Freie Universität, Berlin

Jens Eisert works on the theory of quantum computing and the study of complex quantum systems. He is affiliated with the Freie Universität Berlin, where he leads a research team, as well as with the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute and the Helmholtz Center Berlin. His research is mathematically minded, but at the same time pragmatically motivated, often relating to experimental studies. He leads an Einstein Research Unit on quantum devices in Berlin and is on the founding board of the Berlin Quantum initiative. On the basis of his research, he has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant, an ERC Consolidator Grant, a EURYI Award, the predecessor of the ERC Starting Grant, as well as the Google NISQ Award. 

Humboldt-Universität, Berlin

Arno Rauschenbeutel did his PhD in the group of Serge Haroche at ENS Paris. He was senior scientist at the University of Bonn, full professor at the University of Mainz, and head of the Applied Quantum Physics Group as well as director of Atominstitut at TU Wien. Since 2018, he is an Alexander von Humboldt Professor and the leader of the Fundamentals of Optics and Photonics Group at HU Berlin. His research focuses on experimental quantum optics, nanophotonics, as well as cavity and waveguide quantum electrodynamics. The recipient of numerous awards and honors, Arno Rauschenbeutel recently became the spokesperson for BERLIN QUANTUM, a newly formed initiative that aims to make Berlin an internationally visible center for research and development in quantum technologies.