"I did my PhD at the University of Vienna, under the supervision of Prof. Philip Walther. The experimental work I carried out during my PhD includes the first direct experimental demonstration of indefinite causality through a causal witness, a test of Bell's inequalities for temporal orders, and a study of the benefits of applying indefinite causality to noise reduction in quantum communication. During my PhD I also had the opportunity to work on theoretical works related to quantum thermodynamics and the concept of the thermodynamic time’s arrow in quantum mechanics.

In my new role I will be working with Jonathan Matthews and Paul Skrzypczyk through a Newton International Fellowship from the Royal Society. The aim of my project is to realise higher order quantum causal structures which have never been experimentally achieved so far thanks to the use of integrated photonic circuits. Given the nature of this project (very foundational, and yet strongly based on the use of integrated optics) and its aim to include both theoretical and experimental research, I felt that Bristol was the ideal base from which to pursue this ambitious project.

The integration in QET Labs will allow me to increase my knowledge of integrated photonics and expand my research interests. At the same time, the interaction with the Quantum Information Theory group at the University of Bristol will allow me to strengthen my theoretical knowledge in the foundations of physics and beyond."