Welcome Theory

Daniel is a Master student from Frankfurt am Main. He completed his Bachelor at Goethe-University in Frankfurt in the group of Prof. Walter Hofstetter, where he investigated topological phases. For his Master’s thesis project he stayed in the same group and focused on the investigation of ultracold fermionic quantum gases with cavity mediated long-range interactions using Dynamical Mean-Field Theory.

In June 2026, he joined our theory group for an additional research project where he will investigate quantum simulation of lattice gauge theories.

A warm welcome to our group, Daniel!

We say goodbye to Héctor Briongos, PhD student at the University of Barcelona, who was visiting our theory team since September. Héctor, we wish you all the best for the future and see you around!

We warmly welcome Silvia Trabucco as a PostDoc in our theory team! Silvia completed her PhD at the Gran Sasso Science Institute in the group of Massimo Mannarelli. During her PhD, together with our former group members Elena Poli and Thomas Bland, she contributed to the development of the first analog model of a neutron star using dipolar atoms in the supersolid phase.

Furthermore, Silvia was awarded with the two-year QuantA Fellowship 2025 – Empowering Women in Quantum Science, with her application titled “Unfolding neutron stars with supersolids”. Congratulations for this achievement and welcome to our group!

We welcome Damiano Alessandroni to our group! Damiano completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Physics in 2023 at Roma Tre University, and he is currently enrolled at the same university for his Master’s Degree in Theoretical Physics. During the TIQIT 2024 event, he was introduced to the research field of ultracold atoms. Now, he started working in our theory team for his master’s thesis.

We welcome two new members to our theory team!

Héctor Briongos is a visiting PhD student, staying from September 8 to December 6, and Marc Camus is starting his PhD in our group.

Héctor completed his bachelor studies in physics at the University of Valladolid and his master studies in quantum science and technology at the University of Barcelona. For his master thesis, he collaborated with Dr. Jose Ramón Martinez Saavedra at Quside Technologies. In January 2024, he started his PhD at the University of Barcelona, supervised by Montserrat Guilleumas and Bruno Juliá-Díaz.

Marc completed his bachelor and master studies in physics at the University of Barcelona. His master’s thesis, supervised by Bruno Juliá-Díaz, focused on a system of spin-polarized fermions in a one-dimensional harmonic trap interacting via p-wave scattering. After graduating in July 2025, he joins our theory team in September 2025 as a PhD student.

We say goodbye to our theory Post-Doc Pramodh Senarath Yapa! Pramodh joined the Theory Team back in November 2023 from the University of Alberta, where he completed his PhD in Condensed Matter Theory. Together with our former Post-Doc Tom Bland, Pramodh investigated the question “How solid is a dipolar supersolid?”, and remarkably, found supersonic shear waves in honeycomb dipolar supersolids. We wish you all the best for your future, Pramodh – it was a pleasure having you here with us!