Short bio

Employment

• 2021- : Postdoc at MPQ with Ignacio Cirac

• 2023-2024 : Humboldt Research Fellow at MPQ

• 1.7.2021 – 30.9.2021 : Postdoc at U of Ljubljana with Tomaž Prosen

Education

• 2017-2021: PhD, Exact solutions of many-body quantum chaotic systems [pdf], with Tomaž Prosen at U of Ljubljana.

• 2014–2016: MSc, Elite Master Course Theor. and Math. Physics at LMU and TU, Munich. Quantum Spin Liquid Ground States of the Heisenberg-Kitaev Model on the Triangular Lattice [pdf] with Matthias Punk.

• 2011-2014: BSc, Physics, U of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Awards

• Humboldt Research Fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation Foundation: Fully-funded 24-month scholarship. (2022)
• The Jožef Stefan Golden Emblem Prize: Prize for winning PhD dissertation in the fields of natural sciences, medicine, and biotechnology. (2022)
• AdFutura scholarship: National scholarship for studying abroad. (2014-2016)
• Dean’s award: Dean’s award for excellent academic performance. (2012, 2013, 2014)
• Zois scholarship: National scholarship for gifted students. (2007–2014)
• IPhO: Bronze medallist of 41st and 42nd International Physics Olympiad (2010,2011)

Miscellanea

When not just doing physics, I like to explore nature by hiking, ski-touring, spelunking, and freediving. Or I can be found playing go.