Our group
Xhek Turkeshi
Group leader
Junior Research Group Leader at the Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Cologne.
Mail: turkeshi(at)thp.uni-koeln.de
Positions
University of Trento
MSc in Theoretical Physics
International School for Advanced Studies
PhD in Statistical Physics
Collège de France
Postdoctoral fellowship
University of Cologne
Researcher
Beatrice Magni
PhD Student (since Nov 2024)
Beatrice studies anticoncentration phenomena in structured random quantum circuits.
Selected Works
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Anticoncentration in Clifford Circuits and Beyond: From Random Tensor Networks to Pseudomagic States
Beatrice Magni, Alexios Christopoulos, Andrea De Luca, Xhek Turkeshi
- Phys. Rev. X 15, 031071 (2025)
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Quantum Complexity and Chaos in Many-Qudit Doped Clifford Circuits
Beatrice Magni and Xhek Turkeshi
- Quantum 9, 1956 (2025)
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Anticoncentration and State Design of Doped Real Clifford Circuits
Beatrice Magni, Markus Heinrich, Lorenzo Leone, and Xhek Turkeshi
- arXiv: 2512.15880
Dr. Sreemayee Aditya
Alexander von Humboldt Independent Postdoctoral Fellowship (since Jun 2024)
Sreemayee works on quantum resources and their dynamics in many-body systems.
Selected Works
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Mpemba Effects in Quantum Complexity
Sreemayee Aditya, Alessandro Summer, Piotr Sierant, Xhek Turkeshi
- arXiv: 2509.22176
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Growth and Spreading of Quantum Resources under Random Circuit Dynamics
Sreemayee Aditya, Piotr Sierant, and Xhek Turkeshi
- arXiv: 2512.14827
Join our group
PhD Students
We welcome motivated students with a strong background in theoretical physics or mathematics. PhD positions in Cologne are typically funded through the university or external fellowships (DFG, DAAD, and EU programmes). If you are interested, please send an email with your CV and a brief description of your research interests.
Postdoctoral Researchers
We are happy to support applications with external fellowships (Humboldt, Marie Skłodowska-Curie, DFG individual grants) to be hosted in our group. Feel free to contact us early to discuss a joint application.
Contact: turkeshi[at]thp.uni-koeln.de
