Ward Vleeshouwers

Trainee Patent Attorney

Ward is training to become Dutch and European patent attorney in the field of electronics, mechanics, and software. Ward drafts patent applications and advises clients during granting and opposition procedures. He further provides technical support during patent litigation cases.

Ward has a research background in theoretical physics. He did his master thesis studies with Gerard ‘t Hooft, 1999 Nobel Prize winner in Physics. During his doctoral research, he wrote and published and academic textbook on black holes, as well as various scientific articles on physics topics such as random matrices, quantum  chaos, and quantum gravity, in leading scientific publications. Postdoctoral work at the R&D-division of a quantum computing startup led to his first encounter with patent law in his role as inventor.

  • PUBLICATIONS

     

    • Dieter Lüst, Ward Vleeshouwers. Black Hole Information and Thermodynamics. Springer, 2019.
    • Ward Vleeshouwers, Vladimir Gritsev. Topological field theory approach to intermediate statistics, SciPost Physics, 2021.
    • Ward Vleeshouwers, Vladimir Gritsev. The spectral form factor in the ‘t Hooft limit – Intermediacy versus universality. SciPost Physics Core, 2022.
    • Ward Vleeshouwers, Vladimir Gritsev. Unitary matrix integrals, symmetric polynomials, and long-range random walks. Journal of Physics A, 2023.
    • Diego Liska, Vladimir Gritsev, Ward Vleeshouwers, Jiri Minar. Holographic Quantum Scars. SciPost Physics, 2023.
    • Caterina Taballione et al. 20-Mode Universal Quantum Photonic Processor. Quantum, 2023.
    • Ward Vleeshouwers. Unitary matrix integrals, long-range random walks, and spectral statistics (Dissertatie), 2023.
    • Chao Chen Ye, Ward Vleeshouwers, Sarah Heatly, Vladimir Gritsev, Cristiane Morais-Smith. The quantum metric of non-hermitian Su-Schrieffer-Heeger systems. Physical Review Research, 2024.
  • PATENTS
    • An improved design for integrated photonic circuits. Application to be published in September 2024.

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Visiting address:

Rembrandt Tower, 30th Floor
Amstelplein 1
1096 HA Amsterdam
The Netherlands

Postal address:

P.O. Box 94361
1090 GJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands

The facts

Languages

Dutch, English, Spanish, German, French

Education

Amsterdam University College (Bachelor Liberal Arts & Sciences, Summa Cum Laude, 2014)
Universiteit Utrecht (Master Theoretical Physics, Cum Laude, 2018)
Universiteit van Amsterdam (PhD, 2023)

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