Members
Group Leaders
Michael Knap : My research clusters around various questions of condensed matter theory and includes non-equilibrium quantum dynamics and statistical physics in ultracold quantum gases and correlated quantum materials.
Room: 3037
Phone: +49 89 289 53777
eMail: michael.knap@ph.tum.de
Johannes Knolle : My research has been centred around one of the great topics of modern physics — the search for unconventional quantum phases and novel excitations in correlated materials.
Room: 3225
Phone: +49 (89) 289 - 53740
eMail: j.knolle@tum.de
Barbara Kraus : Our research group is working on various topics within Quantum Information Theory. We are particularly interested in characterizing multipartite entanglement and identifying new applications thereof. Another central topic in the research group is the characterization and verification of quantum devices.
Room: 3027
Phone: +49 89 289 53660
eMail: barbara.kraus@ph.tum.de
Sanjay Moudgalya : I am broadly interested in theoretical quantum many-body physics, and much of my research has centered around quantum dynamics and its interplay with symmetries.
Room: 3308
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: sanjay.moudgalya@tum.de
Frank Pollmann : My research interests are in theoretical condensed matter physics and in particular in systems with strongly correlated electrons.
Room: 3033
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: frank.pollmann@tum.de
Group Members
Adam Prystupiuk : I am interested in topological and exotic phases of matter. My current research focuses on the study of periodically-driven 2D systems - Floquet Topological Insulators.
Room:
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: adam.prystupiuk@tum.de
Alfred Benedito : I am interested in analytical, theoretical methods for condensed matter systems. Currently, I study periodically driven quantum phase transitions.
Room: 1205
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: alfred.benedito@tum.de
Alvise Bastianello : My research focuses on strongly interacting quantum matter out of equilibrium, with emphasis on non-conventional thermalization and transport. I use exact analytical techniques to explore these questions, such as integrability and bosonization.
Room: 3316
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: alvise.bastianello@tum.de
Anton Romen : My research interests lie in the area of condensed matter theory, with a particular interest on deconfined quantum criticality.
Room: 3307
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: anton.romen@tum.de
Avedis Neehus : I am interested in the exotic phases of matter arising in strongly correlated many-body systems. My current focus lies on topological phases of matter, in particular questions related to disorder, quantum phase transitions and transport and in Quantum Spin Liquids and Quantum Hall systems.
Room: 3226
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: avedis.neehus@tum.de
Benjamin Sappler : I am interested in the numerical simulation of quantum many-body systems, mainly using tensor network methods.
Room:
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: benjamin.sappler@tum.de
Bernhard Jobst : I am interested in using quantum computers for various problems such as machine learning tasks and simulations of quantum many-body systems.
Room: 3318
Phone: +49 (89) 289 - 53769
eMail: bernhard.jobst@tum.de
Caterina Zerba : My research is focused on the study of quantum many-body systems out of equilibrium. I am particularly interested in their thermalization properties and entanglement dynamics.
Room: 3311
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: caterina.zerba@tum.de
Clemens Kuhlenkamp: I am interested in the dynamics of disordered many-body systems.
Room: 3311
Phone: +49 89 289 53774
eMail: c.kuhlenkamp@tum.de
Daniel Molpeceres Mingo : My research interests include classical simulation of open quantum systems, gaussian state simulation and verification of quantum systems.
Room: 3320 3320@5101
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: daniel.molpeceres@tum.de
David Kennworthy Gunn : I am interested in
Room: 3320 3320@5101
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: david-kenworthy.gunn@tum.de
David Hofmeier : I am interested in field theoretic methods for condensed matter systems. Currently, I study deconfined quantum criticality.
Room: 1205
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: d.hofmeier@tum.de
Eduard Koller : I take interest in the field of strongly correlated electrons and frustrated magnetism. Currently I study the interaction between photons and quantum spin liquids by analytical methods.
Room: 1205
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: eduard.koller@tum.de
Fabian Pichler : My research focuses on describing novel methods to find signatures of strongly correlated electron phases in 2D materials.
Room:
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: fabian.pichler@tum.de
Gloria Isbrandt : I am interested in the physics of quantum many body systems, in particular fractonic systems far from equilibrium. I study their behavior with various computational methods.
