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Accessibility & LanguageMathematical and Statistical Sciences
Dr Michael Mc Gettrick
BA, PhD
Biography
Research Interests
Research Projects
| Project | Start Date | End Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 989 MF 39 00 MCGETTRICK ITC | 01-MAY-00 | 29-NOV-04 |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Year | Publication | |
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| (2020) | 'How Quantum Information can improve Social Welfare'
Groisman, B; Mc Gettrick, M; Mhalla, M; Pawlowski, M (2020) 'How Quantum Information can improve Social Welfare'. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Information Theory, 3 :1-9 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (1992) | 'Virasoro operators for arbitrarily twisted Kac-Moody algebras'
McGettrick, M. and McGlinn, W. and Gorman, N. and O'Raifeartaigh, L. (1992) 'Virasoro operators for arbitrarily twisted Kac-Moody algebras'. Internat. J. Modern Phys. A, 7 (11):2547-2558 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2020) | 'The role of city geometry in determining the utility of a small urban light rail/tram system (vol 12, pg 233, 2020)'
Mc Gettrick, M (2020) 'The role of city geometry in determining the utility of a small urban light rail/tram system (vol 12, pg 233, 2020)'. Public Transport, 12 :233-259 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2020) | 'Quantum Walks with Memory Provided by Parity of Memory'
Li, D;Mc Gettrick, M;Yang, YG;Xu, J;Wang, Y (2020) 'Quantum Walks with Memory Provided by Parity of Memory'. International Journal Of Theoretical Physics, 59 :1934-1943 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2011) | 'Alternate two-dimensional quantum walk with a single-qubit coin'
Di Franco, C;Mc Gettrick, M;Machida, T;Busch, T (2011) 'Alternate two-dimensional quantum walk with a single-qubit coin'. Physical Review A, 84 :1-8 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2016) | 'Generic quantum walks with memory on regular graphs (vol 93, 042323, 2016)'
Li, D;Mc Gettrick, M;Gao, F;Xu, J;Wen, QY (2016) 'Generic quantum walks with memory on regular graphs (vol 93, 042323, 2016)'. Physical Review A, 93 (4):1-8 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2016) | 'Publisher's note: Generic quantum walks with memory on regular graphs [Phys. Rev. A 93, 042323 (2016)] [ MR3542870]'
Li, Dan and Mc Gettrick, Michael and Gao, Fei and Xu, Jie and Wen, Qiao-Yan (2016) 'Publisher's note: Generic quantum walks with memory on regular graphs [Phys. Rev. A 93, 042323 (2016)] [ MR3542870]'. Phys. Rev. A, 93 (4) [Details] |
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| (2015) | 'Quantum Walks on Two Kinds of Two-Dimensional Models'
Li, D,Mc Gettrick, M,Zhang, WW,Zhang, KJ (2015) 'Quantum Walks on Two Kinds of Two-Dimensional Models'. International Journal Of Theoretical Physics, 54 :2771-2783 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2015) | 'One-dimensional lazy quantum walks and occupancy rate'
Dan, L,Mc Gettrick, M,Zhang, WW,Zhang, KJ (2015) 'One-dimensional lazy quantum walks and occupancy rate'. Chinese Physics B, 24 (5):1-18 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2014) | 'Quantum walks with memory on cycles'
Mc Gettrick, M,Miszczak, JA (2014) 'Quantum walks with memory on cycles'. Physica A-Statistical Mechanics And Its Applications, 399 :163-170 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2013) | 'Measurement-Induced Generation of Spatial Entanglement in a Two-Dimensional Quantum Walk with Single-Qubit Coin'
Di Franco, C,Mc Gettrick, M,Machida, T,Busch, T (2013) 'Measurement-Induced Generation of Spatial Entanglement in a Two-Dimensional Quantum Walk with Single-Qubit Coin'. Journal Of Computational And Theoretical Nanoscience, 10 :1613-1616 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2011) | 'Mimicking the Probability Distribution of a Two-Dimensional Grover Walk with a Single-Qubit Coin'
Di Franco, C,Mc Gettrick, M,Busch, T (2011) 'Mimicking the Probability Distribution of a Two-Dimensional Grover Walk with a Single-Qubit Coin'. Physical Review Letters, 106 :1-5 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2010) | 'ONE DIMENSIONAL QUANTUM WALKS WITH MEMORY'
Mc Gettrick, M (2010) 'ONE DIMENSIONAL QUANTUM WALKS WITH MEMORY'. Quantum Information & Computation, 10 :509-524 [Details] |
Books
| Year | Publication | |
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| (1991) | On Virasoro constructions from Kac-Moody algebras.
