Organized events

Dissipative state preparation, 3-6 November 2026, Ortisei, Italy (Main organizer)

An international workshop bringing together theorists and experimentalists to explore opportunities and fundamental limitations of dissipative state preparation. Visit the webpage here.

2nd Munich–Dublin Quantum Thermodynamics Workshop, 19–23 May 2025, Ortisei, Italy (Main Organizer)

A focused workshop bringing together researchers from Munich and Dublin to discuss anomalous thermalization and quantum simulation, combining lectures with extensive discussion and collaborative work in small groups. 

Hackathon at Tensor Methods for Quantum Simulation, 3–7 June 2024, Zuse Institute Berlin, Germany (Co-organzier)

A summer school and research workshop exploring tensor-network methods for quantum simulation, combining tutorials and hands-on projects with presentations on recent developments in the field.

1st Munich–Dublin Quantum Thermodynamics Workshop, September 2023, Ortisei, Italy (Main organzier)

A small workshop bringing together researchers from Munich and Dublin for focused discussions and collaboration on quantum thermodynamics and nonequilibrium quantum systems.

Munich–Berkeley Quantum Information Science Winter School, 9–13 January 2023, Berkeley, USA (Co-organizer)

A winter school bringing together graduate students and early-career researchers from Munich and Berkeley, with lectures, student presentations, lab visits and opportunities for scientific exchange across quantum information science. 

Supervision

Current Students

Emer Keeling
PhD thesis · Trinity College Dublin · 2026
Project title: Quantum Thermodynamic Computing
Role: Co-Supervisor 

Past students

Charlie Crowe
BSc thesis · Trinity College Dublin · 2026
Project title: Exploring the Impact of Entanglement on Fidelity Degradation from Noisy Quantum Gates
Role: Supervisor 

Philipp Westhoff
MSc thesis · LMU Munich · 2025
Project title: A method to investigate many-body Liouvillian spectra beyond the steady state
Role: Co-Supervisor 

Sara Taha
MSc thesis · Trinity College Dublin · 2025
Project title: Accelerating Dissipative Dynamics in a 2D Lattice BEC via the Quantum Mpemba Effect
Role: Supervisor 

Yudong Sun
MSc thesis · LMU Munich · 2025
Project title: Probing local current measurements at finite temperature Role: Co-Supervisor 

Tobias Kiermeyer
MSc thesis · LMU Munich · 2024
Project title: Prediction Algorithms for Open Quantum Systems
Role: Co-Supervisor 

Reka Schwengelbeck
MSc thesis · LMU Munich · 2023
Role: Co-Supervisor 

Jonas Egle
MSc thesis · LMU Munich · 2022
Role: Co-Supervisor 

Selected Talks

• Accelerating Qubit Reset through the Mpemba Effect
  Dynamics of Complex Quantum Systems — CCPQ Workshop, Windsor, UK · 2026 — Contributed talk

• Digitally Optimized Initializations for Fast Thermodynamic Computing
  Quantum Symposium — Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland · 2026 — Invited talk

• Fast and Direct Preparation of a Genuine Lattice BEC via the Quantum Mpemba Effect
  Aspects of Quantum — Fundamental Limits of Quantum Technologies, Dublin, Ireland · 2025 — Contributed talk

• Practical Applications of the Quantum Mpemba Effect
  CRC Workshop on Quantum Mpemba Effects, Düsseldorf, Germany · 2025 — Invited talk

• Thermodynamics of the Quantum Mpemba Effect
  Quantum Seminar, University of Liège, Belgium · 2024 — Invited seminar

• Photo-induced Dynamics with Continuous and Discrete Quantum Baths
  Tensor Methods for Quantum Simulation Workshop, Zuse Institute Berlin, Germany · 2024 — Invited talk

• Dissipation-Induced Bipolaron Localization
  Theory Seminar, Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Garching, Germany · 2022 — Invited seminar