Postdoctoral theoretical physics researcher specialized in atomic physics with a passion for quantum mechanics, outreach, social entrepeneurship and open source projects.
I am highly skilled in both theoretical and numerical calculations. My fields of interest are foundations of quantum mechanics, AMO physics, quantum information and thermodynamics.
I have plenty of experience working with teams, both as a leader and as a proactive member.
Education
Ph.D. Physics Internship | Oct 23 - Oct 24
- University of Innsbruck
- Project: Out of Equilibrium Dynamics of an Ultra-Cold Dipolar Bosonic Gas in a Two-Dimensional Optical Lattice
- Supervised by Prof. Francesca Ferlaino
Ph.D. Physics | Oct 20 - Jan 25
- Institute of Physics PAS
- Thesis: Practical Spin-Squeezing with Ultra-Cold Atoms in Optical Lattices
- Supervised by Dr. Hab. Emilia Witkowska
M.Sc. Astrophysics Internship | Jul 19 - Sep 19
- University of Lisbon
- Project: Kirigami Applied on Molecular Self-Folding Mechanisms
- Supervised by Dr. C.S. Dias and Dr. N. A. M. Araujo
M.Sc. Astrophysics, Esp. in Estructure of Matter | Sep 16 - Sep 19
- Universidad de La Laguna
- Thesis: Quantum Langevin Equations, Energy Transport Properties in Harmonic Systems.
- Supervised by Prof. A. R. García and Dr. J. P. P. González
B.Sc. Physics (Erasmus) | Sep 13 - Jun 14
- University of Durham
- Lab Project: Optical Properties of Ruby and CdSe Quantum Dots
- Supervised by Dr. M.R.C. Hunt
B.Sc. Physics | Sep 11 - Sep 15
- Universidad de La Laguna
- Thesis: Heat Transport in Atomic Systems
- Supervised by: Prof. A. R. García
Research Positions
Assistant Professor | Feb 25 - Dec 25
- Jagiellonian University in Kraków
- Project: Size-Independent Nonstabilizerness in Metrological States
- Prof. Jakub Zakrzewski’s group
Publications
T. Hernández-Yanes, P. Sierant, J. Zakrzewski, and M. Płodzień, Non-stabilizerness in quantum-enhanced metrological protocols, arXiv:2510.01380 (2025)
T. Hernández-Yanes, Y. Bamaara, A. Sinatra, and E. Witkowska, Bounds on detection of Bell correlations with entangled ultra-cold atoms in optical lattices under occupation defects, Phys. Rev. A 111, 023312 (2025)
T. Hernández-Yanes, A. Niezgoda, and E. Witkowska, Exploring spin squeezing in the Mott insulating regime: Role of anisotropy, inhomogeneity, and hole doping, Phys. Rev. B 109, 214310 (2024)
T. Hernández-Yanes, G. Žlabys, M. Płodzień, D. Burba, M. Mackoit Sinkevičienė, E. Witkowska and G. Juzeliūnas, Spin squeezing in open Heisenberg spin chains, Phys. Rev. B 108, 104301 (2023)
M. Dziurawiec, T. Hernández-Yanes, M. Płodzień, M. Gajda, M. Lewenstein, and E. Witkowska, Accelerating many-body entanglement generation by dipolar interactions in the Bose-Hubbard model, Phys. Rev. A 107, 013311 (2023)
T. Hernández-Yanes, M. Płodzień, M. Mackoit Sinkevičienė, G. Žlabys, G. Juzeliūnas, and E. Witkowska, One- and Two-Axis Squeezing via Laser Coupling in an Atomic Fermi-Hubbard Model, Phys. Rev. Lett. 129, 090403 (2022)
Lectures
Computational Physics of Cold Atoms | Oct 22 - Jan 23
- Institute of Physics PAS
- T. Hernández-Yanes, M. Kruk, and E. Witkowska
- Responsible for preparing and imparting two thirds of the lectures of the course.
Awards and Scholarships
Ph.D. Thesis Awarded with Distinction | Jan 25
NAWA Prelidium BIS I Fellowship | Sep 23 - Mar 24
Best Publication of Institute of Physics PAS 2022 | May 23
Research Interests
- Fundamental Physics
- AMO Physics
- Quantum Metrology
- Quantum Information
- Thermodynamics
Other Interests
- Science Communications
- Social Entrepeneurship
- Electronics
- Digital Fabrication
- Travel
Presentations
See Slides.
Software Development
On-Machine Inspection | Jun 23 - Sep 23
- Google Summer of Code 2023 - FreeCAD
- Python, C++
Exact Diagonalization Library “Hubbard” | Jan 21 - Present
- Python
Outreach and Event Organization
EPS Young Minds Program | Sep 19 - Mar 24
- Action Commitee member of the Young Minds program
Space Apps Challenge Tenerife 2017 | Jan 17 - Abr 17
- Main organizer
Science Hack Day Tenerife | Sep 14 - May 16
- Main organizer, editions 2015 and 2016
- Sponsors: FECYT, ULL, EPS and others
Orotava Hackerspace | May 13 - May 19
- Cofounder and President
COEFFIS VI (ULL) | Oct 12 - Sep 13
- Organizing Commitee for the VI Physics Students Congress