Quantum control: Steering the Quantum Revolution

The success of the quantum revolution critically hinges on the capability to  precisely control quantum systems. To transform quantum non-locality and coherence from theoretical curiosities into technological assets requires  overcoming the hurdles of environmental decoherence and hardware scalability. Quantum control theory provides the essential toolkits for this mission --- controllability analysis, defining the boundaries of what is possible, and optimized pulse design, deriving high-fidelity protocols to realize those goals. After a short introduction to the basic principles, I will present our recent results demonstrating how control theory enables the optimization of experimental quantum platforms and the discovery of novel phenomena in many-body systems.