Quantum simulation

Two funded postdoctoral appointments connect quantum information, many-body physics and machine learning with Yuxuan Zhang. Topics include verifiable quantum advantage, quantum simulation, neural quantum states and learning noise and control from device data. Appointments start in 2027, normally last two years initially and may be renewed. Researchers can pursue independent projects, collaborate with industry and co-supervise students.

…The search includes quantum optics, quantum simulation and connections with quantum-information science.

The condensed-matter and quantum-information theory groups seek postdoctoral researchers for autumn 2027, with flexible starting dates. Research spans quantum many-body dynamics, entanglement, correlated materials, topology, superconductivity, quantum optics, ultracold gases, quantum simulation and computation. Successful applicants can join international experimental and theoretical collaborations. Pay follows the German TV-L agreement. Submit supporting materials by 22 November 2026; the advert notes that later applications may also be considered.

…matrix computations, machine learning, quantum simulation, inverse problems, high-performance computing, dynamical systems, model reduction, optimal transport, network science, tensor methods and related applications. Minitutorial and minisymposium proposals are due 26 October 2026 and contributed presentation abstracts due 23 November 2026.

Ignacio Cirac discusses quantum information and the path from theoretical ideas to useful quantum technologies. Topics include trapped-ion qubits, quantum simulation, Rydberg-atom approaches and the choices facing hardware developers. The conversation also considers expectations, industrial development and the European quantum research community.

…have limited reach, motivating quantum simulation. Local Gauss-law constraints create an intricate Hilbert-space structure that complicates thermodynamic definitions for systems coupled to reservoirs, both at equilibrium and during nonequilibrium processes. The talk develops definitions of work and heat through strong-coupling thermodynamics, applying them to instantaneous quench

Chi-Fang (Anthony) Chen presents a general framework for preparing quantum thermal states. It combines algorithms and analysis into a quantum counterpart of Markov chain Monte Carlo and models physical system–bath interactions. The work addresses the unresolved end-to-end preparation problem that limits calculations of thermal equilibrium properties and practical many-body quantum simulation.

This seminar explores controlled transport of cold fermions for quantum simulation and information processing. Optical-lattice experiments reveal interaction-dependent changes to Thouless pumping and reversible separation of entangled pairs over many sites. It also discusses quantum gates embedded in pumping protocols and anomalous particle and entropy transport between strongly interacting fermionic reservoirs.