Sharmila Balamurugan

PUBLICATIONS
[Publications span folowing topics: Spacetime fluctuations, optical interferometry, interface of quantum mechanics and gravity, open quantum systems, quantum metrology, Cooper-pair beam splitter, random matrix theory, liquid-state NMR, quantum optics, quantum state tomography, nonclassicality, quantum dynamics, full and fractional revivals, squeezing, entanglement, atom optics.]

Manuscript in preparation: (1)
1. B. Sharmila, S. M. Vermeulen, A. Datta, “Characterising correlations in spacetime fluctuation from interferometric outputs”.

Pre-print: (1)
1. A. Malcolm, B. Sharmila, Z.-W. Wang, A. Datta, arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.03886 (2025). [Accepted in Phys. Rev. D]

Journal publications: (10)
1. A. Malcolm, B. Sharmila, Z.-W. Wang, A. Datta, Quant. Sci. Tech. 10, 01LT01 (2024).
2. B. Sharmila, F. M. Souza, H. M. Vasconcelos, L. Sanz, Phys. Rev. A 109, 062439 (2024).
3. B. Sharmila, S. M. Vermeulen, A. Datta, Class. Quantum Grav. 41, 075003 (2024).
4. B. Sharmila, V. Balakrishnan, S. Lakshmibala, Ann. Phys. 446, 169107 (2022).
5. B. Sharmila, S. Lakshmibala, V. Balakrishnan, J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 55, 185501 (2022).
6. B. Sharmila, V. R. Krithika, S. Pal, T. S. Mahesh, S. Lakshmibala, V. Balakrishnan, J. Chem. Phys. 156, 154102 (2022).
7. B. Sharmila, S. Lakshmibala, V. Balakrishnan, J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 53, 245502 (2020).
8. B. Sharmila, S. Lakshmibala, V. Balakrishnan, Quantum Inf. Process. 19, 127 (2020).
9. B. Sharmila, S. Lakshmibala, V. Balakrishnan, Quantum Inf. Process. 18, 236 (2019).
10. B. Sharmila, K. Saumitran, S. Lakshmibala, V. Balakrishnan, J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 50, 045501 (2017).

Conference proceedings: (1)
1. B. Sharmila, S. Lakshmibala, V. Balakrishnan, “Estimating entanglement indicators from multipartite optical tomograms”, in Quantum Information and Measurement (QIM) V: Quantum Technologies, OSA Technical Digest, F5A.55 (2019).

Other publications: (2)
1. B. Sharmila, “Drumming out defects”, Immerse (IIT Madras Magazine on Research in Science and Engineering), 55 (2018).
2. B. Sharmila, “Iterative correction to vernier procedure”, Phys. Teach. 54, 325 (2016).

CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS
• Talk at the Quantum Technologies for Fundamental Physics (QTFP) Community Meeting 2025, University of Glasgow, UK, 21-22 Jan. 2025.
• Lecture at Research Science Initiative - Chennai (organized by IITM for class 11 school students), Chennai, India, 29 Apr. 2024.
• Talk at University College London, London, UK, 22 Mar. 2024.
• Poster presented at Quantum Atomic and Molecular Physics (QuAMP), Glasgow, UK, 11-13 Sept. 2023.
• Talk at Bristol Quantum Information Technologies (BQIT), University of Bristol, UK, 24-27 Apr. 2023.
• Invited online speaker at International conference on pure and applied physics (ICPAP), Women’s Christian College, Tamil Nadu, India, 23 Mar. 2023.
• Shared a talk with Prof. Hartmut Grote at Quantum Technologies for Fundamental Physics (QTFP) engagement event, University of Warwick, UK, 2-3 Feb. 2023.
• Poster presented at Quantum Technologies for Fundamental Physics (QTFP) Winter School 2023, Robinson College, University of Cambridge, UK, 9-13 Jan. 2023.
• Scientific talk at inVISIBLE conference (research talks by ethnic minority researchers), University of Warwick, UK, 8 Jul. 2022.
• Poster presented at Q-Turn 2020, Online conference, 23-27 Nov. 2020.
• Online talk at Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy, on 12 Nov. 2020, hosted by Prof. M. G. A. Paris.
• Online talk at Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica (INRiM), Turin, Italy, on 4 Nov. 2020, hosted by Prof. M. Genovese.
• Invited speaker at National Workshop on Quantum Computation and Quantum Technology, Berhampur University, Odisha, India, 8-9 Mar. 2020.
• Poster presented at Conference on Nonlinear Systems and Dynamics 2019, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India, 12-15 Dec. 2019.
• Teaching assistant at The summer school on Quantum Information and Quantum Technology, Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research Kolkata, India, 16-19 Jul. 2019.
• Poster presented at Quantum Information and Measurement (QIM) V: Quantum Technologies, Rome, Italy, 4-6 Apr. 2019.
• Poster presented at Conference on Nonlinear Systems and Dynamics 2018, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, India, 11-14 Oct. 2018.
• Poster presented at Quantum Frontiers and Fundamentals 2018, Raman Research Institute, Bangalore, India, 30 Apr. - 4 May 2018.
• Poster presented at International Symposium on New Frontiers in Quantum Correlations (ISNFQC18), S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata, India, 29 Jan. - 2 Feb. 2018.
• Poster presented at QuEST School 2018 - Quantum Technologies with Light, Singapore, 8-13 Jan. 2018.
• Poster presented at the 15th International Conference on Squeezed States and Uncertainty Relations 2017, Jeju, South Korea, 28 Aug. - 1 Sept. 2017.
• Poster presented at International School and Conference on Quantum Information, Institute of Physics, Bhubaneshwar, India, 15-18 Feb. 2016.
• Participated in 2nd IMSc school on Quantum Information, Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, India, 5-17 Dec. 2016.
• Participated in Workshop on Physics Education and Research, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India, 19-24 Dec. 2011 and 20-25 Dec. 2010.
• Participated in First Nurture Camp (7.1) under the National Initiative on Undergraduate Science (NIUS) program, Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Mumbai, India, 9-19 Jun. 2010.

EDUCATION AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Leverhulme Early Career fellow (April 2025 - present)
Department of Physics, University of Warwick, UK.
Mentor: Prof. Animesh Datta

Post-doctoral research fellow (August 2021 - March 2025)
Department of Physics, University of Warwick, UK.
Mentor: Prof. Animesh Datta

Ph.D. Physics (August 2014 - December 2020)
Department of Physics, Indian Insitute of Technology Madras, India.
Thesis title: Signatures of nonclassical effects in tomograms
Advisor: Prof. S. Lakshmibala

M.Sc. Physics (August 2012 - May 2014)
Department of Physics, Indian Insitute of Technology Madras, India.
CGPA : 9.53/10. Rank 1 in a class of 40.
Master thesis: Nonclassical effects in atom optics
Advisor: Prof. S. Lakshmibala

B.Sc. Physics (August 2009 - May 2012)
Women’s Christian College, Chennai, India.
Aggregate : 90%, Rank 1 in Physics(Core).

ACADEMIC AWARDS
• Post-doc,
– Awarded Leverhulme Early Career Fellowhip with the University of Warwick as the host institution, Awarded on 1 July 2024 for the period 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2028.
– High-performance awards under Contribution Awards scheme, University of Warwick, 13 November 2023 and 8 November 2024.
• Ph.D.,
– Best poster award at 15th International Conference on Squeezed States and Uncertainty Relations 2017, Jeju, South Korea, August 28 - September 1, 2017.
• M.Sc.,
– Chilukuri Ramasastri Memorial Prize (for the best academic record in M.Sc. Physics)
– Swati / Jayalakshmi Memorial Award (for the girl securing the highest CGPA in the pre-final semester)
– UGC Postgraduate Merit scholarship for university rank holders at undergraduate level
• B.Sc.,
– Alice Barnabas Physics Prize for the best outgoing student of the Physics (Core) class.
– Ranjini Victor prize for Electromagnetism
– Ranjini Victor prize for Quantum Mechanics.
– Edith Coon Science Prize for securing the highest marks in physical science in semesters I to IV.

CONTACT INFORMATION

E-mail: Sharmila.Balamurugan 'at' warwick.ac.uk