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Xiongfeng Ma
Associate Professor
Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences

Education

Apr. 2008    Ph.D.                                    Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Canada

Jul. 2003     B.Sc.                                     School of Physics, Peking University, China

 

Research Experience

 

2018–present

Associate professor

Center for Quantum Information, Institute for Interdisciplinary

 

 

Information Sciences, Tsinghua University, China

2012–2018

Assistant professor

Center for Quantum Information, Institute for Interdisciplinary

 

 

Information Sciences, Tsinghua University, China

2011–2012

Visiting researcher

University of Leeds, UK

2011

Post-doc

University of Toronto, Canada

2008–2010

Post-doc

Institute  for  Quantum  Computing,  University  of  Waterloo,

 

 

Canada

 

Research Summary

My primary fields of research are quantum cryptography and quantum information, including quantum key distribution, quantum random number generation, (semi) self-testing/device-independent quantum information processing, quantum resource theory (including coherence and entanglement), quantum computing, quantum network, and quantum hacking.

 

Honors and Awards

  • IOP Outstanding Reviewer Award, (2019)
  • OSA Outstanding Reviewer Award, (2018)
  • Tsinghua Distinguished Teaching Award, (2018)
  • Lachlan Gilchrist Fellowship, Canada, (2007)
  • Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad, China Scholarship Council, (2005)

 

Ph.D. thesis and Master report

 

  • “Quantum cryptography: from theory to practice”, arXiv:0808.1385, under supervision of Prof. Hoi- Kwong Lo, Department of Physics, University of Toronto (2008)
  • “Security of Quantum Key Distribution with Realistic Devices”, quant-ph/0503057, under supervi- sion of Prof. Hoi-Kwong Lo, Department of Physics, University of Toronto (2004)

 

 

Journal Publications

 

