About
Associate Professor Sophie Shermer is a member of the Physics Department at Swansea University.
Dr Sophie Shermer
Associate Professor
Physics
Office - 505
Fifth Floor
Vivian Building
Singleton Campus
Fifth Floor
Vivian Building
Singleton Campus
Research Links
Areas Of Expertise
- quantum control
- modelling and simulation
- optimization and control
- spin dynamics
- medical imaging (MRI)
Publications
Research Highlights
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O’Neil, S., Khalid, I., Rompokos, A., Weidner, C., Langbein, F., Shermer, S., & Jonckheere, E. (2023). Analyzing and Unifying Robustness Measures for Excitation Transfer Control in Spin Networks. IEEE Control Systems Letters, 7, 1783-1788.
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Khalid, I., Weidner, C., Jonckheere, E., Shermer, S., & Langbein, F. (2023). Statistically characterizing robustness and fidelity of quantum controls and quantum control algorithms. Physical Review A, 107(3)
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Langbein, F., O'Neil, S., & Shermer, S. (2022). Energy landscape controllers for quantum state transfer in spin-1/2 networks with ring topology
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O'Neal, S., Shermer, S., Langbein, F., Weidner, C., & Jonckheere, E. (2022). Time Domain Sensitivity of the Tracking Error. arXiv
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Khalid, I., Weidner, C., Jonckheere, E., Shermer, S., & Langbein, F. (2022). Statistically Characterising Robustness and Fidelity of Quantum Controls and Quantum Control Algorithms. arXiv
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Shermer, S., Weidner, C., Jonckheere, E., & Langbein, F. (2022). Applying classical control techniques to quantum systems: entanglement versus stability margin and other limitations. arXiv
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Shermer, S. (2022). What is robust control in quantum technology?. Research Directions: Quantum Technologies, 1, 1-4.
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Shermer, S., Langbein, F., Weidner, C., & Jonckheere, E. (2022). Robust Control Performance for Open Quantum Systems. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 67(11), 6012-6024.
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Thorpe, B., Shermer, S., & Kalna, K. (2022). Monte Carlo simulations of spin transport in nanoscale In 0.7Ga0.3As transistors: temperature and size effects. Semiconductor Science and Technology, 37(7), 075009
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Shermer, S., Langbein, F., Weidner, C., & Jonckheere, E. (2021). Robustness of Quantum Systems Subject to Decoherence: Structured Singular Value Analysis?. In 2021 60th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), 14-17 December 2021IEEE.
All Research
Journal Articles
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Weidner, C., Reed, E., Monroe, J., Sheller, B., O’Neil, S., Maas, E., Jonckheere, E., Langbein, F., & Shermer, S. (2025). Robust quantum control in closed and open systems: Theory and practice. Automatica, 172, 111987
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Khalid, I., Weidner, C., Jonckheere, E., Shermer, S., & Langbein, F. (2023). Statistically characterizing robustness and fidelity of quantum controls and quantum control algorithms. Physical Review A, 107(3)
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O’Neil, S., Khalid, I., Rompokos, A., Weidner, C., Langbein, F., Shermer, S., & Jonckheere, E. (2023). Analyzing and Unifying Robustness Measures for Excitation Transfer Control in Spin Networks. IEEE Control Systems Letters, 7, 1783-1788.
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Shermer, S., Langbein, F., Weidner, C., & Jonckheere, E. (2022). Robust Control Performance for Open Quantum Systems. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 67(11), 6012-6024.
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O'Neal, S., Shermer, S., Langbein, F., Weidner, C., & Jonckheere, E. (2022). Time Domain Sensitivity of the Tracking Error. arXiv
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Shermer, S. (2022). What is robust control in quantum technology?. Research Directions: Quantum Technologies, 1, 1-4.
