Journal Papers

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   Tutorial/Review Papers:
    
   Modeling and Control of Quantum Systems: An Introduction.
   C. Altafini and F. Ticozzi. IEEE Transactions of Automatic Control, IEEE Transactions of Automatic Control, 57(8):1898--1917, 2012  [online] [preprint]
       
   

2. Control of Quantum Systems:
   

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4. Generic pure quantum states as steady states of quasi-local dissipative dynamics
   

5. S. Karuvade, P. D. Johnson, F. Ticozzi, L. Viola. To appear on Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, 2018. [preprint]
   

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7. Exact stabilization of entangled states in finite time by dissipative quantum circuits.
   

8. P. D. Johnson, F. Ticozzi, L. Viola. Phys. Rev. A 96, 012308, 2017.
   

9. [https://arxiv.org/abs/1703.06183] [online]
   

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11. Quantum and Classical Resources for Unitary Design of Open System Evolutions.
    F. Ticozzi, L. Viola. Quantum Science and Technology, 2017 [preprint] [online]
    

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13. Alternating Projections Methods for Discrete-time Stabilization of Quantum States.
    

14. F. Ticozzi, L. Zuccato, P. D. Johnson, L. Viola , IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, In press, 2018.
    

15. [https://arxiv.org/abs/1612.05554] [online]
    

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17. Exponential Stability of Subspaces for Quantum Stochastic Master Equations.
    

18. T. Benoist, C. Pellegrini, F. Ticozzi. Annales Henri Poincare’, 2017.
    

19. [https://arxiv.org/abs/1512.00732] [online]
    

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21. Symmetrizing quantum dynamics beyond gossip-type algorithms. 
    F. Ticozzi. Automatica,74:38-46, 2016.
    

22. [http://arxiv.org/abs/1509.01621] [online]
    

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24. General fixed points of quasi-local frustration-free quantum semigroups: from invariance to stabilization.
    

25. P.D. Johnson, F. Ticozzi, L. Viola.  Quantum Information and Computation, Vol. 16(7&8), 0657–0699, 2016.
    

26. [http://arxiv.org/abs/1506.07756][online]
    

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28. Switching Quantum Dynamics for Fast Stabilization.
    

29. P. Scaramuzza, F. Ticozzi. Physical Review A, 91, 062314,  2015. [preprint] [online]
    

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31. Decompositions of Hilbert Spaces, Stability Analysis and Convergence Probabilities for Discrete-Time Quantum Dynamical Semigroups.
    

32. G. I. Cirillo, F. Ticozzi. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, 48(8):085302, 2015.
    

33. [http://arxiv.org/abs/1407.2566][online]
    

34.   
    Quantum resources for purification and cooling: fundamental limits and opportunities.
    F. Ticozzi, L. Viola. Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing Group), 4, 5192, 2014 [preprint] [online]
    

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36. Steady-state entanglement by engineered quasi-local Markovian dissipation.
    

37. F. Ticozzi and L. Viola, Quantum Information and Computation, 14(3-4), 0265-0294, 2014.
    [preprint] 
                
    Stabilization of Stochastic Quantum Dynamics via Open and Closed Loop Control.
    

38. F. Ticozzi, K. Nishio and C. Altafini, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 58(1):74–85, 2013.
    [preprint]  [online] 
           
    

39. Stabilizing entangled states with quasi-local dynamical semigroups.
    

40. F. Ticozzi and L. Viola,Philosophical Transaction of the Royal Society A, 370(1978), 5259-5269, 2012. [preprint] [online]
    

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    Hamiltonian Control of Quantum Dynamical Semigroups: Stabilization and Convergence Speed.
    F. Ticozzi, R. Lucchese, P. Cappellaro, and L. Viola, IEEE Transactions of Automatic Control, 57(8): 1931-1944, 2012.  [online]  [preprint]
    

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43. Discrete-Time Controllability for Feedback Quantum Dynamics.
    

44. F. Albertini and F. Ticozzi, Automatica 47, 2451–2456, 2011. [preprint] [online]
    

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46. Stabilizing generic quantum states with Markovian dynamical semigroups.
    F. Ticozzi, S. G. Schirmer, X. Wang. IEEE Transactions of Automatic Control 55(12):2901-2905, 2010. [preprint] [online]
    

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48. Engineering Stable Discrete-Time Quantum Dynamics via a Canonical QR Decomposition.
    S. Bolognani and F. Ticozzi. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control,  55(12):2721-2734, 2010. [preprint] [online]
    

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50. Analysis and synthesis of attractive quantum Markovian dynamics. 
    

51. F. Ticozzi and L. Viola. Automatica 45: 2002–2009 , 2009. [preprint] [online]
    

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53. Quantum Markovian Subsystems: Invariance, Attractivity and Control.
    

54. F. Ticozzi and L. Viola. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 53(9):2048-2063, 2008. [preprint][online]
    

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56. Single-bit Feedback and Quantum Dynamical Decoupling.
    

