HEXA

Full name:

Harnessing EXplainable AI for Next-Generation Quantum Devices

Appointment of the team:

2025

HEXA is an interdisciplinary research project focused on quantum and optoelectronic systems, from atoms, molecules and 2D materials to complex nanophotonic structures.

The project combines theory, experiments and computer-based methods to better understand how such systems work and how they can be used in future technologies, including quantum communication, energy-efficient photonics, photovoltaics, diagnostics and environmental monitoring. Explainable artificial intelligence supports this work as one of the research tools, helping scientists analyse data, predict selected material properties and identify promising directions for designing new materials and devices.

Team Leader

Karolina Słowik

Bio:

Karolina Słowik is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Physics, NCU. She has led nationally and internationally funded research projects, including grants from the National Science Centre, the Foundation for Polish Science and the QuantERA programme. Her group collaborates with research partners in Poland, Germany, Switzerland, UK, Italy, Spain and USA.
In 2019, she received the Polish Minister of Science Award for Outstanding Young Scientists. She co-authored over 40 articles, e.g., in Nature Photonics, Nature Communications, or Physical Review Letters. Her research combines atomic physics, quantum optics and nanophotonics in systems ranging from individual atoms to quantum materials and nanostructures.
She serves on the Boards of the European Physical Society’s Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics Division and Equal Opportunities Committee, and is an Editor of Scientific Reports. She is active in international networks through invited talks, seminars and collaborative research.