Publications

Preprints

  1. Theory of Quantum Imaginary-Time Mpemba Effect

    Y. Zeng ❋, J. Son ❋, M. Gu, and X. Yuan
    ❋: co-first authors
    arXiv:2604.17412 (2026)

  2. Manipulating heterogeneous quantum resources over a network

    R. Ganardi, J. Son, J. Czartowski, S. H. Lie, and N. H. Y. Ng
    arXiv:2602.17803 (2026)

  3. Gaussian time-translation covariant operations: structure, implementation, and thermodynamics

    X. Hu, L. Lautenbacher, G. Spaventa, M. B. Plenio, N. H. Y. Ng, and J. Son
    accepted in Phys. Rev. Lett. [arXiv]

    1/2 of Quantum Thermodynamics 2025 invited talk (speaker: Xueyuan Hu)
    selected as a Quantum Resources 2026 talk (speaker: Giovanni Spaventa)
    selected as an AQIS 2026 long talk (speaker: Xueyuan Hu)

  4. Grover's algorithm is an approximation of imaginary-time evolution

    Y. Suzuki, M. Gluza, J. Son, B. H. Tiang, N. H. Y. Ng, and Z. Holmes
    arXiv:2507.15065 (2025)

    selected as an IPS meeting 2025 talk (speaker: Bi Hong Tiang)
    selected as a QCTiP 2026 talk (speaker: Yudai Suzuki)

    5. 2026

  5. Double-bracket quantum algorithms for high-fidelity ground-state preparation

    M. Robbiati ❋, E. Pedicillo ❋, A. Pasquale ❋, L. Xiaoyue ❋, O. Kiss ❋, A. Wright, R. M. S. Farias, K. U. Giang, J. Son, J. Knörzer, S. T. Goh, J. Y. Khoo, N. H. Y. Ng, Z. Holmes, S. Carrazza, and M. Gluza
    ❋: co-first authors
    Phys. Rev. Research 8, 033078 (2026)

  6. Thermal Operations from Informational Equilibrium

    S. H. Lie, J. Son, P. Boes, N. H. Y. Ng, and H. Wilming
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 137, 030403 (2026) [open access]

    Kyoto Workshop of Quantum Thermodynamics and Stochastic Thermodynamics 2025 invited talk (speaker: Nelly Ng)
    selected as a Quantum Resources 2026 talk (speaker: Seok Hyung Lie)

  7. Catalytic Channels Are the Only Noise-Robust Catalytic Processes

    J. Son, R. Ganardi, S. Minagawa, F. Buscemi, S. H. Lie, and N. H. Y. Ng
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 050202 (2026) [arXiv]

    Quantum Resources 2025 invited talk (speaker: Nelly Ng)
    selected as an AQIS 2025 talk (speaker: Seok Hyung Lie)
    selected as an IPS meeting 2025 talk

    media coverage: Korean news articles ([1], [2]), CQT highlight article

  8. Double-Bracket Quantum Algorithms for Quantum Imaginary-Time Evolution

    M. Gluza, J. Son, B. H. Tiang, R. Zander, R. Seidel, Y. Suzuki, Z. Holmes, and N. H. Y. Ng
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 020601 (2026) [arXiv]

    selected as a Quantum Thermodynamics 2025 talk
    selected as an IPS meeting 2025 (invited) talk

    media coverage: CQT highlight article

    9. 2025

  9. Double-bracket algorithm for quantum signal processing without post-selection

    Y. Suzuki, B. H. Tiang, J. Son, N. H. Y. Ng, Z. Holmes, and M. Gluza
    Quantum 9, 1954 (2025)

    selected as an IPS meeting 2025 talk (speaker: Marek Gluza)

  10. Quantum Dynamic Programming

    J. Son, M. Gluza, R. Takagi, and N. H. Y. Ng
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 134, 180602 (2025) [arxiv]

    honourable mentions for Top quantum algorithms papers in Spring 2024 by PennyLane (Xanadu)
    selected as an IPS meeting 2024 talk

    media coverage: CQT highlight article

    11. 2024

  11. A hierarchy of thermal processes collapses under catalysis

    J. Son and N. H. Y. Ng
    Quantum Sci. Technol. 10, 015011 (2024) [arXiv]

    selected as 1/2 of AQIS 2023 talk
    selected as a Quantum Resources 2023 talk
    selected as a Beyond IID 2024 talk

  12. Entanglement generation from athermality

    A. de Oliveira Junior ❋, J. Son ❋, J. Czartowski, and N. H. Y. Ng
    ❋: co-first authors
    Phys. Rev. Research 6, 033236 (2024)

    selected as an IPS meeting 2024 talk
    selected as a Quantum Resources 2025 talk

  13. Catalysis in action via elementary thermal operations

    J. Son and N. H. Y. Ng
    New J. Phys. 26, 033029 (2024)

    selected as a Quantum Resources 2022 talk
    selected as 1/2 of AQIS 2023 talk

    14. 2022

  14. Charging quantum batteries via Otto machines: Influence of monitoring

    J. Son, P. Talkner, and J. Thingna
    Phys. Rev. A 106, 052202 (2022) [arXiv]

    selected as an ICE-7 lightning talk
    selected as 1/2 of QTD 2022 talk (speaker: Juzar Thingna)

    15. 2021

  15. Monitoring Quantum Otto Engines

    J. Son, P. Talkner, and J. Thingna
    PRX Quantum 2, 040328 (2021)

    selected as 1/2 of QTD 2022 talk (speaker: Juzar Thingna)

    press release and media coverages: PHYS.ORG, Science Daily

PhD Thesis

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