Alumni in academia

Prof Mehdi Abdi

Postdoc (2015–2018)
Now Associate Professor

now at:
Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Prof Fabio Anselmi

PhD (2001–2005)
Now Assistant Professor

now at:
University of Trieste

Prof Koenraad Audenaert

Postdoc (2001–2002 & 2004–2007)
Full Professor (Royal Holloway, University of London)

now at:
Ulm University

Dr Ralf Aurich

Now Retired

Prof Abolfazl Bayat

Postdoc (2011–2013)
Now Professor

now at:
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

Dr Alejandro Bermúdez Carballo

Postdoc (2011–2013)
Now Permanent Research Scientist

now at:
Instituto de Física Teórica UAM/CSIC

Prof Fernando G S L Brandão

PhD (2006–2009)
Now Full Professor

now at:
California Institute of Technology

Dr Étienne Brion

Postdoc (2007–2008)
Now Senior Scientific Researcher

now at:
Université Toulouse-III-Paul-Sabatier

Prof Dan Browne

PhD (2001–2004)
Now Full Professor

now at:
University College London

Prof Daniel Burgarth

Postdoc (2007–2009)
Now Professor

now at:
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Prof Jianming Cai

Postdoc (2011–2014)
Now Full Professor

now at:
Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Prof Filippo Caruso

Postdoc (2008–2012)
Now Associate Professor

now at:
University of Florence

Dr Jorge Casanova

Postdoc (2014–2018)
Now Ikerbasque Research Fellow

now at:
University of the Basque Country

Prof Javier Cerrillo-Moreno

PhD (2009–2011)
Now Profesor Titular de Universidad

now at:
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena

Prof Qiong Chen

Postdoc (2013–2018)
Now Associate Professor

now at:
Hunan Normal University

Dr Alex W Chin

Postdoc (2009–2011)
Now Permanent Research Scientist

now at:
Institut des Nanosciences de Paris (CNRS & Sorbonne Université)

Dr Fabien Clivaz

Postdoc (2021–2023)
Now Senior Lecturer & Researcher

now at:
FH Technikum Wien

Prof Cecilia Cormick

Postdoc (2012–2014)
Now Professor

now at:
National University of Cordoba

Dr Benjamin D'Anjou

Postdoc (2020–2023)
Now Research Scientist

now at:
Université de Sherbrooke

Prof Oscar Dahlsten

PhD (2005–2018)
Now Associate Professor

now at:
City University of Hong Kong

Prof Animesh Datta

Postdoc (2008–2010)
Now Full Professor

now at:
University of Warwick

Prof Adolfo del Campo

Postdoc (2008–2011)
Now Full Professor

now at:
University of Luxembourg

Dr Benjamin Desef

PhD (2020–2024)
Now Research Scientist

now at:
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt

Dr Sandro Donadi

Postdoc (2017–2018)
Now Postdoc

now at:
Queen's University Belfast

Dr Dario Egloff

PhD (2015–2019)
Now Postdoc

now at:
Universidad de los Andes

Prof Jens Eisert

Postdoc (2001–2002)
Now Full Professor

now at:
Freie Universität Berlin

Dr María García Díaz

MSc (2016)
Now Lecturer & Researcher

now at:
Universidad Complutense Madrid

Prof Michael J Hartmann

Postdoc (2005–2008)
Now Full Professor

now at:
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Prof Myung-Joong Hwang

Postdoc (2014–2019)
Now Assistant Professor

now at:
Duke Kunshan University

Dr Theodore Ilias

PhD (2019–2024)
Now Postdoc

now at:
Princeton University

Prof Daniel Jonathan

PhD (1997–2001)
Now Assistant Professor

now at:
Universidade Federal Fluminense

Prof Ludovico Lami

Postdoc (2020–2022)
Now Assistant Professor

now at:
University of Amsterdam & QuSoft

Prof Hoi-Kwan Lau

Postdoc (2014–2016)
Now Assistant Professor

now at:
Simon Fraser University

Dr Alexandre Le Boité

Postdoc (2015–2017)
Now Permanent Research Scientist

now at:
Matériaux et Phénomènes Quantiques (CNRS & Université Paris Cité)

