David Petrosyan received the undergraduate and PhD degrees in Physics in Armenia. After a nearly three year postdoc stay in Israel, he was hired by IESL/FORTH, first on a tenure-track position and then a permanent position.
Dr. Petrosyan specializes in theoretical quantum optics and quantum information. He has published nearly 80 scientific papers and co-authored a textbook for graduate students.

Education

• 1995 Diploma in Physics, Department of Physics, Yerevan State University, Armenia
• 1999 PhD in Laser Physics, Institute for Physical Research, Armenian National Academy of Sciences

Career

• 1997-1998 Research Fellow, Max–Planck–Institut für Quantenoptik, Germany
• 1998-2000 Research Fellow, Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser, FORTH, Greece
• 2000-2002 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemical Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
• 2002- Research Director [A] (since 2024), Principal [B] (2006)/Associate [Γ] Researcher, IESL/FORTH, Greece
• 2006 & 2009 Humboldt Research Fellow, Department of Physics, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany
• 2014-2015 D. T. Mortensen Senior Fellow, Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies, Aarhus University, Denmark
• 2016-2020 Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Denmark
• 2017- Mercator Fellow, Center for Quantum Science, Physikalisches Institut Universität Tübingen, Germany

Interests

• Quantum non-linear optics with single photons and coherent atomic ensembles
• Spin lattice models with cold atoms in optical lattices, interacting Rydberg atoms
• Quantum simulations of strongly interacting few- and many-body systems
• Physical implementations of quantum information processing and communication with optical, atomic, solid-state and hybrid systems

Awards/Prizes/Distinctions

• 1997 DAAD graduate student Scholarship, Germany
• 2000 Feinberg Postdoctoral Fellowship, Israel
• 2006 Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship, Germany
• 2013 Dale T. Mortensen Senior Fellowship, Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies, Denmark
• 2014 Friedrich W. Bessel Research Award of the Humboldt Foundation, Germany
• 2016 APS Outstanding Referee