Quantum control by effective counterdiabatic driving

We review a scheme for the systematic design of quantum control protocols based on shortcuts to adiabaticity in few -level quantum systems. The adiabatic dynamics is accelerated by introducing high -frequency modulations in the control Hamiltonian, which mimic a timedependent counterdiabatic correction. We present a number of applications for the high-fidelity realization of quantum state transfers and quantum gates based on effective counterdiabatic driving, in platforms ranging from superconducting circuits to Rydberg atoms.