Optimization and Realization of Quantum Devices
  This manuscript must be intended as an informal review of the research works carried out during three years of PhD. "Informal" in the sense that technical proofs are often omitted (they can be found in the papers) as one could do for a presentation in a public talk. Clearly, some background of Quantum Mechanics is needed, even if I tried to minimize the prerequisites. 
Francesco Buscemi