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IFISC (UIB-CSIC) researchers present a new quantum method of pattern classification
June 1, 2023
Researchers at IFISC (UIB-CSIC) have proposed
a novel method for pattern classification using a single nonlinear quantum
oscillator instead of a lattice of spins (bits). The study, published in the
prestigious journal Physical Review Letters, focuses on the implementation of ...
New tool to predict the optimal time of intervention to control the nymphs of Philaenus spumarius, insect vector of Xylella fastidiosa in Europe
May 18, 2023
Researchers
from two CSIC institutes developed a predictive tool that can help limit the
populations of the main insect vector of the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa, which causes diseases that seriously
affect several key crops in our agriculture, such as olive ...
Pint of Science 2023: the festival in Palma that brings science closer to the bar
May 18, 2023
IFISC and IMEDEA, two CSIC-UIB
institutes located in the Balearic Islands, are organizing the fourth edition
of the Pint of Science Festival in Palma, in which researchers from the UIB will also participate.The event will take place at the ...
TFG directed by IFISC researchers is awarded by the UIB
May 12, 2023
The Social Council of the Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB) has held the sixth edition of the "Premios a los trabajos de fin de grado" aimed at students from all undergraduate studies at the UIB.The end-of-degree project "Partículas ...
"Women in Quantum" meeting unites senior physicists to address gender equity
May 9, 2023
The "Women in Quantum" workshop, held from May 1 to 4 in Illetes
(Mallorca) has joined women researchers coming from all Europe and Japan and working
in quantum physics topics ranging from quantum information, to foundations, and
atomic, molecular, and ...
Twitter lexical analysis reveals the existence of distinct cultural regions in the U.S.
April 20, 2023
An international team of researchers, led
by scientists from IFISC (UIB-CSIC), has mapped the different cultural regions
in the United States of America through a
lexical analysis of the content that citizens themselves post on their social
networks. The results ...
Design of a method to prevent the spread of infectious diseases in airports
March 21, 2023
CSIC researchers
lead the development of a mathematical model that identifies the areas with the
highest risk of contagion in means of transport. Implementing
disinfection measures in crowded areas of airports, such as bars or
restaurants, could reduce the risk ...
IFISC researchers propose a new protocol for data processing with Quantum Reservoir Computing
March 17, 2023
Researchers at IFISC
(UIB-CSIC) propose a new protocol for processing sequential data using quantum
machine learning.The study proposes a
way to efficiently include quantum measurement while preserving the quantum
advantage that characterises these systems.
Researchers at the Institute for ...
Simulation of collective effects between the qubits of a quantum computer
March 10, 2023
An international team, involving researchers from IFISC (UIB-CSIC) in collaboration with the University of Helsinki, Aalto University and the startup Algorithmiq (Finland), has successfully simulated the collective and dissipative dynamics of two qubits in a real quantum computer. These results ...
IFISC research wins CSIC prize for relevant pHd theses
Feb. 27, 2023
Researcher Mattia Mazzoli, currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique (iPLesp), has won one of the prizes for relevant doctoral theses awarded by CSIC. His thesis, entitled "Human mobility: data analysis, theory ...