Research

I actively engage in the study of quantum mechanics of large ensembles of particles in condensed systems, collectively refered to as quantum matter. This includes quantum materials composed of atomic, molecular or organic constituents, chemical systems such as molecules, and cold atomic or molecular gases. I use first-principle modeling of experiments as a starting point, which often requires ab initio methods to characterize the system’s electronic structure. This is combined with many-body approaches to study emergent quantum states. My goal is to discover new emergent quantum behavior in fundamental models of correlated systems and in technologically promising platforms.

Using field theoretic and numerical approaches, I investigate the non-equilibrium and time-resolved spectroscopy of large, complex systems, including correlated electron-phonon solids, Rydberg gases, disordered systems and optically pumped condensed-phase platforms. This program aims to reveal critical information about the excited-state structure and out-of-equilibrium transient behavior in experiment.

I am interested in developing methods based on modern machine learning architectures to improve reasoning in physics as well as in the use of concepts from statistical physics to analyze the mechanisms powering these architectures.