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Shermer, S., Weidner, C., Jonckheere, E., & Langbein, F. (2022). Applying classical control techniques to quantum systems: entanglement versus stability margin and other limitations. arXiv
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Khalid, I., Weidner, C., Jonckheere, E., Shermer, S., & Langbein, F. (2022). Statistically Characterising Robustness and Fidelity of Quantum Controls and Quantum Control Algorithms. arXiv
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Thorpe, B., Shermer, S., & Kalna, K. (2022). Monte Carlo simulations of spin transport in nanoscale In 0.7Ga0.3As transistors: temperature and size effects. Semiconductor Science and Technology, 37(7), 075009
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Jenkins, C., Chandler, M., Langbein, F., & Shermer, S. (2021). Benchmarking GABA Quantification: A Ground Truth Data Set and Comparative Analysis of TARQUIN, LCModel, jMRUI and Gannet. arXiv
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Jenkins, C., Papadopoulos, ., & Shermer, S. (2019). Comparison of R1 Mapping Protocols: What are we measuring?. arXiv
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Chandler, M., Jenkins, C., Shermer, S., & Langbein, F. (2019). MRSNet: Metabolite Quantification from Edited Magnetic Resonance Spectra With Convolutional Neural Networks. arXiv
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Jonckheere, E., Schirmer, S., Langbein, F., & Shermer, S. (2018). Jonckheere-Terpstra test for nonclassical error versus log-sensitivity relationship of quantum spin network controllers. International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 28(6), 2383-2403.
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Shermer, S., Jonckheere, E., & Langbein, F. (2018). Design of Feedback Control Laws for Information Transfer in Spintronics Networks. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 63(8), 2523-2536.
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Phillips, J., Portakal, Z., Shermer, S., Jenkins, C., Spezi, E., Perrett, T., Tuncel, N., & Phillips, J. (2018). Design and characterization of tissue-mimicking gel phantoms for diffusion kurtosis imaging. Medical Physics
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Phillips, J., Papadopoulos, I., Phillips, J., Evans, R., Fenn, N., & Shermer, S. (2018). Evaluation of diffusion weighted imaging in the context of multi-parametric MRI of the prostate in the assessment of suspected low volume prostatic carcinoma. Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 47, 131-136.
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Jonckheere, E., Shermer, S., & Langbein, F. (2018). Jonckheere‐Terpstra test for nonclassical error versus log‐sensitivity relationship of quantum spin network controllers. International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 28(6), 2383-2403.
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Thorpe, B., Kalna, K., Langbein, F., & Shermer, S. (2017). Monte Carlo simulations of spin transport in a strained nanoscale InGaAs field effect transistor. Journal of Applied Physics, 122(22), 223903
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Bogdan, P., Jonckheere, E., & Shermer, S. (2017). Multi-fractal geometry of finite networks of spins: Nonequilibrium dynamics beyond thermalization and many-body-localization. Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, 103, 622-631.
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Portakal, Z., Shermer, S., Spezi, E., Perrett, T., Phillips, J., & Shermer, S. (2017). EP-1711: Effect of Noise Floor Suppression on Diffusion Kurtosis for Prostate Brachytherapy. Radiotherapy and Oncology, 123, S938
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Jonckheere, E., Schirmer, S., Langbein, F., & Shermer, S. (2017). Structured Singular Value Analysis for Spintronics Network Information Transfer Control. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 1-1.
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Shermer, S. & Phillips, J. (2017). Comparison of CPMG and Uhrig Dynamic Decoupling (UDD) for tissue refocusing in MRI. arXiv
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Motzoi, F., Halperin, E., Wang, X., Whaley, K., Schirmer, S., & Shermer, S. (2016). Backaction-driven, robust, steady-state long-distance qubit entanglement over lossy channels. Physical Review A, 94(3)
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Portakal, Z., Phillips, J., Shermer, S., Richards, C., Spezi, E., Garcia, L., Perrett, T., Lewis, D., Tuncel, N., & Shermer, S. (2016). Creating a tissue mimicking phantom appropriate for relaxometry, diffusion imaging and ultrasound elastography. Physica Medica, 32, 220
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Shermer, S., Papadopoulos, I., Portakal, G., Phillips, J., & Evans, R. (2016). Multimodal magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy for prostate cancer screening and staging. Physica Medica, 32, 324
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Wang, X., Burgarth, D., Schirmer, S., & Shermer, S. (2016). Subspace controllability of spin-12chains with symmetries. Physical Review A, 94(5)
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Wang, X., Burgarth, D., & Shermer, S. (2016). Subspace controllability of spin-1/2 chains with symmetries. Physical Review A, 94(5)
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Portakal, Z., Phillips, J., Richards, C., Spezi, E., Perrett, T., Lewis, D., Yegingil, Z., & Shermer, S. (2016). EP-1878: Feasibility of gel phantoms in MRI for the assessment of kurtosis for prostate brachytherapy. Radiotherapy and Oncology, 119, S887-S888.
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Jonckheere, E., Langbein, F., Schirmer, S., & Shermer, S. (2015). Information transfer fidelity in spin networks and ring-based quantum routers. Quantum Information Processing, 14(12), 4751-4785.