57. F. Ticozzi and L. Viola. Physical Review A 74, 052328, 2006. [preprint] [online]
    

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59. Dynamical Decoupling in Quantum Control: A System Theoretic Approach. 
    

60. F. Ticozzi and A. Ferrante. Systems and Control Letters, 55:578–584, 2006. [online]
    

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62. Robust steering of n-level quantum systems.
    

63. F. Ticozzi, A. Ferrante, and M. Pavon. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 49(10):1742–5, 2004.  [preprint] [online]
     
    

64. Dynamics on Networks:     
    

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66. Simulation of Quantum Walks and Fast Mixing with Classical Processes
    

67. S. Apers, A. Sarlette, F. Ticozzi. Submitted, 2017. [preprint]
    

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69. Lifting Markov Chains To Mix Faster: Limits and Opportunities.
    

70. S. Apers, F. Ticozzi, A. Sarlette. Submitted, 2017. [preprint]
    
    

71. Spectral conditions for existence, uniqueness and stability of positive equilibria for a class of nonlinear cooperative systems. P. Ugo Abara, F. Ticozzi, C. Altafini. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 63(2):402-417 2018.
    [online]
    

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73. Extending robustness & randomization from Consensus to Symmetrization Algorithms.
    L. Mazzarella, A. Sarlette, F. Ticozzi. SIAM Journal of Control and Optimization. 2015 [preprint][online]
    

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75. Consensus for Quantum Networks: Symmetry from Gossip Interactions.
    L. Mazzarella, A. Sarlette, F. Ticozzi. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 60(1): 158 - 172, 2015. 
    [preprint] [online]
    

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77. Entropy, Control and Estimation:
    

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79. Exact and approximate solutions for the quantum minimum-Kullback-entropy estimation problem
    

80. C. Sparaciari, S. Olivares, Francesco T., M. G. A. Paris, Phys. Rev. A 89, 042124, 2014 [preprint]
    

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82. Minimum Relative Entropy for Quantum Estimation: Feasibility and General Solution
    

83. M. Zorzi, F. Ticozzi and A. Ferrante, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, 60(1):357 - 367, 2014 [preprint] [online]
    

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85. On Quantum Channel Estimation with Minimal Resources
    

86. M. Zorzi, F. Ticozzi and A. Ferrante, Quantum Information Processing, Quantum Information Processing, 13 (3), 683–707, 2014.  [preprint] [online]
    

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88. On the convergence of an efficient algorithm for Kullback-Leibler approximation of spectral densities.
    A. Ferrante, F. Ramponi and F. Ticozzi. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 56(3):506-515, 2011. [preprint] [online]
    

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90. Discrete-time classical and quantum Markovian evolutions: Maximum entropy problems on path space.
    M. Pavon and F. Ticozzi. Journal of Mathematical Physics,51, 042104 , 2010. [preprint] [online]
    

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92. On Time-reversal and space-time harmonic processes for Markovian quantum channels.
    

93. F. Ticozzi and M. Pavon. Quantum Information Processing, 9(5):551-574, 2010.
    [preprint] [online]
    

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95. On entropy production for controlled Markovian evolution.
    

96. M. Pavon and F. Ticozzi. Journal of Mathematical Physics, 47:063301, 2006. [preprint] [online]
    

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98. Optimal commuting approximation of Hermitian operators.
    

99. F. Ticozzi. Linear Algebra and its Applications, 400C:319–325, 2005. [online]  
    

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     Quantum Error Correction and Communication:
     

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102. Heralded single photon sources for QKD applications.
     M. Schiavon, P. Vallone, F. Ticozzi, P. Villoresi. Physical Review A, 93:012331, 2016.
     [http://arxiv.org/abs/1512.01020][online]
     

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104. Quantum Information Encoding, Protection, and Correction from Trace-Norm Isometries.
     

105. F. Ticozzi and L. Viola. Physical Review A,  81(3):032313, 2010. [preprint] [online]
     

      
    Asymmetric Architecture for Single Photon Sources

1. L. Mazzarella, F. Ticozzi, G. Vallone, A. Sergienko, P. Villoresi, Physical Review A, 88(2), 023848, 2013.
   

    [preprint] [online]    

         
    L. Mazzarella, F. Optimal Binary Codes and Measurements for Classical Communication over Qubit
    Channels.  N. dalla Pozza, N. Laurenti, F. Ticozzi, 2013.

    [preprint]
    

COnference Papers

   

    Distributed finite-time stabilization of entangled quantum states on tree-like hypergraphs

    F. Ticozzi, P. D. Johnson, L. Viola

    

    Bounding the convergence time of local probabilistic evolution

    S. Apers, A. Sarlette, F. Ticozzi

    Switching quantum dynamics for fast preparation of pure states.
    P. Scaramuzza, F. Ticozzi. 54th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control proceedings, 2015.

   

    Existence and stability properties of positive equilibria for a class of nonlinear cooperative systems.
    P. Ugo Abara, F. Ticozzi, C. Altafini. 54th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control proceedings, 2015.

