Daniel Burgarth

Daniel Burgarth is a Professor at the Chair for Theoretical Physics within the Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), a position he has held since 2023. He actively contributes to quantum research initiatives and academic events at FAU.

His research focuses on Quantum Control and Light-Matter Interaction within theoretical quantum systems. As a core member of the FAU Profile Center Light.Matter.QuantumTechnologies, he investigates fundamental quantum mechanics applications and emerging quantum technologies. His work bridges theoretical physics with practical implementations in quantum computing and encryption systems.

Burgarth co-organizes significant academic events including the Control of Quantum System @Erlangen 2024 workshop (ConQuEr24), demonstrating his leadership in the quantum research community. He collaborates extensively with physics and engineering departments across FAU's Faculty of Sciences and Faculty of Engineering to advance interdisciplinary quantum research.