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Join us! We are looking for a doctoral researcher — see the openings page for details.

We are a research group at the University of Cologne working on random quantum circuits, learning quantum systems, and benchmarking. The group currently consists of:

Markus Heinrich

Dr. Markus Heinrich

Senior researcher

Random quantum circuits, designs, quantum learning theory, non-stabilizerness, classical simulation.

Francesco De Luca

Francesco De Luca

Doctoral researcher

(with Matteo Rizzi)

Doped Clifford circuits, designs, MPS preparation

Las Kadr

Master's student

(with Matteo Rizzi)

StatMech models, anticoncentration

Open PhD position

Starting 12/2026

Funded through our QuantERA project. Could be you — see the openings page.