Dr Alexandar Ligouri-Schremp

Postdoc (2010–2011)
Now Adjunct Professor

now at:
Colorado School of Mines

Prof Mauricio Matera

Postdoc (2015–2016)
Now Adjoint Professor

now at:
Universidad Nacional de La Plata

Dr Andrea Mattioni

PhD (2016–2022)
Now Postdoc

now at:
University of Manchester

Prof Mark Mitchison

Postdoc (2017–2018)
Now Assistant Professor

now at:
Trinity College Dublin

Dr Miguel Navascués

Postdoc (2006–2008)
Now Group Leader

now at:
Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI)

Dr Santiago Oviedo-Casado

PhD (2013–2016)
Now Postdoc

now at:
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Prof Masaki Owari

Postdoc (2008–2011)
Now Associate Professor

now at:
Shizuoka University

Dr Neil Oxtoby

Postdoc (2007–2009)
Now Principal Research Fellow

now at:
University College London

Dr Douglas Plato

PhD (2008–2011)
Now Postdoc

now at:
Universität Rostock

Dr Ricardo Puebla-Antunes

PhD (2013–2018)
Now Visiting Professor

now at:
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

Prof Alex Retzker

Postdoc (2006–2012)
Now Full Professor

now at:
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Dr Ángel Rivas Vargas

PhD (2009–2011)
Now Professor Titular de Universidad

now at:
Universidad Complutense Madrid

Dr Massimiliano F Sacchi

Postdoc (2000)
Now Permanent Research Associate

now at:
Pavia University

Prof Marcelo F Santos

Postdoc (2004–2006)
Now Professor Titular

now at:
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Dr Christopher Schroeder

PhD (2013–2016)
Now PhD Student

now at:
Binghamton University

Prof Andrea Smirne

Postdoc (2014–2019)
Now Associate Professor

now at:
Università degli Studi di Milano

Dr Alejandro Somoza Márquez

PhD (2016–2022)
Now Research Scientist

now at:
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt

Dr Thomas Theurer

PhD (2017–2021)
Now Postdoc

now at:
University of Calgary

Prof Luca Turin

Visiting Professor (2014–2015)
Now Professor

now at:
The University of Buckingham

Prof Vlatko Vedral

PhD (1996–1998)
Now Full Professor

now at:
University of Oxford

Dr Shashank Virmani

PhD (1998–2001) & Postdoc (2002–2007)
Now Senior Lecturer

now at:
Brunel University London

Prof Zhenyu Wang

Postdoc (2013–2019)
Now Assistant Professor

now at:
South China Normal University

Prof Bobo Wei

Postdoc (2015–2016)
Now Assistant Professor

now at:
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

Dr Mischa Woods

PhD (2010–2013)
Now Permanent Research Scientist

now at:
QInfo (French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation)

Dr Dayou Yang

Postdoc (2019–2025)
Now Associate Professor

now at:
Hefei National Laboratory (USTC)

Alumni in industry

Dr Mortaza Aghtar

Postdoc (2015–2017)
Now R&D Engineer

now at:
SimpaTec

Dr Andreas Albrecht

PhD (2013–2015)
Now Development Engineer

now at:
Diehl Group

Dr Javier Almeida

Postdoc (2011–2013)
Now Team Leader (Metrology Image Quality)

now at:
ASML

Dr Tillmann Baumgratz

PhD (2010–2014)
Now Senior Engineering Manager

now at:
Bosch

Dr Martin Bruderer

Postdoc (2012–2016)
Now R&D Researcher

now at:
Wenger Engineering

Dr Deborah Contreras-Pulido

Postdoc (2012–2014)
Now Patent Engineer

now at:
Mitscherlich PartmbB

Dr Francesco Cosco

Postdoc (2019–2021)
Now Research Scientist

now at:
VTT

Dr Marcus Cramer

Postdoc (2009–2015)
Now Co-Founder & Managing Partner

now at:
Liminalytics

Dr Inés de Vega

Postdoc (2010–2011)
Now VP of Technology

now at:
IQM Quantum Computers

Dr Ish Dhand

Postdoc (2016–2019 & 2021–2022)
Now Co-Founder & CEO

now at:
QC Design

Dr Alvaro Feito-Boirac

PhD (2006–2009)
Now Founder

now at:
Kevalin Criptoletum

Dr Pelayo Fernández-Acebal

PhD (2014–2019)
Now System Engineer

now at:
Carl Zeiss SMT

Dr José Diogo Guimarães

PhD (2021–2024)
Now Quantum Engineer

now at:
IQM Quantum Computers

Dr Jan F Haase

PhD (2015–2019) & Postdoc (2021–2023)
Now Associate

now at:
Horn & Company

Dr Milan Holzäpfel

PhD (2013–2018)