Room: 1205
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: gloria.isbrandt@tum.de
Hui-Ke Jin : My research interest includes: tensor network state, frustrated spin systems, nonequilibrium systems, and quantum simulations.
Room: 3222
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: jhk@zju.edu.cn
Ignacio Salgado Linares : I am interested in understanding the contribution of magnons to thermal Hall transport by studying stochastic Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert dynamics of Kitaev spin liquids, applying both analytical and numerical methods.
Room: 1205
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: i.salgado@tum.de
Jakob Unfried : I am interested in developing tensor network methods for condensed matter systems, as well as Automatic Differentiation and Machine Learning. I am especially fascinated by topological phases of matter, as well as novel phases that arise in the presence of periodic drives.
Room: 3309
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: jakob.unfried@tum.de
Jiaxin Qiao : I am interested in the exotic collective phenomenon in quantum many-body systems. Currently, I focus on the scaling behavior in topological superconductors.
Room:
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: jiaxin.qiao@tum.de
Johannes Hauschild : I am interested in the development and application of tensor network based methods to quantum many-body systems. In particular, I'm the leading developer behind the TeNPy library. More recently, I also got interested in strategies to employ tensor networks for quantum computing on near-term NISQ devices.
Room: 3029
Phone: +49 (89) 289 - 53761
eMail: johannes.hauschild@tum.de
Jonas Habel : My research focusses on dynamics of correlated quantum magnets. In particular, I study topological properties of magnon excitations in frustrated spin systems and how they are affected by exotic many-body interactions that naturally arise due to the frustration.
Room: 3218
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: jonas.habel@tum.de
Josef Willsher: I am interested in using theoretical tools in condensed matter systems, and especially in studying phases with intrinsic topological order. My current work is in using field theory to study quantum spin liquids away from integrable limits.
Room: 3221
Phone: +49 (89) 289 - 53744
eMail: joe.willsher@tum.de
Julian Bösl : My research interests include the description of phases of matter which arise in quantum many-body contexts such as ultra-cold gas setups. I am equally interested in the out-of-equilibrium dynamics of quantum systems under additional constraints.
Room: 3307
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: julian.boesl@tum.de
Léo Mangeolle : My research has focused on thermal transport and kinetic equations, especially on the thermal Hall effect in magnetic systems. More recently I am also investigating interaction effects on quantum oscillations.
Room: 3223
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: leo.mangeolle@tum.de
Lorenzo Lanzini : My current work focuses on Altermagnetism in Fermi-Hubbard models, using numerical and analytical methods.
Room:
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: lorenzo.lanzini@tum.de
Ludwig Zweng : I am interested in the physics of non-Abelian anyons in topological systems and their connection to emergent quantum many-body phenomena.
Room:
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: ludwig.zweng@tum.de
Lukas Haller : I am interested in non-equilibrium dynamics of quantum many-body systems. Currently I focus on measurement induced phase transitions in free-fermion random quantum circuits or Hamiltonian evolution combined with measurements.
Room: 5101.U1.1203
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: lukas.haller@tum.de
Lukas Wittmann : I am interested in the development and application of tensor network methods for quantum many-body systems.
Room: 5101.U1.1203
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: lukasj.wittmann@tum.de
Marc Langer : I am interested in
Room: 3316 3316@5101
Phone: +49 (89) 289 - 53768
eMail: marc.langer@tum.de
Marco Lastres : I am interested in the theoretical study of quantum many-body systems. My work focuses on understanding the role that conventional and unconventional symmetries play in quantum dynamics.
Room: 3314
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: marco.lastres@tum.de
Markus Drescher : My research interests lie in the area of condensed matter theory, with a particular focus on strongly correlated quantum systems such as spin liquids. I am especially fascinated by emergent phenomena in many-body physics.
Room: 3312
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: markus.drescher@tum.de
Masataka Kawano : I am interested in emergent phenomena in quantum many-body systems. My current research focuses on the interplay of strong electron correlations and spin-orbit coupling.