    

    Symmetrization for Quantum Networks: a Continuous- Time Approach.
    F. Ticozzi, L. Mazzarella, A. Sarlette. Proceedings of the Sixteenth International Symposium on

    Mathematical Theory of Network and Systems, July, 2014.

   
    A New Perspective on Gossip Iterations: from Symmetrization to Quantum Consensus

    L. Mazzarella, A. Sarlette, F. Ticozzi, 52st IEEE Conference on Decision and Control
    proceedings, 2013.

    [preprint]
      
    Minimal Resources for the Estimation of Trace-Preserving Quantum Channels

    M. Zorzi, F. Ticozzi, A. Ferrante, 51st IEEE Conference on Decision and Control
    proceedings, 2012.

    [preprint]

     

    Environment-Assisted and Feedback-Assisted Stabilization of Quantum Stochastic Evolutions

    F. Ticozzi, K. Nishio and C. Altafini, 51st IEEE Conference on Decision and Control
    proceedings, 2012.

    [preprint]

    Quantum State Preparation by Controlled Dissipation in Finite Time: From Classical to Quantum Controllers
    G. Baggio, F. Ticozzi and L. Viola, 51st IEEE Conference on Decision and Control
    proceedings, 2012.

    [preprint]

  

    On the Role of Hamiltonians for Dissipative Entanglement Engineering.

1. F. Ticozzi and L. Viola, IV IFAC Workshop on Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Methods for Nonlinear Control proceedings, 2012. [preprint] 
   

 

    Engineering a Long Distance Free- Space Quantum Channel. R. Corvaja, I. Capraro, A. Dall’Arche,
    N. Dalla Pozza, F. Gerlin, A. Tomaello, M. Zorzi, A. Assalini, A. Ferrante, G. Pierobon, F. Ticozzi, G. Vallone,
    P. Villoresi Invited paper at Isabel 2011, Barcelona, Spain, 2011. [ACM]

 

1. Computing and controlling the convergence speed of a quantum dynamical semigroup.
   R. Lucchese and F. Ticozzi, IEEE CDC 2010 conference proceedings, 3022-3027, Dec. 2010.
   

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4. Schroedinger Bridges for Discrete-Time, Classical and Quantum Markovian Evolutions.
   M. Pavon and F. Ticozzi. Proceedings of the Sixteenth International Symposium on Mathematical Theory of Network and Systems, July, 2010.Pavon_MTNS_2010.pdf
   

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6. On a Canonical QR Decomposition and Feedback Control of Discrete-Time Quantum Dynamics. S. Bolognani and F. Ticozzi. Proceedings of the Sixteenth International Symposium on Mathematical Theory of Network and Systems, July, 2010. Ticozzi_MTNS_2010.pdf
   

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8. Pure state stabilization with discrete-time quantum feedback March 2010. S. Bolognani and F. Ticozzi. Invited paper,Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Communications, Control and Signal Processing (ISCCSP2010). [online]
   

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10. Time-reversal and strong H-theorem for quantum discrete-time Markov channels.
    

11. F. Ticozzi and M. Pavon. 2009. PhysCon09 conference. IPACS on-line library: http://lib.physcon.ru/?item=1918
    

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13. Schroedinger bridges for classical and quantum discrete-time Markovian evolutions.
    M. Pavon and F. Ticozzi. 2009. PhysCon09 conference. IPACS on-line library: http://lib.physcon.ru/?item=1917
    

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15. Attractive Quantum Subsystems and Feedback-Stabilization Problems.  
    

16. L. Viola and F. Ticozzi. 2007. Invited contribution at the PHYSCON07 conference. [online]
    

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18. Finding Quantum Noiseless Subsystem: A Linear-Algebraic Approach.
    

19. F. Ticozzi and A. Ferrante. 2007. Invited contribution at the PHYSCON07 conference. [online]
    

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21. Controlling the relative entropy evolution of classical, thermodynamic and quantum systems. M. Pavon and F. Ticozzi. 2005. PHYSCON 2005 conference proceedings, CD-ROM, Paper N. 1.
    

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23. Linear algebraic techniques for quantum dynamical decoupling. 
    

24. F. Ticozzi and A. Ferrante. 2005. Proceedings  of the CDC-ECC '05 conference. [online]
    

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26. Controlling the density evolution of classical, thermodynamic and quantum systems.
    

27. M. Pavon and F. Ticozzi. 2005. Proceedings  of the CDC-ECC '05 conference. [online]
    

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29. Stability and robustness in coherent quantum control.
    

30. F. Ticozzi, A. Ferrante, and M. Pavon. 2004. Proceedings of the Sixteenth International Symposium on Mathematical Theory of Network and Systems, 2004. [pdf]
    

 

 

Phd Thesis

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2. F. Ticozzi. Robustness Issues in Quantum Control: A System-Theoretic Approach. PhD in “Automatica e Ricerca Operativa” (Automatic Control and Operations Research).
   

3. Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Informazione, Universita` di Padova, December 2006.
   

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