  1. A. Jin, P. Zeng, R. V. Penty, and X. Ma, “Reference-frame-independent design of phase-matching quantum key distribution,” Phys. Rev. Applied, vol. 16, p. 034017, Sep 2021. [Online]. Available: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.16.034017
  2. T.-Y. Chen, X. Jiang, S.-B. Tang, L. Zhou, X. Yuan, H. Zhou, J. Wang, Y. Liu,  L.-K. Chen, W.-Y. Liu, H.-F. Zhang, K. Cui, H. Liang, X.-G. Li, Y. Mao, L.-J. Wang, S.-B. Feng, Q. Chen, Q. Zhang, L. Li, N.-L. Liu, C.-Z. Peng, X. Ma, Y. Zhao, and J.-W. Pan, “Implementation of a 46-node quantum metropolitan area network,” npj Quantum Information, vol. 7, no. 1, p. 134, Sep 2021. [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41534-021-00474-3
  3. Y. Zhang, Y. Tang, Y. Zhou, and X. Ma, “Efficient entanglement generation and detection of generalized stabilizer states,” Phys. Rev. A, vol. 103, p. 052426, May 2021. [Online]. Available: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.103.052426
  4. M.-H. Li, X. Zhang,  W.-Z. Liu,  S.-R. Zhao,  B. Bai,  Y. Liu,  Q. Zhao,  Y. Peng,  J. Zhang, Y. Zhang, W. J. Munro, X. Ma, Q. Zhang, J. Fan, and J.-W. Pan, “Experimental realization of device-independent quantum randomness expansion,” Phys. Rev. Lett., vol. 126, p. 050503, Feb 2021. [Online]. Available: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.050503
  5. M. Gong, X. Yuan, S. Wang, Y. Wu, Y. Zhao, C. Zha, S. Li, Z. Zhang, Q. Zhao, Y. Liu, F. Liang, J. Lin, Y. Xu, H. Deng, H. Rong, H. Lu, S. C. Benjamin, C.-Z. Peng, X. Ma, Y.-A. Chen, X. Zhu, and J.-W. Pan, “Experimental exploration of five-qubit quantum error correcting code with superconducting qubits,” National Science Review, 01 2021, nwab011. [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwab011
  6. S. Zhao, P. Zeng, W.-F. Cao, X.-Y. Xu, Y.-Z. Zhen, X. Ma, L. Li, N.-L. Liu, and K. Chen, “Phase-matching quantum cryptographic conferencing,” Phys. Rev. Applied, vol. 14, p. 024010, Aug 2020. [Online]. Available: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.14.024010
  7. P. Zeng, W. Wu, and X. Ma,  “Symmetry-protected  privacy:  Beating  the  rate-distance  linear bound over a noisy channel,” Phys. Rev. Applied, vol. 13, p. 064013, Jun 2020. [Online]. Available: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.13.064013
  8. F.  Xu,   X.  Ma,   Q.  Zhang,   H.-K.  Lo,   and  J.-W.  Pan,   “Secure  quantum  key  distribution with realistic devices,” Rev. Mod. Phys., vol. 92, p. 025002, May 2020. [Online]. Available: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/RevModPhys.92.025002
  9. Z.-D.  Li,  X.  Yuan,  X.-F.  Yin,  L.-Z.  Liu,  R.  Zhang,  Y.-Y.  Fei,  L.  Li,  N.-L.  Liu,  X.  Ma, H. Lu, Y.-A. Chen, and J.-W. Pan, “Experimental random-party entanglement distillation via weak measurement,” Phys. Rev. Research, vol. 2, p. 023047, Apr 2020. [Online]. Available: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.023047
  10. X.-T. Fang, P. Zeng, H. Liu, M. Zou, W. Wu, Y.-L. Tang, Y.-J. Sheng, Y. Xiang, W. Zhang, H. Li, Z. Wang, L. You, M.-J. Li,  H.  Chen,  Y.-A.  Chen,  Q.  Zhang,  C.-Z.  Peng,  X.  Ma, T.-Y. Chen, and J.-W. Pan, “Implementation of quantum key distribution surpassing the linear rate-transmittance bound,” Nature Photonics, vol. 14, p. 422–425, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-020-0599-8
  11. M. Um, Q. Zhao, J. Zhang, P. Wang, Y. Wang, M. Qiao, H. Zhou, X. Ma, and K. Kim, “Randomness expansion secured by quantum contextuality,” Phys. Rev. Applied, vol. 13, p. 034077, Mar 2020. [Online]. Available: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.13.034077
  12. Y.-H. Li,  X.  Han,  Y.  Cao,  X.  Yuan,  Z.-P.  Li,  J.-Y.  Guan,  J.  Yin,  Q.  Zhang,  X.  Ma, C.-Z. Peng, and J.-W. Pan, “Quantum random number generation with uncharacterized laser and sunlight,” npj Quantum Information, vol. 5, no. 1, p. 97, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41534-019-0208-1
  13. Y. Zhou, Q. Zhao, X. Yuan, and X. Ma, “Detecting multipartite entanglement  structure  with minimal resources,” npj Quantum Information, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 1–8, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41534-019-0200-9
  14. X. Yuan, Q. Zhao, D. Girolami, and X. Ma, “Quantum coherence and intrinsic randomness,” Advanced Quantum Technologies, vol. 2, no. 11, p. 1900053, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/qute.201900053
  15. Y.-Q. Nie, H. Zhou, J.-Y. Guan, Q. Zhang, X. Ma, J. Zhang, and J.-W. Pan, “Quantum coherence witness with untrusted measurement devices,” Phys. Rev. Lett., vol. 123, p. 090502, Aug 2019. [Online]. Available: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.090502
  16. J. Ma, Y. Zhou, X. Yuan, and  X.  Ma,  “Operational  interpretation  of  coherence  in quantum key distribution,” Phys. Rev. A, vol. 99, p. 062325, Jun 2019. [Online]. Available: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.99.062325
  17. Q. Zhao, G. Wang, X. Yuan, and X. Ma, “Efficient and robust detection of multipartite greenberger-horne-zeilinger-like states,” Phys. Rev. A, vol. 99, p. 052349, May 2019. [Online]. Available: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.99.052349
  18. Y. Zhou, C. Guo, and X. Ma, “Decomposition of a symmetric multipartite observable,” Phys. Rev. A, vol. 99, p. 052324, May 2019. [Online]. Available: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA. 99.052324
  19. M. Razavi, A. Leverrier, X. Ma, B. Qi, and Z. Yuan, “Quantum key distribution and beyond: introduction,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. QKD1–QKD2, Mar 2019. [Online]. Available: http://josab.osa.org/abstract.cfm?URI=josab-36-3-QKD1
  20. J. Ma, A. Hakande, X. Yuan, and X. Ma, “Coherence as a resource for source-independent quantum random-number generation,” Phys. Rev. A, vol. 99, p. 022328, Feb 2019. [Online]. Available: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.99.022328
  21. H.    Zhou,    X.    Yuan,     and    X.    Ma,   “Unification        of          quantum resources       in    distributed scenarios,” Phys.   Rev.   A,   vol.   99,   p.   022326,        Feb   2019.   [Online].   Available:     https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.99.022326
  22. Y.  Liu,  X.  Yuan,  C.  Wu,  W.  Zhang,  J.-Y.  Guan,  J.  Zhong,  H.  Li,  M.-H.  Li,  C.  Abell´an,  M.  W. Mitchell, S.-C. Shi, J. Fan, L. You, Z. Wang, X. Ma, Q. Zhang, and J.-W. Pan, “Experimental measurement-dependent local bell test with human free will,” Phys. Rev. A, vol. 99, p. 022115, Feb 2019. [Online]. Available: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.99.022115
  23. H.  Zhou, P.  Zeng, M.  Razavi, and  X.  Ma,    “Randomness quantification of coherent detection,”  Phys.  Rev.  A,  vol.  98,        p.  042321,        Oct  2018.  [Online].  Available:   https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.98.042321
  24. Y. Liu, Q. Zhao, M.-H. Li, J.-Y. Guan, Y. Zhang, B. Bai, W. Zhang, W.-Z. Liu, C. Wu, X. Yuan, H. Li, W. J. Munro, Z. Wang, L. You, J. Zhang, X. Ma, J. Fan, Q. Zhang, and J.-W. Pan, “Device-independent quantum random-number generation,” Nature, vol. 562, no. 7728, p. 548, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-018-0559-3
  25. E. Chitambar, X.  Ma,  and  A. Streltsov,  “Preface:  Quantum  coherence,”  Journal  of  Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, vol. 51, no. 41, p. 410301, sep 2018. [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1088%2F1751-8121%2Faada42
  26. X. Ma, P. Zeng, and H. Zhou, “Phase-matching quantum key distribution,” Phys. Rev. X, vol. 8, p. 031043, Aug 2018. [Online]. Available: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevX.8.031043
