Petros Wallden (in Greek: Πέτρος Βαλντέν)



Lecturer (Assistant Professor)
University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Laboratory for Foundations of Computer Science (LFCS),
School of Informatics

  • Member: Quantum Informatics Group, Security & Privacy Group, Quantum Computing Application Cluster QCA, Quantum Information Scotland QUISCO
  • Projects: Quantum Computing & Simulation Hub QCS Hub, Collaborative Computational Project Quantum Computing CCP-QC, Quantumm Computing for Modern Cryptography QCMC, Noise Analysis and Mitigation for Scalable Quantum Computation NAMiSQ
  • Publications from Google Scholar,
    Profile from Edinburgh Research Explorer
  • Latest News (more)
    • Preprint: Variational quantum solutions to the Shortest Vector Problem M. Albrecht, M. Prokop, Y. Shen and P. Wallden, arxiv (2022)
    • Published: The Effect of Noise on the Performance of Variational Algorithms for Quantum Chemistry W.Saib, P. Wallden, I. Akhalwaya, IEEE QCE 2021
    • Preprint: An evolving objective function for improved variational quantum optimisation I. Kolotouros and P. Wallden, arxiv (2021)
    • Preprint: Practical Parallel Self-testing of Bell States via Magic Rectangles S. A. Adamson and P. Wallden, arxiv (2021)
    • Published: On the Possibility of Classical Client Blind Quantum Computing A. Cojocaru, L. Colisson, E. Kashefi, P. Wallden Cryptography (2021)
    • Published:Quantum Magic Rectangles: Characterisation and Application to Certified Randomness Expansion S. A. Adamson and P. Wallden Phys. Rev. Research (2020)
    • Published: Advances in Quantum Cryptography S. Pirandola et al (incl P. Wallden), Advances in Optics and Photonics (2020)
    • Preprint: Post-Quantum Blockchain Proofs of Work A. Cojocaru, J. Garay, A. Kiayias, F. Song, P. Wallden, arxiv (2020)
    • Published:Security Limitations of Classical-Client Delegated Quantum Computing C. Badertscher, A. Cojocaru, L. Colisson, E. Kashefi, D. Leichtle, A. Mantri, P. Wallden ASIACRYPT (2020)
    • Published:Imperfect 1-out-of-2 quantum oblivious transfer: bounds, a protocol, and its experimental implementation R. Amiri, R. Starek, D. Reichmuth, I. V. Puthoor, M. Micuda, L. Mista Jr, M. Dusek, P. Wallden, E. Andersson PRX Quantum (2021)
    • Published: Randomized Benchmarking in the Analogue Setting E. Derbyshire, J.-Y. Malo, A. Daley, E. Kashefi, P. Wallden Quantum Science and Technology (2020)
    • Older News
  • Selected Publications (here)
    • QFactory: classically-instructed remote secret qubits preparation A. Cojocaru, L. Colisson, E. Kashefi, P. Wallden ASIACRYPT (2019)
    • Robustness and device independence of verifiable quantum computing A. Gheorghiu, E. Kashefi and P. Wallden, NJP (2015)
    • Quantum Digital Signatures without Quantum Memory V. Dunjko, P. Wallden and E. Andersson, PRL (2014)
    • A histories perspective on characterizing quantum non-locality F. Dowker, J. Henson and P. Wallden, NJP (2014)
    • Realization of Quantum Digital Signatures without the Requirement of Quantum Memory R. Collins et al (incl P. Wallden), PRL (2014) (Featured in Physics & Editors' Suggestion)
    • Free-space quantum signatures using heterodyne detection C. Croal et al (incl P. Wallden), PRL (2016)