Dharmik Patel

About Me

Hello!/Bonjour!/नमस्ते!/કેમ છો? My name is Dharmik Patel. I am currently a graduate student in physics at the University of Ottawa. I was previously at the University of Toronto where I graduated with an Honours Bachelor of Science (Mathematics and Physics Specialist program) in 2024. My primary interests lie in theoretical quantum optics and information, with a focus on photonic quantum computing. I did my undergraduate work in this area under the supervision of Prof. John Sipe and Dr. Colin Vendromin, and my current advisor is Prof. Khabat Heshami at the NRC.

I was born in Vadodara (India) and lived in Nanjing (China) and Pattaya (Thailand) before I moved back home to Ahmedabad.

You can view my full CV here: Curriculum Vitae

Research

My research interests span across quantum physics, from foundations to information processing. I am especially interested in using ideas from mathematics to explore new perspectives in quantum optics and information.

Current Projects

Highly Wigner negative states and applications

Generating highy non-Gaussian states and hybrid cluster states for measurement-based photonic quantum computing.

University of Toronto

Rotational bosonic codes from non-Gaussian resource states

Looking at the error correction properties of bosonic codes exhibiting discrete rotational symmetry via non-Gaussian resource states.

University of Toronto

Quantum optimal transport and quantum information processing

Studying quantum optimal transport theory and applications in quantum information theory.

University of Ottawa

Past Projects

Analogue black hole simulation

Creating analogue black holes as vortices in a rapidly rotating electromagnetically driven ferrofluid medium.

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Ultra-faint dwarf galaxies

Spectroscopic analysis and characterization of distant galaxies comprised almost entirely of dark matter.

University of Toronto

Cosmic censorship conjectures

Historical development and modern formulations of the cosmic censorship conjectures.

University of Toronto

Notes, Posters, and Slides

Over the years, I've started the writing of notes on various things. I say started because I am absolutely terrible about finishing them. Here are the rare few that I have managed to make somewhat complete, and beware -- there are probably typos galore. If you find any of these helpful or somewhat interesting, please shoot me a message. It's always nice to know something you created has found some use to someone else!

My undergraduate thesis: A unique representation for the unitary time evolution operator of an N-mode Hamiltonian. (Oral examination presentation slides).

My final project for APM426 (General Relativity) at UofT: A review of the cosmic censorship conjectures.

Notes on constructing discretized Hamiltonians for SFWM processes (still under construction!): Building a dual pump SFWM interaction.

Notes on the Louisell-Heffner transformation (still under construction!): The Louisell-Heffner Method.

Notes on quantum error correction (still under construction!): Quantum Error Correction.

Talk given at the uOttawa/NRC PQuIP group seminar: Nonlinear Generation of Gaussian States.

Art

Whenever I get a second, I like to make art and get creative. I used to do this in physical media but given (a) my lack of time and (b) the lack of an art studio at my disposal, I have resorted to using a tablet, a stylus, and the ProCreate app. It does alright.