  27. M.-H. Li, C. Wu, Y. Zhang, W.-Z. Liu, B. Bai, Y. Liu, W. Zhang, Q. Zhao, H. Li, Z. Wang, L. You, W. J. Munro, J. Yin, J. Zhang, C.-Z. Peng, X. Ma, Q. Zhang, J. Fan, and J.-W. Pan, “Test of local realism into the past without detection and locality loopholes,” Phys. Rev. Lett., vol. 121, p. 080404, Aug 2018. [Online]. Available: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.080404
  28. H. Lu,  Q.  Zhao,  Z.-D.  Li,  X.-F.  Yin,  X.  Yuan,  J.-C.  Hung,  L.-K.  Chen,  L.  Li,  N.-L. Liu, C.-Z. Peng, Y.-C. Liang, X.  Ma,  Y.-A.  Chen,  and  J.-W.  Pan,  “Entanglement structure: Entanglement partitioning in multipartite systems  and  its  experimental  detection using optimizable witnesses,” Phys. Rev. X, vol. 8, p. 021072, Jun 2018. [Online]. Available: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevX.8.021072
  29. T. B. B. T. Collaboration, “Challenging local realism with human choices,” Nature, vol. 557, no. 7704, pp. 212–216, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-018-0085-3
  30. Q. Zhao, Y. Liu, X. Yuan, E. Chitambar, and X. Ma, “One-shot coherence dilution,” Phys. Rev. Lett., vol. 120, p. 070403, Feb 2018. [Online]. Available: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/ PhysRevLett.120.070403
  31. X.   Yuan, H.   Zhou, M.   Gu, and   X.   Ma,    “Unification of nonclassicality measures in interferometry,”  Phys.  Rev.  A,  vol.  97,  p.  012331,  Jan  2018.  [Online].  Available: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.97.012331
  32. Y. Liu, X. Yuan, M.-H. Li, W. Zhang, Q. Zhao, J. Zhong, Y. Cao, Y.-H. Li, L.-K. Chen, H. Li, T. Peng, Y.-A. Chen, C.-Z. Peng, S.-C. Shi, Z. Wang, L. You, X. Ma, J. Fan, Q. Zhang, and J.-W. Pan, “High-speed device-independent quantum random number generation without a detection loophole,” Phys. Rev. Lett., vol. 120, p. 010503, Jan 2018. [Online]. Available: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.010503
  33. Y. Zhou, Q. Zhao, X. Yuan, and X. Ma, “Polynomial measure of coherence,” New Journal of Physics, vol. 19, no. 12, p. 123033, 2017. [Online]. Available: http://stacks.iop.org/1367-2630/19/ i=12/a=123033
  34. X. Yuan, G. Bai, T. Peng, and X. Ma, “Quantum uncertainty relation using coherence,” Phys. Rev. A, vol. 96, p. 032313, Sep 2017. [Online]. Available: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA. 96.032313
  35. S.-K. Liao, J. Lin, J.-G. Ren, W.-Y. Liu,  J.  Qiang,  J.  Yin,  Y.  Li,  Q.  Shen,  L.  Zhang,  X.-F. Liang, H.-L. Yong, F.-Z. Li,  Y.-Y. Yin,  Y. Cao,  W.-Q. Cai,  W.-Z. Zhang,  J.-J. Jia,  J.-C. Wu, X.-W. Chen, S.-C.  Zhang,  X.-J.  Jiang,  J.-F.  Wang,  Y.-M.  Huang,  Q.  Wang,  L.  Ma,  L.  Li, G.-S. Pan, Q. Zhang,  Y.-A.  Chen,  C.-Y.  Lu,  N.-L.  Liu,  X.  Ma,  R.  Shu,  C.-Z.  Peng,  J.-Y. Wang, and J.-W. Pan, “Space-to-ground quantum key distribution using a small-sized payload on tiangong-2 space lab,” Chinese Physics Letters, vol. 34, no. 9, p. 090302, 2017. [Online]. Available: http://cpl.iphy.ac.cn/EN/abstract/article 70915.shtml
  36. H.-L.   Huang, Q.   Zhao, X.   Ma, C.   Liu,                 Z.-E.   Su, X.-L.   Wang,             L.   Li,      N.-L.  Liu, B.  C.   Sanders,   C.-Y.   Lu,   and   J.-W.   Pan,   “Experimental   blind   quantum   computing   for a classical client,” Phys. Rev. Lett., vol. 119, p. 050503, Aug 2017. [Online]. Available: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.050503
  37. Y. Cao, Y.-H. Li, Z. Cao, J. Yin, Y.-A. Chen, H.-L. Yin, T.-Y. Chen, X. Ma, C.-Z. Peng, and J.-W. Pan, “Direct counterfactual communication via quantum zeno effect,”  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 114, no. 19, pp. 4920–4924, 2017. [Online]. Available: http://www.pnas.org/content/114/19/4920.abstract
  38. H.-L. Yin, W.-L. Wang, Y.-L. Tang, Q. Zhao, H. Liu, X.-X. Sun, W.-J. Zhang, H. Li, I. V. Puthoor, L.-X. You, E. Andersson, Z. Wang, Y. Liu, X. Jiang, X. Ma, Q. Zhang, M. Curty, T.-Y. Chen, and J.-W. Pan, “Experimental measurement-device-independent quantum digital signatures over a metropolitan network,” Phys. Rev. A, vol. 95, p. 042338, Apr 2017. [Online]. Available: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.95.042338
  39. C. Wu, B. Bai, Y. Liu, X. Zhang, M. Yang, Y. Cao, J. Wang, S. Zhang, H. Zhou, X. Shi, X. Ma, J.-G. Ren, J. Zhang, C.-Z. Peng, J. Fan, Q. Zhang, and J.-W. Pan, “Random number generation with cosmic photons,” Phys. Rev. Lett., vol. 118, p. 140402, Apr 2017. [Online]. Available: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.140402
  40. Z. Zhang, X. Yuan, Z. Cao, and X. Ma, “Practical round-robin differential-phase-shift quantum key distribution,” New Journal of Physics, vol. 19, no. 3, p. 033013, 2017. [Online]. Available: http://stacks.iop.org/1367-2630/19/i=3/a=033013
  41. Q.-C.  Sun, Y.-L.  Mao, Y.-F.  Jiang, Q.  Zhao,             S.-J.  Chen, W.  Zhang,   W.-J. Zhang, X. Jiang,  T.-Y.  Chen,  L.-X.  You,  L.  Li,  Y.-D.  Huang,  X.-F.  Chen,  Z.  Wang,  X.  Ma, Q. Zhang, and J.-W. Pan, “Entanglement swapping with independent sources over an optical-fiber network,” Phys. Rev. A, vol. 95, p. 032306, Mar 2017. [Online]. Available: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.95.032306
  42. Z. Zhang, Q. Zhao, M. Razavi, and X. Ma, “Improved key-rate bounds for practical decoy-state quantum-key-distribution systems,” Phys. Rev. A, vol. 95, p. 012333, Jan 2017. [Online]. Available: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.95.012333
  43. L.-K. Chen, Z.-D. Li, X.-C. Yao, M. Huang, W. Li, H. Lu, X. Yuan, Y.-B. Zhang, X. Jiang, C.-Z. Peng, L. Li, N.-L. Liu, X. Ma, C.-Y. Lu, Y.-A. Chen, and J.-W. Pan, “Observation of ten-photon entanglement using thin bib3o6 crystals,” Optica, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 77–83, Jan 2017. [Online]. Available: http://www.osapublishing.org/optica/abstract.cfm?URI=optica-4-1-77
  44. Y.-Q. Nie, J.-Y. Guan, H. Zhou, Q. Zhang, X. Ma, J. Zhang, and J.-W. Pan, “Experimental measurement-device-independent quantum random-number generation,” Phys. Rev. A, vol. 94, p. 060301, Dec 2016. [Online]. Available: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.94.060301
  45. X.    Yuan,    Z.    Zhang,    N.    Lu¨tkenhaus,    and    X.    Ma,    “Simulating    single    photons    with realistic photon sources,” Phys. Rev. A, vol. 94, p. 062305, Dec 2016. [Online]. Available: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.94.062305
  46. Y. Liu, Z. Cao, C. Wu,  D.  Fukuda,  L.  You,  J.  Zhong,  T.  Numata,  S.  Chen,  W.  Zhang, S.-C. Shi, C.-Y. Lu, Z. Wang, X. Ma, J. Fan, Q. Zhang,  and  J.-W.  Pan,  “Experimental quantum data locking,” Phys. Rev. A, vol. 94, p. 020301, Aug 2016. [Online]. Available: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.94.020301
  47. Q. Zhao, X. Yuan, and X. Ma, “Efficient measurement-device-independent detection of multipartite entanglement structure,” Phys. Rev. A, vol. 94, p. 012343, Jul 2016. [Online]. Available: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.94.012343
  48. Z. Cao, Q. Zhao,  and X. Ma,  “Performance of device-independent quantum key distribution,” Phys. Rev. A, vol. 94, p. 012319, Jul 2016. [Online]. Available: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/ PhysRevA.94.012319
  49. H. Lu, Z. Zhang, L.-K. Chen,  Z.-D. Li,  C. Liu,  L. Li,  N.-L. Liu,  X. Ma,  Y.-A. Chen,  and J.-W. Pan, “Secret sharing of a quantum state,” Phys. Rev. Lett., vol. 117, p. 030501, Jul 2016. [Online]. Available: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.030501
