Master Thesis Student in Quantum Information Technology (m/f/d)

The DLR Institute of Communications and Navigation is dedicated to mission-oriented research in selected areas of communications and navigation. Its work ranges from the theoretical foundations to the demonstration of new procedures and systems in a real environment and is embedded in DLR's Space, Aeronautics, Transport, Security and Digitalization programmes.

What to expect

The Institute of Communications and Navigation (KN) at DLR conducts mission-oriented research in satellite navigation, quantum communications, and secure systems. You will join our quantum error correction team and contribute to the development and study of advanced quantum repeater protocols based on quantum LDPC (QLDPC) codes. Over the past five years, QLDPC codes have emerged as the leading alternative to the surface code in quantum computing, with encoding rates orders of magnitude higher for comparable protection against errors. In this project, you will explore their use for quantum communications. Your responsibilities will include circuit-level noise simulation of QLDPC-based purification protocols, the development and testing of the corresponding decoders, and benchmarking our approach against existing architectures.

Your tasks

• Simulate quantum repeater and entanglement purification protocols based on QLDPC codes
• Model error propagation on quantum circuits
• Develop and test quantum error correction algorithms that account for circuit-level noise
• Benchmark our architecture against state-of-the-art proposals

Your profile

• Bachelor's degree in Physics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• Enrollment in a Master's program in Physics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• Solid foundation in quantum physics
• Familiarity with quantum error correction and purification protocols is highly valued
• Proficiency in Python, C++, or MATLAB

 We look forward to getting to know you!

If you have any questions about this position (Vacancy-ID 6266) please contact:

Dr. Bruno Coelho Coutinho 
Tel.: +49 (0) 8153 - 28 2084