Angela Capel Cuevas

Angela Capel Cuevas is an Assistant Professor of Quantum Information Theory/Theoretical Quantum Computation at the University of Cambridge's Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP). Previously, she held a Junior Professorship at Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen (2021-2024) and was an MCQST Distinguished PostDoc at TU München (2020-2021). Her research focuses on the intersection of quantum information theory and quantum many-body systems, particularly studying thermalization dynamics via quantum functional inequalities. She is a recipient of the Simons Emmy Noether Fellowship and Forbes 30 Under 30 (Spain 2023).

Education:

• PhD in Mathematics, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid/ICMAT (2015-2019)
• Master in Computational Engineering and Mathematics, URV/UOC (2016-2018)
• Bachelor in Mathematics, Universidad de Granada (2009-2014)

Research: Angela's work applies analytic and geometric tools to quantum systems, emphasizing decay of correlations in Gibbs states and quantum dissipative evolutions. Key topics include entropy inequalities, modified logarithmic Sobolev inequalities, and thermalization rates in spin chains. Her recent work bridges quantum functional analysis with practical implications for quantum computing and thermalization phenomena.

Grants & Roles:

• PI of CRC TRR 352 'Mathematics of Many-Body Quantum Systems' (7M€)
• Co-PI of QuantERA project TouQan (1.25M€)
• Organized workshops at BIRS and Tübingen (2023-2024)

Awards:

• Simons Emmy Noether Fellowship (2023)
• Forbes 30 Under 30 (2023)
• Vicent Caselles RSME-FBBVA Award (2022)

Labs/Teams: Leads a group studying quantum dissipative systems and thermalization at DAMTP. Collaborates with institutions globally on quantum functional inequalities and Gibbs state properties.