The University of Insubria

		Giulio Casati

	Contact data	Full Professor Department of Physics and Mathematics Via Valleggio, 11 22100 Como Italy Tel: +39.031.238.6211(6278) Fax: +39.031.238.9208 E-mail: giulio.casati@uninsubria.it
	Biography	Graduated in Physics at Milan University Full Professor of Theoretical Physics Dean of the School of Sciences, Milan University (1993-1998) Vice Rector of the University of Insubria (1998/2001)
	Qualifications and awards	Italian Prize for Physics “F. Somaini” (1991)
	Research interests	Classical and quantum chaos Quantum computers and quantum information Theory of complex systems
	Teaching experience and appointments	-Scientific Coordinator of the Centre for Scientific Culture “Alessandro Volta”, Como - Member of the Academia Europaea -Coordinator of the UE Networks on “Quantum Transport on an Atomic Scale” “Effects of decoherence and imperfections for quantum information processing”. - Co-ordinator of the NSA-USArmy contract on “ quantum computing and the onset of quantum chaotic motion”. -Associate Editor of the Journal “Random Operators and Stochastic Equations” - Associate Editor of the International Journal “Chaos, Solitons and Fractals” - Member International Advisory Board of “Nonlinear Phenomena in Complex Systems”. -Member of the Executive Council of the European Science Foundation (1986-1992) - Member of the International Commission C3 of the IUPAP (1992-1999)
	Representative publications	BOOKS: “Principles of Quantum Computation and Information” World Scientific (2004). “Stochastic Behaviour in Classical and Quantum Hamiltonian Systems” Lectures Notes in Physics vol. 93 Springer Verlag (1979) “Chaotic Behaviour in Quantum Dynamics” Plenum Press NATO ASI Series B vol. 120 (1985) “ Quantum Chaos and Physics of Structure and Complexity” Physica Scripta vol. RS 9 (1987) “Stochastic Processes, Physics and Geometry” World Scientific (1990) “Chaos, Order and Patterns: aspects of nonlinearity” Plenum Press (1991) “Quantum Chaos” World Scientific (1991) “Quantum Chaos“ Proceedings of the International School of Physics “Enrico Fermi”, North Holland (1991) “Quantum Chaos: between order and disorder” Cambridge University Press (1995) “Chaos, Order and Patterns: aspects of nonlinearity” Physica D. 86 n. 182, North-Holland (1995) “Classical Chaos and its Quantum Manifestations” Physica D, volume 131 (1999) “New Directions in Quantum Chaos” Proceedings of the International School of Physics “Enrico Fermi” North Holland (2000) MAIN RECENT PAPERS: "Efficient Quantum Computing of Complex Dynamics" Phys. Rev. Lett. 87 227901 (2001). “Controlling the energy flow in nonlinear lattices: a model for a thermal rectifier" Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 094302 (2002). “Thermal Diode: Rectification of heat flux". Phys. Rev.Lett.93, 184301 (2004). “Quantum ratchets in dissipative chaotic systems" Preprint cond-mat/0407702 Phys. Rev. Lett. 94,164101(2005). “Quantum chaos and the double slit experiment" Phys Rev. A. 72 032111(2005).

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