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Vito Scarola

Professor of Physics at Virginia Tech whose research spans quantum many-body physics, AMO theory, quantum simulation, topological matter, and measurement-based quantum computing.

Scarola develops theory and computational methods for strongly interacting quantum systems, combining analytical modeling, numerics, and experiment-facing collaboration. His work emphasizes problems that connect many-body physics to quantum technologies, scientific software, and reusable computational infrastructure.

Research profile

Current work spans strongly correlated quantum matter, ultracold atoms and molecules, measurement-based quantum simulation, and open scientific software for scalable, reproducible workflows.

Leadership highlights

Leadership in federally supported research programs spanning DOE, NSF, AFOSR, ARO, and DARPA-related directions.
Community-building through ALPS, open-science infrastructure, and workshop organization in quantum information and quantum simulation.
Mentoring across postdoctoral, graduate, and undergraduate research in theory, computation, and software-oriented projects.

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Selected papers by Vito Scarola

A short, citable selection spanning the group's main directions. The complete record is on the full publication list.

Toward Quantum Analogue Simulation of Many-Body Supersymmetry with Rydberg Atom Arrays (Phys. Rev. Lett., 2025). [DOI]
Unveiling Supersolid Order via Vortex Trajectory Correlations (Phys. Rev. Lett., 2025). [DOI]
Measurement-Based Time Evolution for Quantum Simulation of Fermionic Systems (Phys. Rev. Research, 2022). [DOI]
Dispersion of the Excitations of Fractional Quantum Hall States (Science, 2009). [DOI]
Cooper Instability of Composite Fermions (Nature, 2000). [DOI]