  50. X.-G.  Zhang, Y.-Q. Nie, H. Zhou, H. Liang, X.  Ma,   J.   Zhang,   and   J.-W.   Pan, “Note: Fully integrated 3.2 gbps quantum random number generator  with  real-time extraction,” Review of Scientific Instruments, vol. 87, no. 7, 2016. [Online]. Available: http://scitation.aip.org/content/aip/journal/rsi/87/7/10.1063/1.4958663
  51. X. Ma, X. Yuan, Z. Cao, B. Qi, and Z. Zhang,  “Quantum random number generation,” npj Quantum Information, vol. 2, p. 16021, Jun 2016, review Article. [Online]. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/npjqi.2016.21
  52. X. Yuan, K. Liu, Y. Xu, W. Wang, Y. Ma, F. Zhang, Z. Yan, R. Vijay, L. Sun, and X. Ma, “Experimental quantum randomness processing using superconducting qubits,” Phys. Rev. Lett., vol. 117, p. 010502, Jun 2016. [Online]. Available: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett. 117.010502
  53. Y.-H. Li, Y. Cao, H. Dai, J. Lin, Z. Zhang, W. Chen, Y. Xu, J.-Y. Guan, S.-K. Liao, J. Yin, Q. Zhang, X. Ma, C.-Z. Peng, and J.-W. Pan, “Experimental round-robin differential phase-shift quantum key distribution,” Phys. Rev. A, vol. 93, p. 030302, Mar 2016. [Online]. Available: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.93.030302
  54. X. Yuan, Q. Mei, S. Zhou,  and X. Ma,  “Reliable and robust entanglement witness,”  Phys.  Rev. A, vol. 93, p. 042317, Apr 2016. [Online]. Available: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.93. 042317
  55. Y.-L. Tang, H.-L.  Yin,  Q.  Zhao,  H.  Liu,  X.-X.  Sun,  M.-Q.  Huang,  W.-J.  Zhang,  S.-J. Chen, L. Zhang, L.-X. You, Z. Wang, Y. Liu, C.-Y. Lu, X. Jiang, X. Ma, Q. Zhang, T.-Y. Chen, and J.-W. Pan, “Measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution over untrustful metropolitan network,” Phys. Rev. X, vol. 6, p. 011024, Mar 2016. [Online]. Available: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevX.6.011024
  56. Z. Cao, H. Zhou, X. Yuan, and X. Ma, “Source-independent quantum random number generation,”   Phys.  Rev. X,      vol. 6,                     p.         011020,     Feb    2016.     [Online].  Available: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevX.6.011020
  57. Z. Cao, H. Zhou, and X. Ma, “Loss-tolerant measurement-device-independent quantum random number generation,” New Journal of Physics, vol. 17, no. 12, p. 125011, 2015. [Online]. Available: http://stacks.iop.org/1367-2630/17/i=12/a=125011
  58. X. Yuan, H.  Zhou,  Z.  Cao,   and  X.  Ma,   “Intrinsic  randomness  as  a  measure  of quantum   coherence,”    Phys.   Rev.   A,   vol.   92,    p.   022124,    Aug   2015.   [Online].   Available: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.92.022124
  59. X. Yuan, Q. Zhao, and X. Ma, “Clauser-horne bell test with imperfect random inputs,” Phys. Rev. A, vol. 92, p. 022107, Aug 2015. [Online]. Available: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA. 92.022107
  60. H. Zhou, X. Yuan, and X. Ma,  “Randomness generation based on spontaneous emissions of   lasers,”   Phys.    Rev.    A,    vol.   91, p.   062316,   Jun      2015. [Online]. Available:     http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.91.062316
  61. Z. Cao, Z. Zhang, H.-K. Lo, and X. Ma, “Discrete-phase-randomized coherent state source and its application in quantum key distribution,” New Journal of Physics, vol. 17, no. 5, p. 053014, 2015. [Online]. Available: http://stacks.iop.org/1367-2630/17/i=5/a=053014
  62. J.-Y. Guan, Z. Cao,  Y. Liu,  G.-L. Shen-Tu,  J. S. Pelc,  M. M. Fejer,  C.-Z. Peng,  X. Ma, Q. Zhang, and J.-W. Pan,  “Experimental passive round-robin differential phase-shift quantum key distribution,” Phys. Rev. Lett., vol. 114, p. 180502, May 2015. [Online]. Available: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.180502
  63. Y. L. Tang, H. L. Yin, S. J. Chen, Y. Liu, W. J. Zhang, X. Jiang, L. Zhang, J. Wang, L. X. You, J. Y. Guan, D. X. Yang, Z. Wang, H. Liang, Z. Zhang, N. Zhou, X. Ma, T. Y. Chen, Q. Zhang, and J. W. Pan, “Field test of measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution,” IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 116–122, May 2015. [Online]. Available:  https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/6920009/
  64. X. Yuan, Z. Cao, and X. Ma, “Randomness requirement on the clauser-horne-shimony-holt bell test in the multiple-run scenario,” Phys. Rev. A, vol. 91, p. 032111, Mar 2015. [Online]. Available: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.91.032111
  65. W.  Stacey,  R.  Annabestani,  X.  Ma,  and  N.  Lu¨tkenhaus,  “Security  of  quantum  key  distribution using a simplified trusted relay,” Phys. Rev. A, vol. 91, p. 012338, Jan 2015. [Online]. Available: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.91.012338
  66. Y.-L.  Tang,  H.-L.  Yin,  S.-J.  Chen,  Y.  Liu,  W.-J.  Zhang,   X.  Jiang,   L.  Zhang,   J.  Wang, L.-X.  You,  J.-Y.  Guan,   D.-X.  Yang,   Z.  Wang,   H.  Liang,   Z.  Zhang,   N.  Zhou,   X.  Ma, T.-Y. Chen, Q. Zhang, and J.-W. Pan, “Measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution over 200 km,” Phys. Rev. Lett., vol. 113, p. 190501, Nov 2014. [Online]. Available: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.190501
  67. Q.-C.  Sun,  W.-L.  Wang,   Y.  Liu,   F.  Zhou,   J.  S.  Pelc,   M.  M.  Fejer,   C.-Z.  Peng, X. Chen, X.  Ma,  Q.  Zhang,  and  J.-W.  Pan,  “Experimental  passive  decoy-state  quantum key distribution,” Laser Physics Letters, vol. 11, no. 8, p. 085202, 2014. [Online]. Available: http://stacks.iop.org/1612-202X/11/i=8/a=085202
  68. Z.-Q.  Yin,  C.-H.  F.  Fung,  X.  Ma,  C.-M.  Zhang,  H.-W.  Li,  W.  Chen,  S.  Wang,  G.-C. Guo, and Z.-F. Han, “Mismatched-basis statistics enable quantum key distribution with uncharacterized qubit sources,” Phys. Rev. A, vol. 90, p. 052319, Nov 2014. [Online]. Available: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.90.052319
  69. P. Xu, X. Yuan, L.-K. Chen, H. Lu, X.-C. Yao, X. Ma, Y.-A. Chen, and J.-W. Pan, “Implementation of a measurement-device-independent entanglement witness,” Phys. Rev. Lett., vol. 112, p. 140506, Apr 2014. [Online]. Available: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.140506
  70. C.   Panayi,   M.   Razavi,   X.   Ma,   and   N.   Lu¨tkenhaus,   “Memory-assisted   measurement-device- independent quantum key distribution,” New Journal of Physics, vol. 16, no. 4, p. 043005, 2014. [Online]. Available: http://stacks.iop.org/1367-2630/16/i=4/a=043005
  71. Y.-Q. Nie, H.-F. Zhang, Z. Zhang, J. Wang, X. Ma,  J. Zhang,  and J.-W. Pan,  “Practical and fast quantum  random  number  generation  based  on  photon  arrival  time  relative  to external reference,” Applied Physics Letters, vol. 104, no. 5, pp. –, 2014. [Online]. Available: http://scitation.aip.org/content/aip/journal/apl/104/5/10.1063/1.4863224
  72. Z.-Q. Yin,  C.-H.  F.  Fung,  X.  Ma,  C.-M.  Zhang,  H.-W.  Li,  W.  Chen,  S.  Wang,  G.-C. Guo, and Z.-F. Han, “Measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution with uncharacterized qubit sources,” Phys. Rev. A, vol. 88, p. 062322, Dec 2013. [Online]. Available: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.88.062322
  73. Y. Cao, H. Liang, J. Yin, H.-L. Yong, F. Zhou, Y.-P. Wu, J.-G. Ren, Y.-H. Li, G.-S. Pan, T. Yang, X. Ma, C.-Z. Peng, and J.-W. Pan, “Entanglement-based quantum key distribution with biased basis choice via free space,” Opt. Express, vol. 21, no. 22, pp. 27 260–27 268, Nov 2013. [Online]. Available: http://www.opticsexpress.org/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-21-22-27260
