Hauke Group

Quantum Technologies Theory

Our research mission is to achieve a deeper understanding and precise control of quantum matter.

View publications Join the team

Research

Quantum Simulation

Solving quantum many-body problems beyond the limits of classical computers using quantum devices

Quantum Computation

Developing algorithms for solving real-world problems on today’s and tomorrow’s quantum computers

Many-Body Entanglement

Unravelling the mysteries behind the most exotic phases of quantum matter

Novel Measurement Tools for Many-Body Experiments

Shedding light on hidden properties of quantum many-body systems


Our research is geared towards leveraging the potentials of quantum matter with the aim of developing novel quantum technologies such as quantum simulation, quantum computation, and quantum metrology.

We perform theoretical studies based on analytical and numerical methods, as well as develop proposals for realizing and characterizing phase diagrams and non-equilibrium dynamics of quantum many-body systems.

These proposals draw on the astonishing abilities of quantum devices, e.g., based on ultracold quantum gases, trapped ions, or superconducting qubits, which are now reaching a level of precision and control that has been unimaginable just a few decades ago.

Go ahead and find out more about our research topics by clicking on the project cards above.

Recent Preprints

Complexity transitions in chaotic quantum systems

Complex quantum systems – composed of many, interacting particles – are intrinsically difficult to model. When a quantum …
arXiv:2505.09707 [quant-ph] (2025)
DOI Preprint PDF

Expediting quantum state transfer through long-range extended XY model

Going beyond short-range interactions, we explore the role of long-range interactions in the extended XY model for transferring quantum …
Sejal Ahuja, Tanoy Kanti Konar, Leela Ganesh Chandra Lakkaraju, Aditi Sen De
arXiv:2501.16196 [quant-ph] (2025)
DOI Preprint PDF

Constructive impact of Wannier-Stark field on environment-boosted quantum batteries

Using the ground states of the Bose- and Fermi-Hubbard model as the battery’s initial state, we demonstrate that using the …
Animesh Ghosh, Tanoy Kanti Konar, Leela Ganesh Chandra Lakkaraju, Aditi Sen De
arXiv:2501.01309 [quant-ph] (2025)
DOI Preprint PDF

The Moments of the Spectral Form Factor in SYK

In chaotic quantum systems the spectral form factor exhibits a universal linear ramp and plateau structure with superimposed erratic …
Andrea Legramandi, Neil Talwar
arXiv:2412.18737 [hep-th] (2024)
DOI Preprint PDF

Disorder-averaged Qudit Dynamics

Understanding how physical systems are influenced by disorder is a fundamental challenge in quantum science. Addressing its effects …
arXiv:2412.17519 (2024)
DOI Preprint PDF Project: Quantum Computation
See all preprints

Recent Journal Articles

Unveiling Eigenstate Thermalization for Non-Hermitian systems

The eigenstate thermalization hypothesis (ETH) has been highly influential in explaining thermodynamic behavior of closed quantum …
Phys. Rev. Lett. 134, 190405 (2025)
DOI Preprint PDF

Boosting quantum annealing performance through direct polynomial unconstrained binary optimization

Quantum annealing aims at solving optimization problems of practical relevance using quantum computing hardware. Problems of interest …
Sebastian Nagies, Kevin T. Geier, Javed Akram, Dimitrios Bantounas, Michael Johanning, Philipp Hauke
Quantum Sci. Technol. 10 035008 (2025)
DOI Preprint PDF Project: Quantum Computation

A Monte Carlo Tree Search approach to QAOA: finding a needle in the haystack

The search for quantum algorithms to tackle classical combinatorial optimization problems has long been one of the most attractive yet …
Andoni Agirre, Evert van Nieuwenburg, Matteo M. Wauters
New J. Phys. 27 043014 (2025)
DOI Preprint PDF

The role of higher-order terms in trapped-ion quantum computing with magnetic gradient induced coupling

