Projects

In HQC, eleven interconnected research projects address key interdisciplinary topics, divided into areas A and B, with UHH and TUHH collaborating closely in both. Each project and its associated PhD students and post-docs are supervised by two to three Principal Investigators (PIs). Area C focuses on the integrated general and interdisciplinary training of PhD students and serves as a forum for all central activities, as well as organizing industry placements and overseeing the entire project. Below, you will find a brief summary of the planned research topics:

Project	Title	Principal Investigators (PIs)
P1	Quantum Computer Hardware: Quantum Gates Based on Rydberg Atoms	Moritz, Sengstock
P2	Quantum Computer Hardware: Three-Dimensional Qubit Architectures Based on Ultra-Cold Atoms for Special Optimizations	Sengstock, Moritz
P3	Machine-Learning-Supported Ion and Rydberg Quantum Computing and Quantum Computing Based on Superconducting Qubits and Neutral Atoms	Mathey
P4	Variational Quantum Algorithms for Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations and Quantum Physics on Complex Graphs	Jaksch
P5	Quantum Correlations Across Many Nodes on a Qubit Lattice for Deterministic Photonic Quantum Computing and Generation of Fault-Tolerant Photonic Qubits	Schnabel, Riedinger
P6	Integrated Photonics for Scalable Quantum Computers	Lipka, Trieu
P7	System Integration for Low-Loss Photonic Couplings	Trieu, Lipka
P8	Quantum Computer Hardware: High-Frequency Excitation	Kölpin
P9	Fast Quantum Algorithms for Hard Optimization Problems	Mnich
P10	Constraint Satisfaction from the Perspective of Quantum Computing	Mottet
P11	Quantum and Quantum-Inspired Algorithms for Combinatorial Optimization Problems	Kliesch