  74. Y. Liu, T.-Y. Chen, L.-J. Wang, H. Liang, G.-L. Shentu, J. Wang, K. Cui, H.-L. Yin, N.-L. Liu, L. Li, X. Ma, J. S. Pelc, M. M. Fejer, C.-Z. Peng, Q. Zhang, and J.-W. Pan, “Experimental measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution,” Phys. Rev. Lett., vol. 111, p. 130502, Sep 2013. [Online]. Available: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.130502
  75. Z. Wei, W. Wang, Z. Zhang, M. Gao, Z. Ma,  and X. Ma,  “Decoy-state quantum key distribution with biased basis choice,” Scientific Reports, vol. 3, p. 2453, Aug 2013, article. [Online]. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep02453
  76. Y.-L. Tang, H.-L. Yin,  X.  Ma,  C.-H.  F.  Fung,  Y.  Liu,  H.-L.  Yong,  T.-Y.  Chen,  C.-Z. Peng, Z.-B. Chen, and J.-W. Pan, “Source attack of decoy-state quantum key distribution using phase information,” Phys. Rev. A, vol. 88, p. 022308, Aug 2013. [Online]. Available: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.88.022308
  77. X. Ma, F. Xu, H. Xu, X. Tan, B. Qi, and H.-K. Lo, “Postprocessing for quantum random-number generators: Entropy evaluation and randomness extraction,” Phys. Rev. A, vol. 87, p. 062327, Jun 2013. [Online]. Available: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.87.062327
  78. X. Ma and M. Razavi, “Alternative schemes for measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution,” Phys. Rev. A, vol. 86, p. 062319, Dec 2012. [Online]. Available: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.86.062319
  79. X. Ma, C.-H. F. Fung, and M. Razavi, “Statistical fluctuation analysis for measurement-device- independent quantum key distribution,” Phys. Rev. A, vol. 86, p. 052305, Nov 2012. [Online]. Available: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.86.052305
  80. F. Xu, B. Qi, X. Ma, H. Xu, H. Zheng, and H.-K. Lo, “Ultrafast  quantum  random  number generation based on quantum phase fluctuations,” Opt. Express, vol. 20, no. 11, pp. 12 366–12 377, May 2012. [Online]. Available:  http://www.opticsexpress.org/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-20-11-12366
  81. C.-H. F. Fung,  X.  Ma,  H.  F.  Chau,  and  Q.-y.  Cai,  “Quantum  key  distribution  with delayed privacy amplification and its application to the security  proof  of  a  two-way deterministic protocol,” Phys. Rev. A, vol. 85, p. 032308, Mar 2012. [Online]. Available: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.85.032308
  82. X. Ma and N. Lu¨tkenhaus, “Improved data post-processing in quantum key distribution and application to loss thresholds in device independent qkd,” Quant. Inf. Comput., vol. 12, p. 0203, 2012.
  83. H. Lu, C.-H. F. Fung, X. Ma, and Q.-y. Cai, “Unconditional security proof of a deterministic quantum key distribution with a two-way quantum channel,” Phys. Rev. A, vol. 84, p. 042344, Oct 2011. [Online]. Available: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.84.042344
  84. D. Pitkanen, X. Ma, R. Wickert, P. van Loock, and N. Lu¨tkenhaus, “Efficient heralding of photonic qubits with applications to device-independent quantum key distribution,” Phys. Rev. A, vol. 84, p. 022325, Aug 2011. [Online]. Available: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.84.022325
  85. X. Ma, C.-H. F. Fung, J.-C. Boileau, and H. Chau, “Universally composable and customizable post-processing for practical  quantum  key  distribution,”  Computers  &  Security,  vol.  30, no. 4, pp. 172 – 177, 2011. [Online]. Available: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/ B6V8G-51FXR34-1/2/d776f7cc5a86926d11836663130cd9fd
  86. M.  Curty,  X.  Ma,  H.-K.  Lo,  and  N.  Lu¨tkenhaus,  “Passive  sources  for  the  bennett-brassard  1984 quantum-key-distribution protocol with practical signals,” Phys. Rev. A, vol. 82, p. 052325, Nov 2010. [Online]. Available: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.82.052325
  87. M.  Curty,  X.  Ma,  B.  Qi,  and  T.  Moroder,   “Passive  decoy-state  quantum  key  distribution with practical light sources,” Phys. Rev. A, vol. 81, p. 022310, Feb 2010. [Online]. Available: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.81.022310
  88. C.-H. F. Fung, X. Ma, and H. F. Chau, “Practical issues in quantum-key-distribution postprocessing,”  Phys.  Rev.  A, vol. 81,  p. 012318,  Jan 2010. [Online]. Available: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.81.012318
  89. M. Curty, T. Moroder, X. Ma, and N. Lu¨tkenhaus, “Non-poissonian statistics from poissonian light sources with application to passive decoy state quantum key distribution,” Opt. Lett., vol. 34, no. 20, pp. 3238–3240, Oct 2009. [Online]. Available: http://ol.osa.org/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-34-20-3238
  90. C. Erven, X. Ma, R. Laflamme, and G. Weihs,  “Entangled quantum key distribution with a biased basis choice,” New Journal of Physics, vol. 11, no. 4, p. 045025, 2009. [Online]. Available: http://stacks.iop.org/1367-2630/11/i=4/a=045025
  91. M.  Curty,  T.  Moroder,  X.  Ma,  H.-K.  Lo,  and  N.  Lu¨tkenhaus,  “Upper  bounds  for  the  secure  key rate of the decoy-state quantum key distribution,” Phys. Rev. A, vol. 79, p. 032335, Mar 2009. [Online]. Available: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.79.032335
  92. C.-H. F. Fung, K. Tamaki, B. Qi, H.-K. Lo, and X. Ma, “Security proof of quantum key distribution with detection efficiency mismatch,” Quant. Inf. Comput., vol. 9, p. 0131, 2009.
  93. X. Peng, H. Jiang, B. Xu, X. Ma,  and H. Guo,  “Experimental quantum-key distribution with an untrusted source,” Opt. Lett., vol. 33, no. 18, pp. 2077–2079, Sep 2008. [Online]. Available: http://ol.osa.org/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-33-18-2077
  94. X. Ma and H.-K. Lo, “Quantum key distribution with triggering parametric down-conversion sources,” New Journal of Physics, vol. 10, no. 7, p. 073018, 2008. [Online]. Available: http://stacks.iop.org/1367-2630/10/i=7/a=073018
  95. X.    Ma,     C.-H.    F.    Fung,    and    H.-K.    Lo,     “Quantum key distribution with entangled photon  sources,”  Phys.  Rev.  A,  vol.  76,  p.  012307,  Jul  2007.  [Online].  Available:  http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.76.012307
  96. B.  Qi,  Y.  Zhao,  X.  Ma,  H.-K.  Lo,  and  L.  Qian,  “Quantum  key  distribution  with dual detectors,” Phys. Rev. A, vol. 75, p. 052304, May 2007. [Online]. Available: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.75.052304
  97. B. Qi, C.-H. F. Fung, H.-K. Lo, and X. Ma, “Time-shift attack in practical quantum cryptosystems,” Quant. Inf. Comput., vol. 7, p. 073, 2007.
  98. X. Ma, “Unconditional security at a low cost,” Phys. Rev. A, vol. 74, p. 052325, Nov 2006. [Online]. Available: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.74.052325
  99. X. Ma, C.-H. F. Fung, F. Dupuis, K. Chen, K. Tamaki, and H.-K. Lo, “Decoy-state quantum key distribution with two-way classical postprocessing,” Phys. Rev. A, vol. 74, p. 032330, Sep 2006. [Online]. Available: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.74.032330
  100. Y.  Zhao,  B.  Qi,  X.  Ma,  H.-K.  Lo,  and  L.  Qian,   “Experimental  quantum  key  distribution with decoy states,” Phys. Rev. Lett., vol. 96, p. 070502, Feb 2006. [Online]. Available: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.070502
  101. X.    Ma,    B.    Qi,    Y.    Zhao,    and    H.-K.    Lo,     “Practical decoy state for quantum key distribution,”   Phys.   Rev.   A,  vol.  72,   p.  012326,     Jul  2005.  [Online].   Available:     http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.72.012326
  102. H.-K. Lo, X. Ma, and K. Chen, “Decoy state quantum key distribution,” Phys. Rev. Lett., vol. 94, p. 230504, Jun 2005. [Online]. Available: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.230504

