Personal profile
Personal profile
Department of Physics
Office: W054, Wilson Lab (basement floor)
Homepage: http://www.richardhowl.com
Educational background
I completed my combined bachelor's and master’s degree at the University of Oxford. Subsequently, I completed my PhD in high-energy physics at the University of Southampton.
Research interests
The overarching theme of my research considers connections between quantum information theory and high-energy physics. I am particularly interested in how ideas of quantum information can be used to test fundamental physics, especially quantum gravity. Please see my list of publications and homepage for more information.
Affiliations
2023-Present: Senior Research Fellow, Department of Physics, Royal Holloway University of London, UK.
2021-2023: Research Fellow, Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford, UK.
2020-2021: Research Fellow, Department of Computer Science, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
2017-2020: Research Fellow, School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Nottingham, UK.
2016-2017: Research Fellow, Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, Austria.
Keywords
- Quantum mechanics
- Quantum Technology
- quantum information science
- Physics
- Quantum gravity
- High-energy physics
- Gravitational waves
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Classical theories of gravity produce entanglement
Aziz, J. & Howl, R., 22 Oct 2025, In: Nature. 646, p. 813-817 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Quantum-enhanced screened dark energy detection
Hartley, D., Käding, C., Howl, R. & Fuentes, I., 18 Jan 2024, In: European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields. 84, 11 p., 49.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Quantum Gravity Signature in a Thermodynamic Observable
Strasser, T., Christodoulou, M., Howl, R. & Brukner, C., 23 Dec 2024.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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Circuit locality from relativistic locality in scalar field mediated entanglement
Biagio, A. D., Howl, R., Brukner, Č., Rovelli, C. & Christodoulou, M., 9 May 2023.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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Gravitationally-induced entanglement in cold atoms
Howl, R., Cooper, N. & Hackermüller, L., 3 Apr 2023, (Unpublished) In: ArXiv.org. 2304.00734.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Projects
- 2 Finished
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QISS 2: The Quantum Information Structure of Spacetime, Second Phase
Howl, R. (PI)
1/03/23 → 31/05/25
Project: Research
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Experimental Signatures Of Quantum Gravity Using Ultracold Atoms
Howl, R. (PI)
1/08/22 → 30/04/25
Project: Research