Controllable devices provide novel ways for the simulation of complex quantum open systems. In this talk, we will present different experimental platforms, developed in our group, where the dynamics of Born-Markov open quantum systems can be successfully simulated. In particular, we will discuss the observation of the so-called environment-assisted quantum transport in electrical oscillator networks, the survival of quantum coherence between indistinguishable particles propagating in quantum networks affected by noise, and the implementation of the first noise-enabled optical ratchet system.