Room: 3318
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: masataka.kawano@tum.de
Matthias Englbrecht : I am interested in
Room: 3304 (3304@5101)
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: matthias.englbrecht@tum.de
Melissa Will : I am interested in engineering Hilbert space fragmentation in quantum systems
Room: 3312
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: melissa.will@tum.de
Nicky Kai Hong Li : I am interested in
Room: 3314 (3314@5101)
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: nicky.li@tum.de
Nico Kirchner : I am interested in topological phases of matter, especially topological order. My research focuses on the properties and dynamics of anyons.
Room: 3320
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: nico.kirchner@tum.de
Ofir Arzi : I am interested in non-equilibrium dynamics in constrained quantum system, and in the emergence of macroscopic behavior in such systems.
Room: 3305
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: ofir.arzi@tum.de
Philipp Thoma : I'm interested in simulating many-body-systems. I mainly focus on obtaining Spectral Functions using Tensor Networks.
Room:
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: philipp.thoma@tum.de
Philip Zechmann : I am interested in the dynamics of many-body systems, especially with applications to ultracold quantum gases, and in the use and development of numerical tools to study such systems.
Room: 3035
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: philip.zechmann@tum.de
Przemysław Bieniek : My work focuses on quantum oscillations in metals, particularly on the impact of electronic interactions.
Room:
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: przemyslaw.bieniek@tum.de
Raul Morral Yepes : I am interested in quantum many-body physics and its intersection with quantum information. My research focuses on non-equilibrium phases of matter.
Room: 3320
Phone: +49 (89) 289 - 53770
eMail: raul.morral@tum.de
ShengHsuan Lin : I am interested in numerical methods in Condensed Matter Physics and Machine Learning.
Room: 3304
Phone: +49 (89) 289 - 53762
eMail: shenghsuan.lin@tum.de
Sim GiBaik : I am interested in the emergence of novel phases in strongly correlated many-body systems: topological superconductors and spin-orbital liquid. My current research focuses on dynamics in models that realize quantum dimer phases. I wish to approach these problems by using numerical techniques.
Room: 3223
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: gibaik.sim@tum.de
Stefan Birnkammer : I am interested in the emergence of novel phenomena and phases in strongly correlated many-body systems, realized in ultra cold atoms or solids under extreme conditions. Particularly I take a great interest in the embedding of fundamental mathematical concepts in the framework of modern many-body theory.
Room: 3309
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: stefanbirnkammer@googlemail.com
Thomas Bader : I am interested in the analytical and numerical study of novel quantum phases and topological order. My research focuses on frustrated magnetism, in particular quantum spin liquids, their dynamics and emergent gauge theories.
Room: 3224
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: thomasc.bader@tum.de
Tobias Olsacher : I am interested in
Room: 3314 3314@5101
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: tobias.olsacher@oeaw.ac.at
Tristan Kraft : I am interested in
Room: 3306@5101
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: tristan.kraft@tum.de
Valentin Leeb : I am interested in how external fields couple to strongly correlated quantum matter. I mostly study magnetic field effects in frustrated spin systems and strongly correlated metals by analytic methods.
Room: 3220
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: valentin.leeb@tum.de
Wen-Tao Xu : I am interested in studying various topological phases, including symmetry protected topological phases and intrinsic topological phases with anyon excitations, and their topological phase transitions. In recent years, I have focused on the characterization of topological phase transitions. In my research, I mainly use tensor network methods from both analytical and numerical perspectives to solve problems.
Room: 3306
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: wen-tao.xu@tum.de
Wilhelm Kadow : I am interested in exploring the dynamics of quantum many-body systems, especially with numerical methods.
Room: 3035
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: wilhelm.kadow@tum.de
Wonjune Choi : I have a broad research interest in strongly correlated systems. In particular, my research focuses on many-body quantum entanglements of exotic correlated states such as quantum spin liquids and fractons.
Room: 3314
Phone: +49 (89) 289 - 53767
eMail: wj.choi@tum.de
Yahui Li : I am interested in nonergodic behaviors in quantum many-body systems. Currently, I study Hilbert space fragmentation in open quantum systems, combining analytic methods and tensor network simulations.
Room: 3310
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: yahui.li@tum.de
Yujie Liu : I am interested in the emergent phenomenon in condensed matter and mathematical physics related topics. My current research focuses on topological phases of matter and its connection to quantum computation.
