Team Members

Group Leader

Dieter Jaksch
  • Prof Dieter Jaksch

    Group Leader

  • Research interests

    quantum technology, quantum optics, ultracold atoms, tensor network theory, quantum simulation

  • Started the group: 1/1/2003

Post-Docs

Martin Kiffner
  • Martin Kiffner

    Senior CQT-Oxford Research Fellow

  • Research interests

    quantum technology, cavity QED, density functional theory

  • Joined group: 1/12/2012

Bersilav Buca
  • Dr Berislav Buca

    Post-Doctoral Researcher

  • Research interests

    open quantum systems, non-equilibrium dynamics, master equations

  • Joined group: 1/11/2017

Joey Tindall
  • Joey Tindall

    Post-Doctoral Researcher

  • Research interests

    tensor network theory, non-equilibrium dynamics, master equations

  • Joined group: 1/10/2017

DPhil students

Hongmin Gao
  • Hongmin Gao

    DPhil student

  • Research interests

    driven quantum systems, optical lattices, cavity QED, superconductivity

  • Joined group: 1/10/2017

Nik Gourianov
  • Nik Gourianov

    DPhil student

  • Research interests

    tensor network theory, quantum many-body physics, scientific software development

  • Joined group: 1/10/2017

Ben Jaderberg
  • Ben Jaderberg

    DPhil student

  • Research interests

    Quantum algorithms and software, quantum chemistry, optimisation

  • Joined group: 1/10/2018

Michael Hughes
  • Michael Hughes

    DPhil student

  • Research interests

    quantum science and computing, ultracold molecules, long-range interactions

  • Joined group: 1/10/2018

Cameron Booker
  • Cameron Booker

    DPhil student

  • Research interests

    Open Quantum Systems, Master Equations, and Quantum Algorithms

  • Joined group: 1/10/2019

Lewis Anderson
  • Lewis Anderson

    DPhil student

  • Research interests

    Quantum algorithms, Combinatorial optimisation, Tensor network theory

  • Joined group: 1/10/2019

Xiao Wang
  • Xiao Wang

    DPhil student

  • Research interests

    Cavity QED, Quantum Optics, Master Equations

  • Joined group: 1/10/2019

Jessica Pointing
  • Jessica Pointing

    DPhil student

  • Research interests

    quantum computing, quantum compilers and network optimization

  • Joined group: 1/10/2020

Hongmin Gao
  • Christopher Willby

    DPhil student

  • Research interests

    quantum symplectic optimization, quantum algorithms for quantum chemistry

  • Joined group: 1/10/2020

Former group members

Name Group Years Current Position
Dr Frank Schlawin 2015 - 2020 Young Investigator at CUI, Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Hamburg, Germany
Dr Jordi Mur-Petit 2015 - 2020 TecnioSpring Industry Fellow, University of Barcelona, Spain
Dr Paolo Molignini 2019 - 2020 Post-Doc, Univerity of Cambridge, UK
Dr Orazio Scarlatella 2019 - 2020 Post-Doc, College de France, Paris, France
Dr Carlos Sanchez 2018 - 2020 La Caixa Junior Leader Fellowship, Madrid, Spain
Dr Michael Lubasch 2016 - 2019 Cambridge Quantum Computing, London, UK
Dr Jonathan Coulthard 2014 - 2019 Software Engineer at Mathworks, Cambridge UK
Dr Jaewoo Joo 2017 - 2019 Lecturer at the University of Portsmouth, UK
Dr Karsten Leonhardt 2017 - 2019 Data Science and Numerical Simulations on upwork.com
