About me

I am a postdoctoral researcher in Marin Bukov's group at the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems in Dresden, Germany. I received my PhD in physics from ETH Zurich in 2023.

Currently, I study so-called hyperbolic lattices, the analogue of periodic structures in the space of constant negative curvature. Recent experiments with metamaterials have shown that hyperbolic lattices enable simulations of the negatively curved hyperbolic space. But the lattices themselves also constitute a largely unexplored territory, and their quantum mechanics presents unique challenges on account of the curvature-induced noncommutativity of hyperbolic translations. I study various aspects of hyperbolic lattices, including fundamental questions about their band theory, topology, and quantum many-body physics. Additionally, I am interested in applications of quantum information theory to condensed matter systems. See research interests, projects and publications for more details.

Short CV

2023 - present

Postdoctoral fellow at the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems in Dresden, Germany.

2019 - 2023

PhD in Condensed Matter Theory, ETH Zurich / Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), Switzerland supervised by Prof. Dr. Tomáš Bzdušek. Associated PhD Student at University of Zurich, Switzerland

2018 - 2019

Master Thesis in Condensed Matter Theory, Institute for Quantum Information and Matter, Caltech, CA USA

2012 - 2019

BSc and MSc in Physics, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Selected Prizes and Awards

• ETH Silver Medal for outstanding PhD thesis (2023)
• Gold medal at the International Young Physicists' Tournament as a team leader of the Swiss team (2016)
• Member of the Swiss Study Foundation (2012 - 2021)

Teaching/Supervision

• Benoît Fanton (2024): Master student (École Normale Supérieure - PSL, France), co-supervised by Dr. Marin Bukov
• Marcelo Looser (2023 - 2024): Master student (University of Zurich, Switzerland), co-supervised by Prof. Dr. Tomáš Bzdušek

2022: Solid State Theory (ETH Zurich)
2021: Mechanics of Continua (ETH Zurich)
2020: Solid State Theory (ETH Zurich)
2018: Theory of Heat (ETH Zurich)

Outreach

I am a board member in the association Pro IYPT-CH that organizes the Swiss version of the International Young Physicist's Tournament (IYPT), a high-school physics competition, and prepares students for the international tournament. Previously, I have also mentored students in this competition and have participated as a juror at the IYPT. Currently, I am also an active juror at our national tournaments. For more information, please visit www.sypt.ch.