 

 

Patents

 

  1. Xiongfeng Ma and Hongyi Zhou, “Quantum random number generation based on multiplexing co- coherent detection”, Patent number: ZL2018103421301
  2. Xiongfeng Ma and Pei Zeng, “System for detection tomography and method for quantum tomography”, Patent number: ZL201810340914.0
  3. Xiongfeng Ma and Hongyi Zhou, “Measurement-device-independent entanglement witness”, Patent number: ZL201810340915.5
  4. Xiongfeng Ma and Jiajun Ma, “A realization of weak measure”, Patent number: ZL201821067382.X
  5. Xiongfeng Ma and Jiajun Ma, “A quantum key distribution design”, Patent number:  ZL201821019738.2
  6. Xiongfeng Ma and Pei Zeng, “Quantum random number generator based on intensity fluctuation”, Patent number: ZL201820749344.6
  7. Xiongfeng Ma and You Zhou, “Quantum random number generator based on vacuum fluctuation”, Patent number: ZL201820742637.1
  8. Xiongfeng Ma and Hongyi Zhou, “Quantum random number generator based on phase fluctuation of lasers”, Patent number: ZL201820742615.5
  9. Xiongfeng Ma, “Source-independent continuous-variable quantum random number generator”, Patent number: ZL201820480303.1
  10. Xiongfeng Ma and Hongyi Zhou, “Decoy-state round-robin differential-phase-shift quantum key distribution”, Patent number: ZL201820261533.9
  11. Xiongfeng Ma and Xiao Yuan, “Six-state decoy-state quantum key distribution with biased basis choice”, Patent number: ZL201621461766.0
  12. Xiongfeng Ma, “Encryption system combining advanced encryption standard and quantum key distribution”, Patent number: ZL201621455786.7
  13. Xiongfeng Ma and Qi Zhao, “Measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution with biased basis choice”, Patent number: ZL201621455743.9
  14. Xiongfeng Ma and Qi Zhao, “Quantum key distribution based on two-way classical communication”, Patent number: ZL201621440463.0
  15. Xiongfeng Ma and Hongyi Zhou, “On-chip quantum random number generation based on phase fluctuation”, Patent number: ZL201621420452.6
  16. Xiongfeng Ma and Jiajun Ma, “3-state quantum key distribution system design”, Patent number: ZL201621134413.X
  17. Xiongfeng Ma and Hongyi Zhou, “Quantum random number generation based on time-frequency uncertainty relation”, Patent number: ZL201621128509.5
  18. Xiongfeng Ma and Qi Zhao, “Quantum key distribution data postprocessing for detector efficiency mismatch”, Patent number: CN201510500542.X; Publication number: CN105049200A
  19. Xiongfeng Ma and Zhen Zhang, “Biased-basis quantum key distribution with decoy states”, Patent application number: CN201510472134.8; Publication number: CN105049198A
  20. Xiongfeng Ma and Xiao Yuan, “A postprocessing scheme for quantum key distribution”, Patent number: 201510416507X
  21. Xiongfeng Ma and Hongyi Zhou, “Mixed basis data postprocessing for quantum key distribution”, Patent number: ZL201510342222.6
  22. Xiongfeng Ma, Zhen Zhang, and Hoi-Kwong Lo, “Decoy-state quantum key distribution with discrete phase randomization”, Application number: CN 201410521930, Publication number: CN104579638A
  23. Xiongfeng Ma and Xiao Yuan, “Method and apparatus for generating source-independent quantum random number”, US Patent number: 10,078,495 B2
  24. Xiongfeng Ma, Zhu Cao, and Xiao Yuan, “Source-independent random number generation”, Patent number: ZL201410449817.7
  25. N.  Lu¨tkenhaus  and  Xiongfeng  Ma,  “System  and  method  for  quantum  key  distribution”,  Patent application number: PCT/CA2012/050633; Publication number: WO2013037062 A1

