Dr. David Feder

Biography

David Feder is an associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Calgary. He obtained his MSc and PhD in theoretical condensed matter physics from McMaster University, focusing on anyon systems and high-temperature superconductivity. He has also worked at Stanford University on Bose-Einstein condensation and dedicated postdoctoral studies at the University of Oxford and the University of Maryland, College Park, in ultracold atomic systems. David joined the University of Calgary in 2002. His research interfaces condensed matter physics, atomic, molecular, optical physics, and quantum information theory. His investigations include quantum walks, measurement-based approaches, and topological approaches to quantum computation, as well as exotic phases of quantum many-body physics. David's theoretical research primarily focuses on the properties of ultracold atomic gases, which yield insights into problems in atomic, optical, condensed matter physics, and quantum information. His current work is in close collaboration with experimental groups and includes exploring quantum computing approaches by placing atoms in optical lattices and examining superfluid states.

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