McGettrick, Michael (1991) On Virasoro constructions from Kac-Moody algebras. : ProQuest LLC, Ann Arbor, MI. [Details] |
Conference Publications
| Year | Publication | |
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| (1998) | Proceedings of the IFAC Conference on System Structure and Control
Jean Cochet-Terrasson, Guy Cohen, Stephane Gaubert, Michael Mc Gettrick, Jean-Pierre Quadrat (1998) Numerical computation of spectral elements in max-plus algebra Proceedings of the IFAC Conference on System Structure and Control [Details] |
Conference Contributions
| Year | Publication | |
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| (2024) | GECCO 2024 (Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference) Melbourne,
Michael Mc Gettrick (2024) PC for quantum computing. [Program Committee], GECCO 2024 (Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference) Melbourne, Melbourne , 14-JUL-24 - 18-JUL-24. [Details] |
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| (2022) | Days on Computational Game Theory (Bremen),
Michael Mc Gettrick (2022) Invited lecture: What is a Quantum Game?. [Invited Lecture], Days on Computational Game Theory (Bremen), Bremen , 29-SEP-22 - 30-SEP-22. [Details] |
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| (2023) | Workshop on Quantum Algorithms, Machine Learning and Control (Trinity College Dublin),
Michael Mc Gettrick (2023) Talk on Quantum Algorithms. [Keynote Address], Workshop on Quantum Algorithms, Machine Learning and Control (Trinity College Dublin), Trinity College Dublin , 22-JUN-23 - 23-JUN-23. [Details] |
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| (2022) | 24th. Conference of the International Linear Algebra Society,
Michael Mc Gettrick (2022) Lecture in Mathematics of Quantum Information session. [Oral Presentation], 24th. Conference of the International Linear Algebra Society, University of Galway , 20-JUN-22 - 24-JUN-22. [Details] |
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| (2014) | 2014 Joint Mathematics Meeting (Baltimore, MD),
Michael Mc Gettrick, Colm O' Riordan, Meng Li, Jaroslaw Miszczak (2014) AMS Special Session on Quantum Walks, Quantum Computation, and Related Topics. [Invited Lecture], 2014 Joint Mathematics Meeting (Baltimore, MD), Baltimore, MD , 15-JAN-14 - 18-JAN-14. [Details] |
Newsletter
| Year | Publication | |
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| (2011) | Algorithms via Quantum Random Walks.
Michael Mc Gettrick (2011) Algorithms via Quantum Random Walks. ERCIM Newsletter [Details] |
Honours and Awards
| Year | Title | Awarding Body | |
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| 2016 | Member of EPSRC Peer Review Associate College | EPSRC (The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, UK) | |
| 1990 | Fellow, Center for Applied Mathematics | University of Notre Dame, Indiana | |
| 1982 | Tyndall Medal | Carlow Scientific Council | |
| 1985 | Kingsmill Jones Memorial Prize | Trinity College Dublin |
Professional Associations
| Association | Function | From / To | |
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| American Mathematical Society | Member | 01-DEC-93 / | |
| American Physical Society | Member | 01-JAN-88 / 31-DEC-93 | |
| Irish Mathematical Society | Member | 01-DEC-99 / |
Disclosures
| Title | Submitted | |
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| Conductive fireplace insert | 27-SEP-16 | |
| Solar Wall Heating System | 08-DEC-10 |
Education
| Year | Institution | Qualification | Subject | |
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| 1986 | Trinity College, Dublin | Bachelor of Arts | B.A. Mod. (Hons.) in Theoretical Physics | |
| 1991 | University of Notre Dame | PhD | Theoretical High Energy Physics |
Languages
| Language | |
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| French | |
| Irish | |
| Spanish |
Teaching Interests
Recent Postgraduate Students
| Graduation | Name | Degree | Primary Supervisor | |
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| 2014 | Dan Li | PhD | N |
External Collaborators
| Name | Organisation / Institute | Country | Description of Collaboration | |
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| Jaroslaw Adam Miszczak | Polish Academy of Sciences | POLAND | ||
| Carlo Di Franco | Imperial College London | UNITED KINGDOM | ||
| Giuseppe Di Molfetta | Aix Marseille Universite | FRANCE | ||
| Dan Li | Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics | CHINA |
