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Dr Michael Mc Gettrick

BA, PhD

 
researcher
 

Biography

PLEASE SEE ALSO: https://maths.nuigalway.ie/~gettrick/

Michael Mc Gettrick holds a Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics (String Theory) from the University of Notre Dame (Indiana), and a Bachelors Degree in Theoretical Physics from Trinity College Dublin. He has carried out research at
  • The University of Notre Dame (Indiana)
  • Imperial College London
  • The University of Bath
  • Computer Algebra Nederland (Amsterdam)
  • Waterford Institute of Technology
  • MINES ParisTech (Paris)
  • The National University of Ireland, Galway
  • Johannes Kepler Universitat (Linz)
  • Universite Paris-Sud (Paris)

Originally working as a string theorist, he has since carried out research in (the mathematics of) discrete event dynamical systems, computer algebra (symbolic computation) and quantum information (quantum computation).

Research Interests

Quantum Computing, Algorithmic Composition, Mathematics of Transport, Computational Mathematics, Grobner Bases, Computer Algebra, Discrete Event Dynamical Systems.

Please also check my home page at http://www.maths.nuigalway.ie/~gettrick

Research Projects

  Project Start Date End Date
989 MF 39 00 MCGETTRICK ITC 01-MAY-00 29-NOV-04

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
(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]
(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]
(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]
(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]
(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]
(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]
(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]
(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]
(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]
(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]
(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]
(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]
(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
(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
(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
(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]
(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]
(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]
(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]
(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
(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
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
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
Conductive fireplace insert 27-SEP-16
Solar Wall Heating System 08-DEC-10

Education

  Year Institution Qualification Subject
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
French
Irish
Spanish

Teaching Interests

I have interest and experience in teaching many topics at University level from mathematics, (theoretical) physics and computer science.

Recent Postgraduate Students

  Graduation Name Degree Primary Supervisor
2014 Dan Li PhD N

External Collaborators

  Name Organisation / Institute Country Description of Collaboration
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