Prof. Dr. Jens Eisert

Freie Universität Berlin

Jens Eisert is a theoretical physicist at the Freie Universität Berlin, working on notions of quantum computing and the study of complex quantum systems. He is known for his rigorous work in quantum information science, which spans the traditional fields of physics, mathematics, and computer science, and is pragmatically motivated by application, protocol, or phenomenon. In the past, he has made several important contributions to the field of quantum computing, focusing on what quantum computers can do and their ultimate limitations, making him one of the most seen and cited researchers in his field. Before joining the Freie Universität Berlin, he was a full professor at the University of Potsdam and an assistant professor at Imperial College London. For his work, he has received an ERC AdG, an ERC CoG, a EURYI Award (the predecessor of the ERC StG), and a Google NISQ Award.