Trapped-ion hardware based on the Magnetic Gradient Induced Coupling (MAGIC) scheme is emerging as a promising platform for quantum …
Sebastian Nagies, Kevin T. Geier, Javed Akram, Junichi Okamoto, Dimitrios Bantounas, Christof wunderlich, Michael Johanning, Philipp Hauke
Quantum Sci. Technol. 10 025051 (2025)
DOI Preprint PDF Project: Quantum Computation

Symmetry-protection Zeno phase transition in monitored lattice gauge theories

Quantum measurements profoundly influence system dynamics. They lead to complex nonequilibrium phenomena like the quantum Zeno effect, …
Phys. Rev. B 111, 094315 (2025)
DOI Preprint PDF
See all journal articles

People

Join the Team

Our group regularly has openings for motivated Postdocs as well as PhD, Master, and Bachelor students. If you are interested, please contact us.

Project topics include entanglement in quantum many-body systems, quantum simulation of lattice gauge theories and other many-body phenomena, as well as quantum annealing and quantum computation. For more information, see research.

Principal Investigator

Avatar
© Alessio Coser

Philipp Hauke

Professor

Administration

Avatar

Sara Rebecchi

Team assistant

Researchers

Avatar

Soumik Bandyopadhyay

Postdoc

Avatar

Andrea Legramandi

Postdoc

Avatar

Matteo M. Wauters

Postdoc

Avatar

Chiara Capecci

Postdoc

Avatar

Naga Dileep Varikuti

Postdoc

Avatar

Leela Ganesh Chandra Lakkaraju

Postdoc

Avatar

Gopal Chandra Santra

PhD Student

Avatar

Edoardo Ballini

PhD Student

Avatar

Alberto Bottarelli

PhD Student

Avatar

Sebastian Nagies

PhD Student

Avatar

David Pascual Solis

PhD Student

Avatar

Alex Windey

PhD Student

Avatar

Paolo Boschetto

Master’s Student

Avatar

Marco Vaia

Master’s Student

Former Group Members

Contact

Affiliations

Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Trento
Pitaevskii BEC Center
Q@TN
INFN-TIFPA
SFB 1225 ISOQUANT

Our group is embedded in the Pitaevskii BEC Center — a joint interinstitutional effort between CNR-INO and the University of Trento, bringing together theorists and experimentalists with the aim of gaining a deeper understanding of the physics related to Bose–Einstein condensation as well as achieving precise experimental control over ultracold atomic systems.

Moreover, we are part of Q@TN — Quantum Science and Technology in Trento — an interdisciplinary organization bringing together Physicists, Computer Scientists, Mathematicians, Material Scientists, and Engineers to advance the development of quantum technologies.

We are members of INFN-TIFPA, where we contribute in particular to the Research Network (Iniziativa Specifica) QUANTUM, which pursues a quantum-information approach to strongly correlated matter. Aims of our research within this initiative are to design quantum simulations for lattice gauge theories and analog gravity, to illuminate the role of entanglement in many-body systems, and to design methods to extract complex observables from experimental data.

We are associated partner of the BMWi project EnerQuant: Energiewirtschaftliche Fundamentalmodellierung mit Quantenalgorithmen as well as CRC 1225 ISOQUANT: Isolated quantum systems and universality in extreme conditions.


Funding

Funded by the European Union
CNR-INO
Q@TN
ICSC

Our group is receiving funding from the Provincia Autonoma di Trento, and Q@TN — Quantum Science and Technology in Trento, from the European Union under NextGenerationEU via the ICSC – Centro Nazionale di Ricerca in HPC, Big Data and Quantum Computing.

Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Commission. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

Active grants:

  • European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme, grant agreement No 101080086 NeQST.

  • Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR), FARE grant for the project DAVNE (Grant R20PEX7Y3A).

  • Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and lnnovation (SERI) under contract number UeMO19-5.1.

  • QuantERA II Programme through the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, Grant Agreement No 101017733 DYNAMITE.

  • European Union under NextGenerationEU, PRIN 2022 Prot. n. 2022ATM8FY (CUP: E53D23002240006).

Past grants:

  • European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme ERC-2018-STG project StrEnQTh — Strong Entanglement in Quantum many-body Theory, Grant agreement No. 804305.