 

Conference Proceedings

 

  1. Xiongfeng Ma, Hongyi Zhou, and Kefan Lv, ”Security Level and Information Flow in a Quantum Key Distribution Network”, In 2018 IEEE Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series (SUM), pp. 75-76, IEEE (2018)
  2. Y. Liu, X. Yuan, M. Li, W. Zhang, Q. Zhao, J. Zhong, Y. Cao, Y. Li, L. Chen, H. Li, T. Peng, Y. Chen, C. Peng, S. Shi, Z. Wang, L. You, X. Ma, J. Fan, Q. Zhang, and J. Pan, ”High speed device-independent quantum random number generation without detection loophole,” in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, OSA Technical Digest (online) (Optical Society of America, 2018), paper FTu4A.4.
  3. Y. Liu, X. Yuan, M. Li, W. Zhang, Q. Zhao, J. Zhong, Y. Cao, Y. Li, L. Chen, H. Li, T. Peng, Y. Chen, C. Peng, S. Shi, Z. Wang, L. You, X. Ma, J. Fan, Q. Zhang, and J. Pan, “High Speed Self-testing Quantum Random Number Generation Without Detection Loophole,” in Frontiers in Optics 2017, OSA Technical Digest (online) (Optical Society of America, 2017), paper FTh2E.1.
  4. Yuan Cao, Yu-Huai Li, Zhu Cao, Juan Yin, Yuao Chen, Xiongfeng Ma, Cheng-Zhi Peng, Jian- Wei Pan, “Direct Counterfactual Communication with Single Photons”, CLEO: QELS Fundamental Science 2014 San Jose, California United States 8-13 June 2014
  5. Q.-C. Sun, W.-L. Wang, Y. Liu, F. Zhou, J. S. Pelc,  M. M. Fejer,  C.-. Peng,  X. Chen,  Xiongfeng Ma, Q. Zhang and J.-W. Pan, “Experimental passive decoy-state quantum key distribution”, CLEO: QELS Fundamental Science 2014 San Jose, California United States 8-13 June 2014
  6. Yang Liu, Teng-Yun Chen, Liu-Jun Wang, Hao Liang, Guoliang Shentu,  Jian Wang, Ke Cui,  Hua- Lei Yin, Nai-Le Liu, Li Li, Xiong-Feng Ma, Jason S. Pelc, Martin M. Fejer, Cheng-Zhi Peng, Qiang Zhang, Jian-Wei Pan, “Experimental Realization of Measurement Device Independent Quantum Key Distribution”, Quantum Information and Measurement 2013 Rochester, New York, United States 17–20 June 2013
  7. Feihu Xu, Bing Qi, He Xu, Jiancheng Xuan, Xiongfeng Ma, Hoi-Kwong Lo, and Li Qian, “A high- speed quantum random number generator prototype”,  CLEO: Science and Innovations 2013 San Jose, California United States 9–14 June 2013
  8. Xiongfeng Ma, and Norbert Lutkenhaus, “Improved Data Post-Processing in Quantum Key Distribution and Application to Loss Thresholds in Device Independent QKD”, CORD Conference Proceedings, ISSN: 2049-1255, 2011
  9. M. Curty, Xiongfeng Ma, B. Qi, T. Moroder, N. Lu¨tkenhaus, “Passive Decoy State Quantum Key Distribution with Coherent Light”, IEEE, Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC), San Diego, CA, MAR 21-25, (2010)
  10. N. Beaudry, A. Ferenczi, V. Narasimhachar, T. Moroder, Xiongfeng Ma, M. Piani, N. Lu¨ekenhaus, “Security of Quantum Key Distribution”, IEEE, Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC), San Diego, CA, MAR 21-25, (2010)
  11. C. Erven, Xiongfeng Ma, R. Laflamme, G. Weihs, “Entanglement-based quantum key distribution with biased basis choice”, CLEO/Europe - EQEC 2009 - European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and the European Quantum Electronics Conference, Munich, Germany (2009)
  12. B. Qi, Y. Zhao, Xiongfeng Ma, H.-K. Lo, and L. Qian, “Dual detectors scheme in practical quantum key distribution systems”, CLEO/Europe and IQEC 2007 Conference Digest, Optical Society of America, paper JSI 2 (2007)
  13. B. Qi, Y. Zhao, Xiongfeng Ma, H.-K. Lo, and L. Qian, “Improve the efficiency of a practical quantum key distribution system”, Proc. SPIE 6710, 671015 (2007)
  14. B. Qi, C.-H. F. Fung, Y. Zhao, Xiongfeng Ma, K. Tamaki, C. Chen, and H.-K. Lo, “Quantum hacking: attacking practical quantum key distribution systems”, Proc. SPIE 6710, 67100I (2007)
  15. Xiongfeng Ma, C.-H. F. Fung, and H.-K. Lo, “Decoy state protocols for quantum cryptography with parametric down conversion sources”, 2007 European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and the International Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO, Munich, Germany (2007)
  16. Y. Zhao, B. Qi, Xiongfeng Ma, H.-K. Lo and L. Qian, “Simulation and Implementation of Decoy State Quantum Key Distribution over 60km Telecom Fiber”, Proc. of 2006 IEEE ISIT, pp. 2094-2098, (2006)

 

Selected Invited Workshop Talks

 

