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First day on the new job! Still can't quite believe that it's real. I'm so excited to be here. 😄

A few years back, I spotted a whisky distilled just days away from the day I was born. I bought a bottle and promised myself I'd open it if I ever got to start a research group. I almost gave up on this dream when I moved to industry. Tonight I opened the bottle. Sláinte. 🥃

Huh. Ref 3 of this paper is me. I'm not entirely sure that I intended to explicitly link the Rubik's cube itself to quantum dynamics - it was more just a cute way to illustrate unitary transforms and the concept of diagonalization. Still, quantum Rubik's cubes are a fun idea!

Just setting up the daily arXiv emails on my new Edinburgh email account, and I've finally given in and subscribed to quant-ph for the first time in my career. 😅

"A world where scientists could pretend to make progress, relying on 'parlor tricks'." Filing that one away for future use. 👀 (From 'The Man Who Solved The Market' by Gregory Zucken.)

So we're back in the dystopian timeline, I guess.

Been meaning to do this for a while, but I've finally created an account elsewhere. If you're active over there, let me know! I'd love to find interesting people to follow! bsky.app/profile/physic…

After a couple of weeks at The University of Edinburgh, I think I've spotted at least 3 other graduates of the cm_cdt who now have lecturer/faculty-level roles here. Nice to be bumping into old cohort-mates all these years later!

I'm not posting much on here any more except the odd work-related announcement, so if you'd like to see more from me, please seek me out elsewhere...! 👀

We are hiring more quantum theory faculty! Come join the VT CS department at the new quantum center in Washington, DC that Steve is leading!

Time is running out to apply for a Bell Burnell PhD scholarship at the University of Edinburgh. If you're eligible, get in touch with us before December 10th! I'd be delighted to support anyone interested in applying for one of these scholarships. iop.org/about/support-…

🎓 PhD in Quantum Error Correction Applications are open for a 4-year collaborative PhD between The University of Edinburgh and National Quantum Computing Centre. Project: designing QEC protocols and decoders for the NQCC's neutral atom quantum computing systems. Apply by Jan 31 👇 informatics.ed.ac.uk/study-with-us/…

Fellowship alert! 🚨 Physics Astro @ Edin is open for applications to the Elizabeth Gardner Fellowship until 15/01/25. This scheme supports researchers from under-represented backgrounds - see link for details. It would be great to see some quantum applicants! ph.ed.ac.uk/research/resea…

As a good friend of mine said earlier today - to lost futures.

I had made Microsoft Quantum aware of issues before publication of their latest Nature paper (which uses the TGP to tune up their devices). Now I have made all issues public. In short: The topological gap protocol and all claims based on it are flawed. arxiv.org/abs/2502.19560