Patricia Ribes Metidieri
Research Fellow
Profile
Biography
I studied Physics at the University of Barcelona, where I received the Bachelors degree in 2018 and was awarded the Premi Extraordinari dr Fi de Grau. During this time, I gained early research experience thorugh two internships at CERN and participated in international training programs, including the USEQIP summer school in Waterloo, Canada.
Supported by a DAAD scholarship, I went on to pursue the Elite Masters in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics at LMU Munich and TUM, graduation with honours in 2021. I then joined Radoud University as a PhD researcher under Dr Béatrice Bonga, with external supervision from Professor Ivan Agullo (LSU). My doctoral research explored quantum entanglement in curved spacetimes, bringing together tools from quantum field theory, quantum information theory, functional analysis, and numerical computation. During my PhD I carred out extended research visits to LSU and the Perimeter Institute, one of which was supported by a Blaumann Foundation grant.
Alongside my research, I contributed to teaching courses in quantum field theory and black hole physics, and presented my work at several international conferences and workshops and received the IMAPP Award on Science Communication in recognition of effective researhc communication to a broad scientific audience.
After a short postdoctoral position in Ivan Agullo's group at LSU (2025), I joined the University of York in October 2025 as a 1851 Research Fellow. My current research focuses on the distribution and dynamics of quantum entanglement in the vicinity of black holes, as well as on the impact of gravitional fields of relativistic quantum information protocols and measurements.
Career
- 2025-2028: 1851 Research Fellow at the University of York.
- 2021-2025: PhD candidate at Radboud University.
- 2018-2021: MSc in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics at the Ludwig-Maximillian University of Munich and Technical University of Munich.
- 2017-2018: Internship as a Technical student at CERN.
- 2013-2018: Bachelors degree in Physics at the University of Barcelona.
Research
Overview
My research lies at the intersection of Quantum Field Theory in curved spacetime, general relativity and quantum information, with applications in cosmology and black hole physics. A key focus of my work is investigating the structure and distribution of entanglement in quantum field theories both in flat (Minkowski) and curved spacetimes.
Projects
My project, "Unveiling Black Hole Entanglement", funded by the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, investigates how quantum entanglement is distributed near forming and evaporating black holes within the semi-classcial regime. It combines analytical and numerical methods to study these dynamics and explores how backreaction affects communication and measurement protocols near black holes. Ultimately, the project aims to refine our understanding of the limits of the semi-classical approximation.
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