물리학과

Current Research Interests

• Introduce
• Quantum systems carry information in a fashion drastically differently from that of classical systems. What characterizes their difference? What is the nature of quantum information as a physical entity? Our group tackles this problem by studying informational behaviors of quantum systems in the theories of quantum correlation, catalysis of quantum resources and quantum thermodynamics. We focus on solving theoretical open problems of fundamental interest with connection to real-life applications.
• Research interests include
• Quantum information theory
• Quantum correlations
• Catalytic quantum randomness
• Quantum thermodynamics
• Quantum foundations
• Quantum resource theory

Biographical Sketch

• 2012-2016: B.S. in Physics and Mathematics, Seoul National University, South Korea
• 2016-2022: Ph. D. in Physics, Seoul National University, South Korea
• 2022: Visiting Student, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
• 2022-2024: Research Fellow, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
• 2024-present: Assistant Professor, UNIST, South Korea

Selected Publications

• 1. Seok Hyung Lie*,, Jeongrak Son, Paul Boes, Nelly H. Y. Ng, and Henrik Wilming*, Thermal Operations from Informational Equilibirum, Physical Review Letters, 137, 030403 (2026)
• 2. Seok Hyung Lie*, and Hyukjoon Kown, Probing Quantum States over Spacetime through Interferometry, Physical Review Letters, 136 250201 (2026)
• 3. Jeongrak Son, Ray Ganardi, Shintaro Minagawa, Francesco Buscemi, Seok Hyung Lie*,, and Nelly H.Y. Ng*, “Catalytic Channels Are the Only Noise-Robust Catalytic Processes”, Physical Review Letters, 136, 050202 (2026)
• 4. Seok Hyung Lie*, and James Fullwood*, “Multipartite Quantum States over Time from Two Fundamental Assumptions”, Physical Review Letters, 135, 230204 (2025)
• 5. Seok Hyung Lie*, and Nelly Ng*, “Quantum state over time is unique”, Physical Review Research 6, 033144 (2024)

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