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Glaser, S., Boscain, U., Calarco, T., Koch, C., Köckenberger, W., Kosloff, R., Kuprov, I., Luy, B., Schirmer, S., Schulte-Herbrüggen, T., Sugny, D., Wilhelm, F., & Shermer, S. (2015). Training Schrödinger’s cat: quantum optimal control. The European Physical Journal D, 69(12)
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Schirmer, S., Langbein, F., & Shermer, S. (2015). Ubiquitous problem of learning system parameters for dissipative two-level quantum systems: Fourier analysis versus Bayesian estimation. Physical Review A, 91(2)
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Gong, E., Zhou, W., Schirmer, S., & Shermer, S. (2015). Model discrimination for dephasing two-level systems. Physics Letters A, 379(4), 272-278.
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Jonckheere, E., Langbein, F., Schirmer, S., & Shermer, S. (2014). Quantum networks: anti-core of spin chains. Quantum Information Processing, 13(7), 1607-1637.
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Zahedinejad, E., Schirmer, S., Sanders, B., & Shermer, S. (2014). Evolutionary algorithms for hard quantum control. Physical Review A, 90(3)
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DE FOUQUIERES, P., SCHIRMER, S., & Shermer, S. (2013). A CLOSER LOOK AT QUANTUM CONTROL LANDSCAPES AND THEIR IMPLICATION FOR CONTROL OPTIMIZATION. Infinite Dimensional Analysis, Quantum Probability and Related Topics, 16(03), 1350021
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Oi, D., Schirmer, S., & Shermer, S. (2012). Limits on the decay rate of quantum coherence and correlation. Physical Review A, 86(1)
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Xiaoting Wang, ., Pemberton-Ross, P., Schirmer, S., & Shermer, S. (2012). Symmetry and Subspace Controllability for Spin Networks With a Single-Node Control. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 57(8), 1945-1956.
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Zhou, W., Schirmer, S., Gong, E., Xie, H., Zhang, M., & Shermer, S. (2012). Identification of Markovian open system dynamics for qubit systems. Chinese Science Bulletin, 57(18), 2242-2246.
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Floether, F., Fouquieres, P., Schirmer, S., & Shermer, S. (2012). Robust quantum gates for open systems via optimal control: Markovian versus non-Markovian dynamics. New Journal of Physics, 14(7), 073023
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Zhang, M., Lin, M., Schirmer, S., Dai, H., Zhou, Z., Hu, D., & Shermer, S. (2012). On the role of a priori knowledge in the optimization of quantum information processing. Quantum Information Processing, 11(3), 639-673.
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Oi, D. & Shermer, S. (2012). Quantum system characterization with limited resources. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 370(1979), 5386-5395.
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Shermer, S., Oi, D., Zhou, W., Gong, E., & Zhang, M. (2012). Open quantum system identification. arXiv
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Zhang, M., Wei, J., Zhou, W., Dai, ., Xi, Z., & Shermer, S. (2012). Trajectory-constrained optimal local time-continuous waveform controls for state transitions in N-level quantum systems. arXiv
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de Fouquieres, P., Schirmer, S., Glaser, S., Kuprov, I., & Shermer, S. (2011). Second order gradient ascent pulse engineering. Journal of Magnetic Resonance, 212(2), 412-417.
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Zhou, W., Schirmer, S., Zhang, M., Dai, H., & Shermer, S. (2011). Bang–bang control design for quantum state transfer based on hyperspherical coordinates and optimal time–energy control. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, 44(10)
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Machnes, S., Sander, U., Glaser, S., de Fouquières, P., Gruslys, A., Schirmer, S., Schulte-Herbrüggen, T., & Shermer, S. (2011). Comparing, optimizing, and benchmarking quantum-control algorithms in a unifying programming framework. Physical Review A, 84(2)
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Solomon, A., Schirmer, S., & Shermer, S. (2011). Quantum control of two-qubit entanglement dissipation. Journal of Russian Laser Research, 32(5), 502-510.
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Schirmer, S., Fouquieres, P., & Shermer, S. (2011). Efficient algorithms for optimal control of quantum dynamics: the Krotov method unencumbered. New Journal of Physics, 13(7)
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Zhou, W., Shermer, S., Zhang, M., & Dai, H. (2011). Bang–bang control design for quantum state transfer based on hyperspherical coordinates and optimal time–energy control. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, 44(10), 105303
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Wang, X., Schirmer, S., & Shermer, S. (2010). Analysis of Lyapunov Method for Control of Quantum States. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 55(10), 2259-2270.