Dr Anastasia Dietrich 2014 - 2018 Research Scientist at Graphcore, Bristol, UK
Dr Alexander Glaetzle 2016 - 2018 Strategy and Digital Consulting at d-fine, Munich, Germany
Dr Juha Kreula 2013 - 2017 Associate at The Boston Consulting Group, Helsinki, Finland
Dr Sarah Al-Assam 2007 - 2016 Software Engineer at LabMinds, Sheffield, UK
Dr Tomi Johnson 2009 - 2016 Quantitative Analyst, G-Research, London, UK
Dr Stephen Clark 2003 - 2015 University Lecturer, University of Bath, UK
Dr Pierre-Louis Giscard 2009 - 2015 Senior Lecturer, Université Littoral Cote d’Opal in Calais, France
Dr Christian Schilling 2014 - 2015 EPSRC Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Oxford, UK
Dr Samuel Denny 2010 - 2014 Data Scientist at Thread, London, UK
Dr Mark Mitchison 2014 - 2015 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Ulm, Germany
Mr Zoubeir Emambokus 2012 - 2015 Curriculum Designer, ALU education, Mauritius
Dr Juan Jose Mendoza 2010 - 2016 Postdoctoral Fellow, Los Andes University, Colombia
Dr Giovanni Cotungo 2010 - 2014 Consultant TSG Consulting, Perth, Australia
Dr Uwe Dorner 2004 - 2013  
Dr Richard Walters 2008 - 2013 Full Stack Developer at Wrisk, London, UK
Dr Sebastian Meznaric 2008 - 2013 Quantitative Researcher at Man AHL, London, UK
Dr Stuart Broadfoot 2008 - 2012 Quantitative Analyst at Brevan Howard, London, UK
Dr KC Lee 2006 - 2012 Embedded Engineer, CMR Surgical Ltd., Cambridge, UK
Dr Simon Thwaite 2009 - 2012 Quantitative Analyst at Man AHL, London, UK
Mr Dominik Hangleiter 2012 - 2012 PhD student FU Berlin, Germany
Dr Thomas Elliot 2012 - 2012 Post-Doctoral Fellow at CQT, Singapore
Dr Felix Binder 2011 - 2012 Research Fellow, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Mr Craig Morgan 2010 - 2010 Vice President at J.P. Morgan Chase, London, UK
Dr Matthias Rosenkranz 2006 - 2010 Senior Consultant at d-fine, Frankfurt, Germany
Dr Seung-Woo Lee 2006 - 2009 QUC Research Professor, Quantum Universe Center, KIAS, Korea
Dr Javier Prior Arce 2007 - 2009 Professor at the Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Spain
Dr Benoit Vaucher 2005 - 2008 Senior Portfolio Manager at SYZ Asset Management, Geneva, Switzerland
Dr Alexander Klein 2005 - 2008 DZ Bank, Frankfurt, Germany
Dr Klearchos Loukopoulos 2006 - 2008 Software Engineer & Quantitative Modeler, Credit Suisse, Zurich, Switzerland
Dr Martin Bruderer 2004 - 2008 Simulation and Development at Wenger Engineering GmbH, Ulm, Germany
Dr Karl Surmacz 2004 - 2007 Principal Data Scientist at McLaren Applied Technologies, Guildford, UK
Dr Dmitry Kovrizhin 2006 - 2007 EPSRC Fellow, University of Oxford, UK
Dr Rebecca Palmer 2003 - 2007 Data Science, Base4, Cambridge, UK
Dr Mirta Rodriguez Pinilla 2005 - 2006 EU Project Consultant at Zuse Institute Berlin, Germany
Dr Daniel Collins 2006 - 2006 Data Science Consultant, IoT Focus, Taipei, Taiwan
Dr Carolina Moura Alves 2003 - 2005 Head Fixed Income Strategy, Zürich, Switzerland
Mr Lawrence Clark 2005 - 2005 Researcher at International Standard Asset Management, London, UK
Dr Suzannah Merchant 2005 - 2005 Technical Assistant in the Engineering Group at dehns, Oxford, UK
Dr Simon Wall 2005 - 2005 ICFO Professor, Barcelona, Spain
Mr Neil Akhurst 2004 - 2004 Finance Partner, MVM Partners LLP, London, UK