Physical sciences and astronomy

Marcin Wieśniak's team is focus on proposing new criteria to recognize strictly quantum correlations. The newly-found criteria are characterized by friendliness to experimental implementation, high computability, and versality.

https://www.um.edu.mt/platforms/quantumoptics

We strive to understand the nonclassical phenomena featured in Nature, and how to harness their power to enable new forms of information processing. Our goal is to assess the landscape of nonclassical physical theories –which may supersede quantum theory– and their impact on technological developments. Our research lines are:

Discovering a theory beyond quantum

We explore the possibilities of a physical theory beyond quantum theory: whether such a theory can be conceived, and, if so, which apparently fundamental quantum features must be abandoned.

Aims:

To explore intersections of quantum optics, quantum thermodynamics and open system dynamics.

Description:

Area of interest:

• foundations of quantum physics
• quantum information
• theory of quantum entanglement
• Bell inequalities
• quantum metrology

Functional data analysis
DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF GEODETIC NETWORKS AND CONTROL OF PERMANENT GNSS NETWORKS
DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
GEODETIC AND CARTOGRAPHIC INVESTIGATIONS IN ACTIVE GEODYNAMIC AREAS
GEODYNAMIC GNSS NETWORKS AND TECTONIC AND VOLCANIC DEFORMATION MODELS

Within these group, contribution of under-researched sub-hourly sea level oscillations to the extreme sea levels along the European coasts is studied.

The Physical Oceanography Research Group (PO-Res.Grp) of the University of Malta has a long track record of participation in joint collaborative projects in some cases as lead partner such as in the case of the Interreg Italia-Malta CALYPSO projects which led to the operational HF radar network for the Maltese Islands and the Malta-Sicily Channel. Through these projects strong links exist with both local and regional stakeholders. It is also a partner in several European and Mediterranean networks including MonGOOS (the GOOS Regional Alliance for the Mediterranean) and MedGLOSS.