Virginia Tech researcher examines theoretical quantum information sciences

Sophia Economou, the T. Marshall Hahn Chair in Physics, is an expert in quantum information sciences and directs of the Center for Quantum Information Science and Engineering. Her work has led to several breakthroughs in the field, including the co-development of the first adaptive quantum simulation algorithm to solve classically intractable problems in a mostly autonomous way and pioneering the idea of efficiently generating photonic resource states from matter qubits. She is one of four researchers honored with a Jacob A. Lutz III Award for Eminent Scholars.