Applied Physics/Physics Colloquium: Rana Adhikari - "Coherent Control for Precision Measurements"

Abstract: Precision measurement has long been advanced by the necessity of satisfying our curiosity. In this talk I will describe how 3 threads: quantum metrology, AI driven experimental design and control are being used in the gravitational-wave detection world, and also to look for signatures from the weakest force.

Rana Adhikari is a Professor of Physics at Caltech, a member of the LIGO Laboratory, and the Institute for Quantum Information and Matter. His group focuses on gravitational wave detection, quantum measurement, AI techniques for physics experiments, and inertial confinement fusion.