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Ticozzi, F., Schirmer, S., Wang, X., & Shermer, S. (2010). Stabilizing Quantum States by Constructive Design of Open Quantum Dynamics. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 55(12)-2905.
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Wang, X., Bayat, A., Schirmer, S., Bose, S., & Shermer, S. (2010). Robust entanglement in antiferromagnetic Heisenberg chains by single-spin optimal control. Physical Review A, 81(3)
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Pemberton-Ross, P., Kay, A., Schirmer, S., & Shermer, S. (2010). Quantum control theory for state transformations: Dark states and their enlightenment. Physical Review A, 82(4)
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Schirmer, S., D. K. L, O., & Shermer, S. (2010). Quantum system identification by Bayesian analysis of noisy data: Beyond Hamiltonian tomography. Laser Physics, 20(5)-1209.
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Wang, X., Bayat, A., Bose, S., Schirmer, S., & Shermer, S. (2010). Global control methods for Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger-state generation on a one-dimensional Ising chain. Physical Review A, 82(1)
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Wang, X., Schirmer, S., & Shermer, S. (2010). Analysis of Effectiveness of Lyapunov Control for Non-Generic Quantum States. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 55(6)-1411.
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Schirmer, S., Wang, X., & Shermer, S. (2010). Stabilizing open quantum systems by Markovian reservoir engineering. Physical Review A, 81(6), 062306
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Wang, X., Schirmer, S., & Shermer, S. (2009). Entanglement generation between distant atoms by Lyapunov control. Physical Review A, 80(4)
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Chatzisavvas, K., Chadzitaskos, G., Daskaloyannis, C., Schirmer, S., & Shermer, S. (2009). Improving quantum gate fidelities using optimized Euler angles. Physical Review A, 80(5)
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Wang, X., Schirmer, S., & Shermer, S. (2009). Contractivity of the Hilbert-Schmidt distance under open-system dynamics. Physical Review A, 79(5)
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Nigmatullin, R., Schirmer, S., & Shermer, S. (2009). Implementation of fault-tolerant quantum logic gates via optimal control. New Journal of Physics, 11(10)
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Schirmer, S. & Shermer, S. (2009). Implementation of quantum gates via optimal control. Journal of Modern Optics, 56(6)-839.
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Schirmer, S., Daniel, O., & Shermer, S. (2009). Two-qubit Hamiltonian tomography by Bayesian analysis of noisy data. Physical Review A, 80(2), 022333
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Schirmer, S., Pemberton-Ross, P., & Shermer, S. (2009). Fast high-fidelity information transmission through spin-chain quantum wires. Physical Review A, 80(3)
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Schirmer, S., Pullen, I., Pemberton-Ross, P., & Shermer, S. (2008). Global controllability with a single local actuator. Physical Review A, 78(6)
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Shermer, S., Oi, D., & Devitt, S. (2008). Physics-based mathematical models for quantum devices via experimental system identification. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 107, 012011
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Devitt, S., Shermer, S., Oi, D., Cole, J., & Hollenberg, L. (2007). Subspace confinement: how good is your qubit?. New Journal of Physics, 9(10), 384-384.
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Shermer, S. (2006). Quantum choreography: making molecules dance to technology's tune?. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 364(1849), 3423-3438.
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Cole, J., Greentree, A., Oi, D., Shermer, S., Wellard, C., & Hollenberg, L. (2006). Identifying a two-state Hamiltonian in the presence of decoherence. Physical Review A, 73(6)
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Shermer, S., Pullen, I., & Solomon, A. (2005). Controllability of multi-partite quantum systems and selective excitation of quantum dots. Journal of Optics B: Quantum and Semiclassical Optics, 7(10), S293-S299.
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Oi, D., Shermer, S., Greentree, A., & Stace, T. (2005). Robust charge-based qubit encoding. Physical Review B, 72(7)
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Cole, J., Shermer, S., Greentree, A., Wellard, C., Oi, D., & Hollenberg, L. (2005). Identifying an experimental two-state Hamiltonian to arbitrary accuracy. Physical Review A, 71(6)
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Shermer, S., Oi, D., & Greentree, A. (2005). Controlled phase gate for solid-state charge-qubit architectures. Physical Review A, 71(1)
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Shermer, S. & Solomon, A. (2004). Constraints on relaxation rates for N-level quantum systems. Physical Review A, 70(2)
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Shermer, S., Kolli, A., & Oi, D. (2004). Experimental Hamiltonian identification for controlled two-level systems. Physical Review A, 69(5)
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Greentree, A., Shermer, S., Green, F., Hollenberg, L., Hamilton, A., & Clark, R. (2004). Maximizing the Hilbert Space for a Finite Number of Distinguishable Quantum States. Physical Review Letters, 92(9)
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Shermer, S., Zhang, T., & Leahy, J. (2004). Orbits of quantum states and geometry of Bloch vectors forN-level systems. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General, 37(4), 1389-1402.
