The Klco group researches at the interface of quantum information (QI) science and nuclear/particle physics. Using QI techniques, we explore new questions about the information processing capabilities of Nature, e.g., the production of entanglement in the scattering of nuclei or the distribution and accessibility of spacelike entanglement in quantum field vacuums. Reversely, we leverage our expertise in the physics of quantum fields to create new QI techniques and discover new correlation structures naturally arising in quantum systems, e.g., expanding the QI toolbox for calculating otherwise-intractable operational entanglement measures or identifying entanglement amenable to quantum field simulation present in current quantum technologies.
Combining these passions, we design and implement quantum simulations of lattice gauge theories, e.g., describing the electroweak and strong fundamental forces. Collaborating with ongoing quantum computational design, we develop scalable strategies for simulating subatomic Nature towards new insights into the non-perturbative dynamics of the Standard Model and its variants.