What survives when quantum systems are noisy, driven, measured or chaotic?
Our projects sit between quantum information, quantum technologies, many-body theory and random-matrix physics. They combine analytical ideas with numerical simulation. They suit motivated students with quantum mechanics or condensed matter and some coding experience (Python, Julia, C/C++, Mathematica). Curiosity matters most.
PhD and postdoctoral positions
Do a PhD with us
PhD studentships come from our research projects, from the yearly FCT call and from CeFEMA. We look for a strong background in condensed matter and theoretical physics. The PhD page explains how to apply, how funding works and what happens during the PhD at Técnico.
PhD at q.m@tJoin as a postdoc
FCT six-year researcher contracts (CEEC) and CSRC/CeFEMA fellowships shared between Lisbon and Beijing, plus positions on our research projects when they open. Send a CV, a publication list and a short research statement.
Write to usPIC I · BSc projects · 2026/27
- PIC I
Quantum computers as open-system simulators
Use NISQ devices to simulate Lindblad dynamics, boundary-driven transport and non-equilibrium steady states.
Supervisors: Pedro Ribeiro, Giuseppe De Tomasi - PIC I
Universal laws in quantum chaos
Study transport through random quantum dots using open-system methods and random matrix theory.
Supervisors: Pedro Ribeiro, Giuseppe De Tomasi
PIC II · MSc projects · 2026/27
- PIC II
Quantum chaos in tensor-network dynamics
Random matrix product super-operators, Liouvillian spectra and the onset of chaos.
Supervisors: Pedro Ribeiro, Giuseppe De Tomasi - PIC II
Non-equilibrium transport in the SYK model
Strong coupling, Keldysh theory, non-Fermi liquids and holography-inspired quantum dynamics.
Supervisors: Pedro Ribeiro, Giuseppe De Tomasi - PIC II
Beyond Markov
Exact non-Markovian dynamics, HEOM and full counting statistics of open quantum dots.
Supervisors: Pedro Ribeiro, Giuseppe De Tomasi - PIC II
The quantum information budget
Entanglement, entropy and measurement-induced transitions in monitored open systems.
Supervisors: Pedro Ribeiro, Giuseppe De Tomasi - PIC II
Learning the quantum channel
Efficient tomography of many-body open systems using tensor networks and machine learning.
Supervisors: Pedro Ribeiro, Giuseppe De Tomasi
Other routes in
BSc students
MEFT students can start a project for a few hours a week or a PIC I. Send a CV and your academic record.
MSc thesis
Not every topic is listed on the Physics Department page, so contact us directly, ideally the semester before your thesis starts.
Write to ribeiro.pedro@tecnico.ulisboa.pt or detomasi@tecnico.ulisboa.pt.