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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

  • Room 109

Open PhD position

Starting 12/2026

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