15: Quantum Communication and Fundamentals of Quantum Mechanics: Gláucia Murta

Show notes

In this episode Chris talks to Gláucia Murta, a postdoc in ML4Q, who was won the cluster's Young Investigator Award. They talk about Gláucia’s passion for fundamental questions, device independence and a great outreach project, the podcast O Q Quantico she just launched in her home country, Brazil.

00:00:00 Intro 00:02:07 Why fundamentals of quantum mechanics? 00:05:41 Undergraduate studies in Brazil 00:13:00 Sandwich PhD in Poland and working on non-local games 00:40:16 Talking about device-independent quantum key distribution 00:47:47 Discussing security issues 00:51:25 Between solving safe communication and solving fundamental questions 00:57:00 Living and working in Düsseldorf and in ML4Q 01:02:00 Community engagement 01:08:50 O Q Quantico - a podcast project