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Shermer, S., Greentree, A., & Oi, D. (2003). Implementation of controlled multi-qudit operations for a solid-state quantum computer based on charge qudits. arXiv
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Shermer, S., Solomon, A., & Leahy, J. (2002). Criteria for reachability of quantum states. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General, 35(40), 8551-8562.
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Shermer, S., Greentree, A., Ramakrishna, V., & Rabitz, H. (2002). Constructive control of quantum systems using factorization of unitary operators. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General, 35(39), 8315-8339.
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Shermer, S., Solomon, A., & Leahy, J. (2002). Degrees of controllability for quantum systems and application to atomic systems. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General, 35(18), 4125-4141.
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Shermer, S., Pullen, I., & Solomon, A. (2002). Identification of dynamical Lie algebras for finite-level quantum control systems. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General, 35(9), 2327-2340.
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Shermer, S., Fu, H., & Solomon, A. (2001). Complete controllability of quantum systems. Physical Review A, 63(6)
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Fu, H., Shermer, S., & Solomon, A. (2001). Complete controllability of finite-level quantum systems. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General, 34(8), 1679-1690.
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Shermer, S. & Leahy, J. (2001). Limits of control for quantum systems: Kinematical bounds on the optimization of observables and the question of dynamical realizability. Physical Review A, 63(2)
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Shermer, S. (2000). Laser cooling of internal molecular degrees of freedom for vibrationally hot molecules. Physical Review A, 63(1)
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Shermer, S., Girardeau, M., & Leahy, J. (1999). Efficient algorithm for optimal control of mixed-state quantum systems. Physical Review A, 61(1)
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Girardeau, M., Ina, M., Shermer, S., & Gulsrud, T. (1997). Kinematical bounds on evolution and optimization of mixed quantum states. Physical Review A, 55(3), R1565-R1568.
Conference Contributions
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Shermer, S., Langbein, F., Weidner, C., & Jonckheere, E. (2021). Robustness of Quantum Systems Subject to Decoherence: Structured Singular Value Analysis?. In 2021 60th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), 14-17 December 2021IEEE.
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Khalid, I., Weidner, C., Jonckheere, E., Shermer, S., & Langbein, F. (2021). Reinforcement Learning vs. Gradient-Based Optimisation for Robust Energy Landscape Control of Spin-1/2 Quantum Networks. In 2021 60th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC)IEEE.
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Shermer, S., Burwell, G., Evans, J., Kalna, K., & Langbin, F. (2019). Dilute magnetic contact for a spin GaN HEMT. In Semiconductor and Integrated OptoElectronics Conference (SIOE) Conference, Cardiff, UK, 16-18 April 2019SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61074
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Schirmer, S., Jonckheere, E., O'Neil, S., Langbein, F., & Shermer, S. (2018). Robustness of Energy Landscape Control for Spin Networks Under Decoherence. In 2018 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC) (pp. 6608-6613). 2018 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC).
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Shermer, S., Jonckheere, E., O'Neil, S., & Langbein, F. (2018). Robustness of Energy Landscape Control for Spin Networks Under Decoherence. In 2018 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC)IEEE.
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Shermer, S. (2018). Quantification of edited magnetic resonance spectroscopy: a comparative phantom based study of analysis methods. In ISMRM 27th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, 11-16 May 2019. Montreal, Canada.SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61079
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O'Neil, S., Jonckheere, E., Shermer, S., & Langbein, F. (2017). Sensitivity and robustness of quantum spin-1 rings to parameter uncertainty. In 2017 IEEE 56th Annual Conference on Decision and Control (CDC) (pp. 6137-6142). IEEE.
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Langbein, F., Schirmer, S., Jonckheere, E., & Shermer, S. (2015). Time optimal information transfer in spintronics networks. (pp. 6454-6459). IEEE.
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Schirmer, S., Langbein, F., & Shermer, S. (2014). Characterization and control of quantum spin chains and rings. (pp. 615-619).
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Jonckheere, E., Langbein, F., Schirmer, S., & Shermer, S. (2012). Curvature of quantum rings. (pp. 1-6).
