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Research Focus

Photonic quantum computation and quantum simulation;

Quantum-enhanced cybersecurity;

Development of scalable quantum photonic technology;

Experimental investigation of the interface between quantum physics and gravity
 

Education
 

2012 Habilitation in Quantum Optics, Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, Austria

2005 PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) in Physics; University of Vienna, Austria (with A. Zeilinger)

2002 Diploma (Dipl-Ing.) in Chemistry, Vienna University of Technology, Austria (with

K. Schwarz)
 

Current Positions
 

07/2020 –

Head, Christian Doppler Laboratory for Photonic Quantum Computing, Faculty

of Physics, University of Vienna

03/2019 –

Speaker, Special Research Programme (SFB) “Quantum Information Systems

Beyond Classical Capabilities (BeyondC)” by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF)

01/2017 –

Speaker, Research Network “Quantum Aspects of Spacetime (TURIS)”, Faculty

of Physics, University of Vienna

07/2013 – Speaker, Quantum Optics, Quantum Nanophysics, Quantum Information

Group, Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna
 

Career History
 

2015 –

Professor of Physics (tenured), Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna

2013 – 2015 Associate Professor (tenured), Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna

2011 – 2012 Assistant Professor (tenure-track), Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna

2008 – 2011 Assistant Professor (Univ.-Ass.) Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna

2005 – 2008 Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Physics, Harvard University, USA (with

M. Lukin)