini (Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa)
Cold Atoms in Optical Lattices
• Prof. I. Bloch (Max-Planck Institut fuer Quantenoptik, Munich)
• Dr. M. Endres (Max-Planck Institut fuer Quantenoptik, Munich)
Quantum Information:
Quantum Memories
• Prof. J. I. Cirac (Max-Planck Institut fuer Quantenoptik, Munich)
• Prof. M. Lukin (Harvard University)
• Prof. V. Giovannetti (Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa)
Semiconductor Physics:
Theory of polaritons in two-dimensional organic microcavities
• Prof. G. C. La Rocca (Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa)
• Prof. S. Kéna-Cohen (École Polytechnique de Montréal)
Workshop organization
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April 2015, 17th Symposium on Topological Quantum Information: Focus on topological models in cold
gases at MPQ Garching. Co-organizer with Dr. M. Burrello (MPQ) and Prof. J. Pachos (Leeds)
Conferences, workshops and schools (selection)
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October 2014, Workshop on Many-Body Dynamics and Open Quantum Systems. Glasgow UK, Poster
September 2014, 6th Italian conference on quantum information. Salerno I, Contributed talk.
May 2014, New frontiers for Majorana fermions from condensed to dark matter. Frascati I, Invited talk.
March 2014, Joint Meeting Pisa-Trento on Cold Atoms. Trento I, Invited talk.
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September 2013, Perspectives on Quantum Many-Body Entanglement. Mainz D, Contributed talk.
July 2013, Workshop on Majorana Physics in Condensed Matter. Erice I, Contributed talk
July 2013, Workshop on Entanglement in Many-Body Theory. Salerno I, Contributed talk
May 2013, 14th Conference on Strong Light-Matter Coupling. Hersonissos GR, Contributed talk
April 2013, New trends in Complex Quantum System Dynamics. Cartagena E, Contributed talk
August 2012, Gordon Research Conference: Quantum Science. Easton MA USA, Poster contribution
September 2011, Quantum Technologies Coneference II. Krakow PL, Contributed talk
February 2011, Conference on Coherence in Excitonic Systems. Lausanne CH, Contributed talk
March 2010, 2011 and 2013, Spring Meeting of the German Physical Society. Contributed talks
May 2010, School of Physics: Many-Body Physics with Ultracold Gases. Les Houches F
May 2009, School of Physics: Modern Theories of Correlated Electrons. Les Houches F
Seminars
During my career I held seminars in several European academic institutions:
• Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy
• ICFO, Barcelona, Spain
• Università di Trento, Italy
• University of Mainz, Germany
• SISSA, Triesta, Italy
• École Polytechnique de Lausanne, Switzerland
• MPQ, Garching, Germany
Supervised Students
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Matteo Ippoliti, Master Thesis: Quantum Recovery Operations. Mark: 110/110 cum laude
Andrea Sonnellini, Master Thesis: Bose-Hubbard Model in Frustrated Chains. Mark: 110/110
Simone Barbarino, Ph.D. Student – Project: Incompressible states and helical modes in multicomponent
Fermi gases.
Fernando Iemini, Ph.D. Student – Project: Dissipative state preparation of Majorana Fermions in a
particle-number conserving setting.
Alberto Biella, Ph.D. Student – Project: Non-equilibrium steady state of dissipative cavities: A
characterization with Matrix Produc Operators.
Teaching Experience
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Summer 2010: Exercise Classes in Classical Mechanics, Technische Universitaet Muenchen
Summer 2011: Exercise Classes in Quantum Mechanics, Technische Universitaet Muenchen
Winter 2013: Exercise Classes in Quantum Statistical Mechanics, Scuola Normale Superiore
Winter 2014: Exercise Classes in Quantum Statistical Mechanics, Scuola Normale Superiore
Language Skills
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Italian, native language
English, fluent in speaking and writing
German, good knowledge in speaking and writing, autonomous in the everyday life
French, basics
References
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Prof. Rosario Fazio – [email protected]
Prof. J. Ignacio Cirac – [email protected]
Prof. Maciej Lewenstein – [email protected]
Prof. Giuseppe La Rocca – [email protected]
J-Prof. Matteo Rizzi – [email protected]
Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy
MPQ, Garching (Munich), Germany
ICFO, Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy
Universitaet Mainz, Mainz, Germany
Pisa, October 27, 2014
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