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Brossard, F., Schirmer, S., Chalcraft, A., Whittaker, D., & Shermer, S. (2011). High Q photonic crystal cavities with tapered air holes. (pp. 79331WSPIE.
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Gong, E., Zhou, W., Zhang, M., Schirmer, S., & Shermer, S. (2011). Effective model parameters identification for open quantum systems. (pp. 174-179).
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Jonckheere, E., Schirmer, S., Langbein, F., & Shermer, S. (2011). Geometry and curvature of spin networks. (pp. 786-791).
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Schirmer, S., Langbein, F., & Shermer, S. (2010). Quantum system identification: Hamiltonian estimation using spectral and Bayesian analysis. (pp. 1-5).
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Wei-Wei, Z., Zhi-qiang, S., Erling, G., Schirmer, S., Hong-Wei, X., Ming, Z., & Shermer, S. (2010). Model-type identification for four-level quantum systems by projective measurement. In 29th Chinese Control Conference (CCC, Beijing, 2010) (pp. 5883-5888).SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa8320
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Zhang, M., Schirmer, S., Dai, H., Zhou, W., Lin, M., & Shermer, S. (2009). Experimental design and identifiability of model parameters for quantum systems. -3832).
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Schirmer, S., Kandasamy, G., Devitt, S., & Shermer, S. (2008). Control paradigms for quantum engineering. (pp. 966-971).
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Shermer, S. (2007). Hamiltonian Engineering for Quantum Systems. In Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Methods for Nonlinear Control 2006 (pp. 293-304). Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
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Solomon, A. & Shermer, S. (2006). Bohm-Aharonov Type Effects in Dissipative Atomic Systems. In Differential Geometry and PhysicsWORLD SCIENTIFIC.
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Shermer, S. (2005). Systematic Hamiltonian identification of two-level systems. In Conference: 16. National Congress of the Australian Institute of Physics. Physics for the Nation, Canberra, ACT (Australia), 30 Jan - 4 Feb 2005SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61119
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Shermer, S., Greentree, A., & Durrant, A. (2003). Quantum control of population inversion in the presence of spontaneous emission. In Coherence and Quantum Optics VIII (pp. 475-476). Springer US.
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Schirmer, S. & Shermer, S. (2002). Quantum control using Lie group decompositions. In Proceedings of the 40th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (Cat. No.01CH37228), December 2001.IEEE.
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Schirmer, S., Greentree, A., Solomon, A., & Shermer, S. (2001). Robust quantum memory via quantum control. In Optical Fiber Communication Conference and International Conference on Quantum InformationOSA.
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Leahy, J. & Shermer, S. (2000). Dynamical realizability of kinematical bounds on the optimization of observables for quantum systems. In Proceedings of the 39th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (Cat. No.00CH37187)IEEE.
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Shermer, S. (2000). Laser cooling of internal molecular degrees of freedom. In Proceedings of the 39th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (Cat. No.00CH37187)IEEE.
Other Research Outputs
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Langbein, F., O'Neil, S., & Shermer, S. (2022). Energy landscape controllers for quantum state transfer in spin-1/2 networks with ring topology
Supervision
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A study looking at the efficacy of radiographer input into AI analysis of Prostate MRI imaging in order to facilitate enhanced cancer diagnosis. (current)
MScOther supervisor: Dr Richard Hugtenburg
Taught Modules
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PH-023 Foundation Mathematics for Physicists I
Mathematics skills to complement the Foundation Year physics curriculum and prepare students for Level 1 physics.
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PH-025 Atoms, Nuclei and Particles
Introduction to atomic physics, nuclear physics, and particle physics.
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PH-311 Project
Project carried out individually under the supervision of a member of staff on a suitable theoretical or experimental topic.
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PH-318 Theoretical Physics Project
An individual project on a theoretical project.
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PH-324 Electronic device characterisation
Experiments conducted in two weekly 3-hour laboratory session on topics related to semiconductor devices.
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PH-M35 Medical Imaging and Spectroscopy: From MRI to photonics
Imaging using a variety of modalities from x-rays to magnetic resonance to photonics have revolutionized many areas of science including chemistry, materials and medicine. This course will give an overview of imaging techniques used in medicine. Selected modalities such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and spectroscopy and optical imaging and spectroscopy will be explored in depth. Physical principles of nuclear magnetic resonance, MRI hardware, pulse sequences, safety and applications will be explored. Different types of optical microscopy and spectroscopy will be discussed and the interaction of photons with nano-particles and quantum dots and their applications for imaging will be explored.