  1. “Quantum Networks: Challenges and Opportunities”, panel discussion, CLEO 2020 Workshop on Quantum Networks, May 11-14 , (2020)
  2. “Phase-matching quantum key distribution”, Security of Quantum Key Distribution Workshop, Toronto, August, Canada (2019)
  3. “Security level and information flow in a quantum key distribution network”, IEEE Summer Topicals Meeting Series (SUM), Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA (2018)
  4. “From quantum coherence to randomness”, Workshop on Quantum Coherence and Correlations Beyond Entanglement, Singapore (2017)
  5. “One-Shot Coherence Dilution”, International Workshop on Quantum Computing and Quantum Information Processing, Beijing (2017)
  6. “Semi self-testing quantum random number generation”, The 2nd International Workshop on Trustworthy Quantum Information, Shanghai (2016)
  7. “Quantum key distribution with discrete phase randomization”, The 6th Workshop on Quantum Information Science, Hong Kong (2014)
  8. “Randomness requirement in the Bell’s inequality tests”, CIFAR-China Workshop, Waterloo, Canada (2014)
  9. “Input randomness in the Clauser-Horne-Shimony-Holt inequality”, Quantum Optics and Communication, Kazan, Russia (2014)
  10. “Detection Loophole-free Entanglement Verification”, Progress In Electromagnetics Research Symposium, Guangzhou (2014)
  11. International Workshop on Quantum Communication Networks, Leeds, United Kingdom (2014)
  12. QKD Post Processing Workshop 2011 (part of the funded research program “HiPANQ”) at the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Tech Gate Vienna, Austria (2011)
  13. Classical and Quantum Information Assurance Foundations and Practice, Dagstuhl, Germany (2009)
  14. Workshop on the finite-key effect, Centre for Quantum Technologies, Singapore (2008)

 

Selected Academic Services

Journal editorial commitment:

  • Review Editor, Quantum Engineering and Technology - Frontiers, 2021-

  • Editorial Board Member, Electronics, Section Board for ‘Quantum Electronics’, 2021-2022
  • Feature Editor, Journal of the Optical Society of America B, Special Issue on Quantum Key Distribution, 2018
  • Guest Editor, Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, Topical Issue on Quantum Coherence, 2018

Referee for leading journals/conferences in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science including:

  • Nature, Nature Photonics, Nature Electronics, Nature Communications, npj Quantum Information, Scientific Reports;

  • Physical Review Letters, Physical Review X, Physical Review A, Physical Review Applied;

  • Optica, Optics Express, Optics Letters, Journal of the Optical Society of America B, Applied Optics, Journal of Lightwave Technology, Optics Communications;

  • Science Advanced, New Journal of Physics, Laser Physics Letters, Quantum Electronics, Chinese Physics Letters, Quantum Science and Technology, Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, Journal of Optics, Europhysics Letters;

  • Applied Physics Letters, Physics Letters A, Acta Physica Sinica, China Communications, Chinese Science Bulletin, Chinese Physics B, International Journal for Light and Electron Optics, Entropy, European Physical Journal D, Quantum Information and Computation, Science China;

  • IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, IEEE Transactions on Computers, IEEE Security & Privacy, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE Photonics Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Photonics Journal, IEEE Access, Computing Surveys;
  • Eurocrypt, ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security.

Organizing/Program committee for various workshops and conferences:

  1. IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC): Quantum Photonics and Information Technology (QPIT), program committee, Virtual Conference, 18 – 22 October (2021)

  2. The 16th Conference on the Theory of Quantum Computation, Communication and Cryptography, program committee, Riga, Latvia, July 5-8 (2021)

  3. Workshop on the Quantum Information Technologies (QuaInT 2021), program committee, Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, Mar 19 (2021)
  4. IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC): Quantum Photonics and Information Technology (QPIT), program committee, Vancouver, September 27 - October 1 (2020)
  5. The 10th International Conference on Quantum Cryptography, program committee, Shanghai, August 10–14 (2020)
  6. The 8th International Conference on Quantum Cryptography, program committee, Shanghai, August 27–31 (2018)
  7. The 18th Asian Quantum Information Science Conference, program committee, Nagoya, September 8-12 (2018)
  8. The 11th Conference on the Theory of Quantum Computation, Communication and Cryptography, program committee, Berlin, September 27–29 (2016)
  9. The 16th Asian Quantum Information Science Conference, program committee, Taibei, August 28-September 02, (2016)
  10. CIFAR-China Quantum Information Science Program Meeting, co-organizer, Beijing, November 23- 25, (2015)
  11. Quantum Cryptography and Quantum Information, co-organizer, Aarhus University, October 19-22, (2015) 
  12. The First International Workshop on Trustworthy Quantum Information, co-organizer, University of Michigan, June 28-July 02 (2015)
  13. The Third Workshop on Quantum Communication and Quantum Information, co-organizer, Jishou, China, April 29-May 03 (2014)
  14. The 16th Workshop on Quantum Information Processing, local organizing committee, Beijing, January 21-25 (2013)

 

Course Teaching

  1. Introduction to Quantum Information, Tsinghua University, [Sep. 2021-Jan. 2022]
  2. Quantum Communication and Cryptography, Tsinghua University, [Sep. 2021-Jan. 2022]
  3. General Physics I, Tsinghua University, [Feb. 2021-Jun. 2021]
  4. Quantum Communication and Cryptography, Tsinghua University, [Sep. 2020-Jan. 2021]
  5. General Physics I, Tsinghua University, [Feb. 2020-Jun. 2020]
  6. Quantum Communication and Cryptography, Tsinghua University, [Sep. 2019-Jan. 2020]
  7. Introduction to Quantum Information, Tsinghua University, [Sep. 2019-Jan. 2020]
  8. General Physics I, Tsinghua University, [Feb. 2019-Jun. 2019]
  9. Quantum Information, Tsinghua University, [Sep. 2018-Jan. 2019]
  10. General Physics I, Tsinghua University, [Feb. 2018-Jun. 2018]
  11. Introduction to Quantum Information, Tsinghua University, [Sep. 2017-Jan. 2018]
  12. Quantum Information, Tsinghua University, [Sep. 2017-Jan. 2018]
  13. General Physics I, Tsinghua University, [Feb. 2017-Jun. 2017]
  14. Quantum Information, Tsinghua University, [Sep. 2016-Jan. 2017]
  15. General Physics I, Tsinghua University, [Mar. 2016-Jun. 2016]
  16. Quantum Information, Tsinghua University, [Sep. 2015-Jan. 2016]
  17. Advanced Quantum Information, Tsinghua University, [Mar. 2015-Jun. 2015]
  18. Physics B (1), Tsinghua University, [Mar. 2015-Jun. 2015]
  19. Physics B (2), Tsinghua University, [Sep. 2014-Jan. 2015]
  20. Physics B (1), Tsinghua University, [Feb. 2014-Jun. 2014]

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