In this FAU LMQ People Spotlight, we interviewed the researcher Florian Lange, who is working at the Research Unit NHR@FAU since 2022.
What is your research topic? What is your current role?
My current role is split between user support at the NHR@FAU computing center, with a focus on users from physics, and doing research. A recent project together with the group of Michael Hartmann is about the simulation of superconducting qubit lattices with matrix-product states to analyze their localization properties.
How is your research linked to the research foci of the FAU LMQ?
The already mentioned superconducting qubits are systems with light-matter interaction. I have also done some work on one-dimensional condensed matter systems that are driven out of equilibrium by a light pulse.
What do you find most fascinating in your research?
It is difficult to answer because it depends a lot on the project. In general, a nice aspect of working at the computing center as a project adviser is that you come in contact with many different topics from physics.
When I am not working at the FAU, then …
I try to spend at least some time outside, since I mostly work at a computer. From time to time I also go to rock and metal concerts.
Do you have a secret talent?
Not sure if this counts, but I am above average at video games.
What does a typical day in your working life look like?
I first check if there any messages or support cases that I need to respond to, since these usually take precedence. If not, I do research related things like reading papers or running simulations on the HPC clusters.
What are your plans for the future?
No specific plans, but I intend to stay at NHR@FAU and will hopefully get to be involved in interesting research also in the future.
In this FAU LMQ People Spotlight, we interviewed the researcher Florian Lange, who is working at the Research Unit NHR@FAU since 2022.
What is your research topic? What is your current role?
My current role is split between user support at the NHR@FAU computing center, with a focus on users from physics, and doing research. A recent project together with the group of Michael Hartmann is about the simulation of superconducting qubit lattices with matrix-product states to analyze their localization properties.
How is your research linked to the research foci of the FAU LMQ?
The already mentioned superconducting qubits are systems with light-matter interaction. I have also done some work on one-dimensional condensed matter systems that are driven out of equilibrium by a light pulse.
What do you find most fascinating in your research?
It is difficult to answer because it depends a lot on the project. In general, a nice aspect of working at the computing center as a project adviser is that you come in contact with many different topics from physics.
When I am not working at the FAU, then …
I try to spend at least some time outside, since I mostly work at a computer. From time to time I also go to rock and metal concerts.
Do you have a secret talent?
Not sure if this counts, but I am above average at video games.
What does a typical day in your working life look like?
I first check if there any messages or support cases that I need to respond to, since these usually take precedence. If not, I do research related things like reading papers or running simulations on the HPC clusters.
What are your plans for the future?
No specific plans, but I intend to stay at NHR@FAU and will hopefully get to be involved in interesting research also in the future.