Room: 3310
Phone: +49 (89) 289 -
eMail: yujie.liu@tum.de
Former PostDocs
Daniel Malz (Postdoc 2022-2023) → Assistant professor at the University of Copenhagen.
Ananda Roy (Postdoc 2019-2021) → Professor at Rutgers University, USA.
Izabella Lovas (Postdoc 2019-2021) → Postdoc at KITP, USA
Adam Smith (Postdoc 2018-2020) → Professor at the University of Nottingham, UK.
Giuseppe De Tomasi (Postdoc 2018-2019) → Postdoc at the University of Cambridge and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Fabian Grusdt (Postdoc 2018-2019) → Professor at LMU, Munich.
Bhilahari Jeevanesan (Postdoc 2018-2022) → Research Scientist at DLR, Munich.
David Luitz (Postdoc 2017-2018) → Group leader position at the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Dresden. Now Professor at University of Bonn, Germany.
Shijie Hu (Postdoc 2012-2014) → Postdoc position at the TU Kaiserslautern.
Yohei Fuji (Postdoc 2015-2017) → Postdoc position at Riken, Tokyo.
Cecile Repellin (Postdoc 2015-2017) → Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship at MIT.
Xue-Feng Zhang (Postdoc 2015-2017) → Faculty position at the Chongqing University.
Xiao-Yu Dong (Postdoc 2015-2017) → Postdoc position at the California State University, Northridge.
Markus Heyl (Postdoc 2015-2016) → Group leader position at the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Dresden. Now Professor at University of Augsburg, Germany.
Yin-Chen He (Postdoc 2014-2016) → Moore Postdoctoral Fellowship at Harvard University. Now faculty at Perimeter, Waterloo.
Jean-Marie Stephan (Postdoc 2014-2016) → CNRS position in Lyon.
Adolfo Grushin (Postdoc 2013-2015) → Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship at UC Berkeley. Now CNRS position in Grenoble.
Rajeev Singh (Postdoc 2013-2015) → Postdoc position at the Bar-Ilan University, Israel. Now faculty at the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU).
Ching-Yu Huang (Postdoc 2012-2014) → Postdoc positions at Stony Brook University, New York and the National Center for Theoretical Science, Hsinchu.
Jonas Kjäll (Postdoc 2012-2014) → Postdoc position at Nordita, Stockholm.
Luis Seabra (Postdoc 2011-2013) → Postdoc position at Technion, Israel. Works now as data analyst in Lisbon.
Former PhD Students
Julian Bibo (PhD Student 2018-2023) → Reseaercher at SThree
Umberto Borla (PhD Student 2017-2022) → Postdoctoral at Hebrew University Jerusalem
Pablo Sala (PhD Student 2018-2022) → Postdoctoral fellow at Caltech
Elisabeth Wybo (PhD Student 2018-2022) → Reseaercher at IQM
Kevin Hemery (PhD Student 2017-2022) → Researcher at Quantinuum
Johannes Feldmeier (PhD Student 2018-2022) → Postdoctoral fellow at Harvard
Alex Schuckert (PhD Student 2017-2021) → Postdoctoral fellow at JQI, Maryland
Annabelle Bohrdt (PhD student 2016-2020)→ ITAMP Postoctoral Fellowship at Harvard University. Now Professor at University of Regensburg, Germany.
Tibor Rakovszky (PhD student 2016-2020) → Postdoc position at Stanford University
Ruben Verresen (PhD student 2015-2019) → Postdoc position at Harvard University
Johannes Hauschild (PhD student 2015-2019)→ Postdoc position at the University of California, Berkeley
Giuseppe Detomasi (PhD student 2014-2018) → Postdoc position at TUM.
Siddhardh Chandra (PhD student 2013-2017) → Postdoc position at the Boston University.
Matthias Gohlke (PhD student 2013-2017) → Postdoc position at the Okinawa Institute for Science and Technology.
Johannes Motruk (PhD student 2011-2016) → Postdoc position at the UC Berkeley.
Krishanu Roy Chowdhury (PhD student 2012-2016) → Postdoc positions at Yale Cornell University and Stockholm University.