Dr Nathan Killoran

Postdoc (2012–2016)
Now CTO of Software

now at:
Xanadu

Dr Shreya P Kumar

PhD (2016–2020)
Now CTO and Co-Founder

now at:
QC Design

Dr Andreas Lemmer

PhD (2013–2018)
Now Researcher

now at:
Hensoldt

Dr Shai Machnes

Postdoc (2011–2014)
Now Co-Founder and CEO

now at:
Qruise

Dr Fabio Mascherpa

PhD (2016–2019)
Now Innovation Analyst

now at:
Eni

Kike Miralles

MSc (2016)
Now Principal

now at:
Starlight Ventures

Dr Ramil Nigmatullin

PhD (2010–2014)
Now Research Scientist

now at:
Quantinuum

Dr Gor Nikoghosyan

Postdoc (2010–2013)
Now Subject Matter Expert

now at:
KPIT

Dr Alexander Nüßeler

PhD (2018–2024)
Now Researcher

now at:
Hensoldt

Dr Polykarpos Papadopoulos

PhD (1998–2001)
Now Quantitative Analyst

now at:
Barclays Corporate & Investment Bank

Dr Stephen Parker

PhD (1999–2002)
Now Senior Solutions Architect

now at:
Simplify

Dr Michael A Perlin

Visiting Student (2015–2016)
Now Vice President of Quantum Error Correction

now at:
JPMorgan Chase

Dr Kenny Pregnell

Postdoc (2006–2007)
Now Chief Risk Officer

now at:
Eisler Capital

Dr Robert Rosenbach

PhD (2013–2016)
Now Senior Data Scientist

now at:
Digitec Galaxus

Joachim Rosskopf

PhD (2013–?)
Now Partner

now at:
Zoi

Dr Ilai Schwartz

PhD (2015–2023)
Now CTO and Co-Founder

now at:
NVision

Dr Kirill Streltsov

PhD (2017–2023)
Now R&D Scientist

now at:
IMS Nanofabrication

Dr Marcos Tacca

Postdoc (2022–2023)
Now Development Engineer

now at:
Bosch

Dr Benedikt Tratzmiller

PhD (2020–2023)
Now Research Scientist

now at:
Carl Zeiss

Dr Clemens Vittmann

PhD (2020–2023)
Now Consultant

now at:
d-fine

Dr Harald Wunderlich

PhD (2009–2011)
Now Partner

now at:
d-fine

Past visitors

Prof Javier Cerrillo-Moreno

PhD (2009–2011)
Now Profesor Titular de Universidad

now at:
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena

Nir Yuran

Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Visitor from Jan. 2025 to Apr. 2025

Dr Chusei Kiumi

QIQB, University of Osaka
Visitor from Jan. 2025 to Mar. 2025

Federico Tom Pérez

Marcel Morillas Rozas

Alberto López García

Contact

Ulm University
Institute of Theoretical Physics
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Most Recent Papers

Optically Hyperpolarized Materials for Levitated Optomechanics, Quantum 9, 1928 (2025)

Quantum Fisher information from tensor-network integration of the Lyapunov equation, Phys. Rev. A 112, 052454 (2025), arXiv:2506.11330

Physically constrained quantum clock-driven dynamics, New J. Phys. 27, 114501 (2025), arXiv:2409.02857

Experimental witness for general relativistic effects in quantum mechanics, Int. J. Mod. Phys. D 8, 268 (2025)

Correlated dynamics as a resource in molecular switches, Phys. Rev. A 112, 042411 (2025), arXiv:2504.12202