Quantum random walks
Discrete quantum walk simulations, coin operators, and the probability distributions that emerge from quantum evolution.
Related publicationTheoretical physics · Applied innovation
Lila Yuwana
Dr. Lila Yuwana, M.Si.
Head of the Department of Physics, ITS
Exploring quantum walks and entanglement, while developing practical technologies for farming, clean energy, and coastal communities.
Photo: ITS News · 2025
01 / Research
Understanding quantum systems
Research in quantum information spans the dynamics of quantum walks, multipartite entanglement, and quantum communication protocols.
Entanglement classification
Characterising multipartite states through the ranks and invariants of reduced density matrices.
Related publicationQuantum teleportation
Entangled channels and controlled teleportation, including encrypted protocols and general three-qubit pure states.
Related publication02 / Community & innovation
Physics in the field
Collaborative work with farming and coastal communities brings electric mobility, solar energy, and appropriate technology into everyday use.
Palm oil research · GRS 2023
Electric Wheelbarrow
Leading the development of an electric wheelbarrow for transporting fresh fruit bunches. Its two-front-wheel design and differential axle help farmers navigate narrow, sloping plantation paths; the battery can be charged using solar panels.
Read the ITS News story · June 2025Mangrove conservation · 2025
Solar boats for Sontoh Laut
The community service team led by Lila developed a detachable electric outboard system with flexible solar panels. The boat was donated to support mangrove conservation in Sontoh Laut, Surabaya.
Read the ITS News story · November 2025A further IoT-based solar boat project was selected in the 2026 HETI Innovation for Community programme.
Electric crawler for palm plantations
A tracked, DC-powered carrier developed by Lila’s team to move fresh fruit bunches across difficult smallholder plantation terrain.
Project coverageHybrid rice mill
A dual-energy rice mill for farmers in Lembeyan Kulon, Magetan, designed to combine solar electricity and a petrol engine through a two-way clutch.
ITS programme document (PDF)Listed in ITS’s 2026 community service funding recommendations.03 / Photo gallery
In the field, on campus
Research, community projects, and academic life. Select a photograph to explore it in full.
Dr. Lila Yuwana presents at the 2026 Physics parents’ meeting at ITS.
A group photograph from the 2026 Physics parents’ meeting at ITS.
A department briefing during the 2026 Physics parents’ meeting at ITS.
ITS recipients of the 2025 Palm Oil Research Grant at the research agreement signing in Jakarta.
The ITS community-service team aboard the solar-powered electric boat at Sontoh Laut, Surabaya.
The electric boat with flexible solar panels donated for mangrove conservation at Sontoh Laut, Surabaya.
Dr Lila Yuwana presents the electric wheelbarrow design for transporting oil-palm harvests.
Dr Lila Yuwana with the electric wheelbarrow at the ITS Research and Technology Innovation Gallery (GRIT).
Lila Yuwana explains the electric wheelbarrow during PERISAI 2024 in Nusa Dua, Bali.
The electric wheelbarrow research project at INARI Expo, as documented by ITS.
Electric-wheelbarrow research monitoring and evaluation at the ITS Research Center, 28 May 2024.
Principal investigator Dr Lila Yuwana presents the progress of the electric-wheelbarrow research.
The electric-wheelbarrow prototype documented during the research monitoring and evaluation at ITS.
ITS community service team visits a patin fish farmer in Bulusari Village, Tulungagung.
Solar-powered lighting installed at a patin fish pond in Bulusari Village.
A food processor in Bulusari Village with the grinding machine developed by the ITS community service team.
ITS community service team and local residents during a visit featuring patin-based food products.
ITS community service team with members of the Mangrove Farmers Group enterprise in Wonorejo, Surabaya.
Dr Lila Yuwana, wearing a red mask at center, with the ITS KKN team at the mushroom house in Selorejo Village, Jombang.
Briefing for ITS KKN participants on temperature and humidity automation for oyster mushroom cultivation.
Dr Lila Yuwana, at left, coordinates with fellow lecturers on the ITS community service and KKN team.
Official portrait of Dr. Lila Yuwana from the ITS Physics Head of Department welcome page.
04 / Publications
Selected publications
Quantum Controlled Teleportation Via An Arbitrary Entangled Three-Qubit Pure State in The Most General Form
M. Taufiqi, A. Purwanto, L. Yuwana
Brazilian Journal of Physics 56, 137
Encrypted Quantum Controlled Teleportation Protocol
M. Taufiqi, A. Purwanto, B. A. Subagyo, H. Sukamto, L. Yuwana
International Journal of Theoretical Physics 64, 110
Invariants for determining entanglements pattern
I. N. Artawan, A. Purwanto, L. Yuwana
Physica Scripta 97, 075106
Quantum Entanglement and Reduced Density Matrices
A. Purwanto, H. Sukamto, L. Yuwana
International Journal of Theoretical Physics 57, 2426–2436
MATLAB Programming to Implement Quantum Walk Algorithm for Presenting Probability Distributions of Quantum Walks
L. Yuwana, A. Purwanto, Endarko
Journal of Informatics and Mathematical Sciences 10 (1–2), 23–32
Entanglement Identification of Arbitrary Two-Qubit Quantum Channels and the Capabilities to Realise Quantum Teleportation
L. Yuwana, A. Purwanto, Endarko, D. Januriyanto
Indian Journal of Science and Technology 10 (43), 1–4
05 / News & activities
More community stories
Technology development, local partnerships, and community programmes documented by ITS.
Solar energy and IoT for coastal communities
Programme mentor for a collaboration with Universitas Lambung Mangkurat in Pagatan Besar, covering early warning, cold storage, and water filtration.
Supporting catfish farming and processing
Solar-powered pond lighting and processing equipment for farmers in Bulusari, Tulungagung. Lila served as the programme’s academic supervisor.
Processing tools for seaweed businesses
Leading a team that developed a mixer and spinner for the Mangrove Wonorejo farmers’ group in Surabaya.
Automation for oyster mushroom cultivation
Temperature and humidity control, monitoring, and solar-powered support for growers in Selorejo, Jombang.
06 / Contact
Academic & community collaboration
Department of Physics
Faculty of Science and Data Analytics
Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember