Read stories from our alumni about their time in the Munich Quantum Ecosystem and their career paths.
4 May 2026
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We spoke to Amit Devra, Scientific Program Lead Quantum Computing for the Munich Quantum Valley (MQV) and Scientist. In this interview, Amit Devra shares insights from his career in quantum science, reflecting on the experiences and decisions that have shaped his professional journey.
4 May 2026
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We spoke to Irene Papaefstathiou, Quantum Solutions Lead at Qoro Quantum. Irene, originally from Cyprus, did her PhD in the Theory Group at the Max-Planck Institute for Quantum Optics, under the supervision of Ignacio Cirac and Mari-Carmen Banuls.
21 Jan 2026
Alumni Stories | Munich Quantum Alumni
We sat down with MCQST and IMPRS alumni Patrick Emonts and Johannes Knörzer to discuss their journey of writing a book and what it takes to bring quantum science to life on the page.
21 Jan 2025
Alumni Stories | Alumni
Patrick Emonts has graduated from the group of Prof. Ignacio Cirac at the Max-Planck Institute for Quantum Optics. In our interview, he fondly reflected on his time in the Munich Quantum Community, sharing memories and valuable insights.
4 Jun 2024
Alumni Stories | Alumni | Munich Quantum Alumni
We took a short interview with our freshly graduated alumnus and MCQST PhD Award 2024 Winner Arthur Christian. We asked Arthur about his time in Munich, advice for future graduate students, and research plans.
15 Sept 2023
Munich Quantum Alumni | Alumni Stories
Annabelle Bohrdt did her PhD in the group of Michael Knap at TUM and was a member of IMPRS-QST graduate school. Since May 2021, she has been working as ITAMP postdoctoral fellow on a combination of machine learning, numerical methods and quantum simulation to study quantum many-body systems in and out of equilibrium. In this interview, Annabelle tells us about her current research and shares some nice memories and important things she learned during her time as doctoral student.
1 Sept 2023
Munich Quantum Alumni | Alumni Stories
Thomas Kohlert did his PhD in the group of Immanuel Bloch at LMU and has been working in a patent attorney's office in Munich since September 2021. In this conversation, Thomas tells us about the ups and downs during his time as doctoral researcher, how he became interested in his current job and what things are essential for him as part of a good work.
15 Aug 2023
Alumni Stories
Dominik Irber finished his PhD at TUM in 2021 and is now a Project Leader at attocube systems. In this interview, Dominik tells us about his current job, shares some experiences from his time as doctoral student and what he enjoyed most about being part of IMPRS-QST.