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Jakob Kottmann @kottmann.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Two weeks ago, Timo Scharfe, Lily Barta and Ho Son Thuy Truong represented our team at the STC 2026 in Graz. Alongside a program of inspiring talks, they presented posters on their recent work using our software FrayedEnds (fabianlangkabel.github.io/FrayedEnds/).

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Jakob Kottmann @kottmann.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Last week, our PhD researcher Adelina Bärligea attended the Quantum Computing Theory in Practice conference (#QCTiP2026), hosted by the University of Oxford. She presented a poster on her recently released preprint: “Enabling Lie-Algebraic Classical Simulation beyond Free Fermions”

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Jakob Kottmann @kottmann.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Leon Müller and Adelina Bärligea attended the 3rd International Workshop on Quantum Software-Engineering Tools, Algorithms & Verification in Bern, Switzerland, where Leon presented our latest work: “PauliEngine: High-Performant Symbolic Arithmetic for Quantum Operations” (arxiv.org/abs/2601.02233)

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Jakob Kottmann @kottmann.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Last week, two of our PhD researchers, Oliver Hüttenhofer and Adelina Bärligea, attended #QIP2026 in Riga, Latvia — one of the world’s leading conferences in quantum information science and computing. They presented their ongoing research at poster sessions and had great exchange with the community.

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Jakob Kottmann @kottmann.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Our neighbour, Michael Seufert, and I gave our (belated) inaugural lectures on Monday, 26 January 2026, providing an overview of our chairs activities over the past years. We enjoyed the deep dive into these diverse topics and the great evening of academic exchange with our colleagues and friends.

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Jakob Kottmann @kottmann.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

We were honored to be invited to the state reception "100 Years of Quantum: From Theory to Transformation". It was a wonderful evening meeting inspiring people, learning about diverse research areas, and forming new connections.

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Jakob Kottmann @kottmann.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Had a great time at MQSF 2025, with many inspiring talks and the opportunity to present our software packages FrayedEnds and Sunrise in the Software Pitch Session, addressing the one-body and many-body aspects of fermionic systems. #MQSF

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Victor V. Albert @vva.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

QuICS Hartree fellowship application is out! A competitive and completely free-range postdoc. Anyone interested in quantum science and technology topics is encouraged to apply, preferably by Dec. 1. umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UMCP/j...

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QuICS Hartree Postdoctoral Fellow

Job Description Summary The Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QuICS, http://quics.umd.edu) is seeking exceptional candidates for the QuICS Hartree Postdoctoral Fellowships in ...

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Jakob Kottmann @kottmann.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

QLabAux-UniAugsburg and QCoDe-UniAugsburg coming together for our traditional pizza seminar 🍕

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Jakob Kottmann @kottmann.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Back at NMQC—this time in Berlin! Thanks to Florian Bischoff, Luca Frediani and Michal Repisky for organizing a fantastic conference! Great talk by Oliver Hüttenhofer, and posters from Timo Scharfe and Thuy Truong. Fabian Langkabel presented our joint work on fully-variational quantum algorithms!

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Jakob Kottmann @kottmann.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

chance to work with a true visionary

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Alán Aspuru-Guzik @aspuru.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

A very important from our group #compchemsky #aiforscience #quantumchemistry El Agente calculates complex quantum chemistry calculations from natural language! Please re-share with your network. @thematterlab.bsky.social @uoft.bsky.social #nvidia

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Jakob Kottmann @kottmann.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Talking about automation in scientific software and how to leverage this to advance in physical simulation Great to be in Copenhagen for the Conference on Quantum Computing in the Natural Sciences – thanks to the organizers Phillip Jensen and Lasse Kristensen!

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Jakob Kottmann @kottmann.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Measurement repetition remains a challenge for Variational Quantum Eigensolvers. To address this, Davide developed a new method that achieves 30% to 80% better performance compared to state-of-the-art techniques when simulating molecular systems. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: 𝗵𝘁𝘁𝗽𝘀://𝗮𝗿𝘅𝗶𝘃.𝗼𝗿𝗴/𝗮𝗯𝘀/𝟮𝟱𝟬𝟰.𝟬𝟯𝟬𝟭𝟵

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Leticia González @letigonzalez.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

18 positions with one more in theory! 📣📣📣 Fancy theory, catalysis , excellent research, and working in the most liveable city of the world? 🖥️☀️🎓🇦🇹 Apply now! #phdjobs

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Jakob Kottmann @kottmann.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

🚀 More Tequila Tutorials! 1️⃣ Braket Tutorial: Discover how to use Tequila's Braket functions to compute tasks like transition elements of an operator. 2️⃣ QTensor Tutorial: Dive into the QTensor class and learn how to form vectors, matrices or tensors. Check it out: tequilahub.github.io/tequila-tuto...

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Tequila Tutorials

Quantum Computing and Quantum Chemistry

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Jakob Kottmann @kottmann.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

🎉 Our Tequila Tutorial Documentation is live! 🚀 Dive into our collection of tutorials and discover the basics of Tequila. Start with: 1️⃣ Getting Started 2️⃣ Circuits 3️⃣ Circuit Compiler These tutorials help you build your knowledge step by step. Check it out: tequilahub.github.io/tequila-tuto... (team)

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Tequila Tutorials

Quantum Computing and Quantum Chemistry

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Jakob Kottmann @kottmann.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Your chance to work with someone who has almost infinite knowledge about computational chemistry and the essential intuition behind the methods. Also working at one of the top universities in Europe as a benefit on the side.

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Hugh Burton @hughburton.com · 23/12/2024

New PhD opportunity in #CompChem at @uclchemistry.bsky.social starting October 2025... If you're interested in developing new theoretical models for excited states, then we look forward to hearing from you. Please share widely... and Merry Christmas!