Doctoral Theses

Over the years, many talented researchers have completed their doctoral studies at our chair. The following list provides an overview of their dissertations and reflects the breadth of research topics pursued within our group. This research often takes place in collaboration with partners from academia and industry.

Simon Hofmann

Name: Dr. Simon Hofmann
Title: Physical Design for Field-coupled Nanocomputing
Graduated: January 2026

Jan Drewniok

Name: Dr. Jan Drewniok
Title: Design and Simulation of Atomic-Scale Computing: A Comprehensive Framework for Physical Simulation, Logic Design, Logic Analysis, and Circuit Design
Graduated: January 2026

Lucas Berent

Name: Dr. Lucas Berent
Title: Advancing Quantum Error Correction with Quantum Low-Density Parity-Check Codes
Graduated: December 2025

Kevin Mato

Name: Dr. Kevin Mato
Title: MQT Qudits, Simulation and Compilation for Mixed-Dimensional Quantum Computing
Graduated: November 2025

Nils Quetschlich

Name: Dr. Nils Quetschlich
Title: Supporting End Users: Methodologies and Software Tools to Develop Quantum Computing Solutions
Graduated: July 2025

Thomas Grurl

Name: Dr. Thomas Grurl
Title: Noise-Aware Quantum Circuit Simulation with Decision Diagrams
Graduated: November 2023

Lukas Burgholzer

Name: Dr. Lukas Burgholzer
Title: Design Automation Tools and Software for Quantum Computing
Graduated: September 2023

Sebastian Schober

Name: Dr. Sebastian Schober
Title: Stochastic Modeling and Machine Learning Techniques for Graphene-based Environmental Gas Sensors
Graduated: June 2023

Gerold Fink

Name: Dr. Gerold Fink
Title: Simulation and Design Automation Tools for Microfluidic Devices
Graduated: April 2023

Stefan Hillmich

Name: Dr. Stefan Hillmich
Title: Efficient Implementation of Quantum Circuit Simulation with Decision Diagrams
Graduated: November 2022

Sebastian Pointner

Name: Dr. Sebastian Pointner
Title: Improved System-on-Chip-Design-Automation for Industrial Requirements
Graduated: June 2021

Lorenzo Servadei

Name: Dr. habil. Lorenzo Servadei
Title: Cost Estimation and Optimization of Hardware/Software Co-Designs Using Machine Learning
Graduated: February 2021

Kevin Verma

Name: Dr. Kevin Verma
Title: High Performance Simulation for Industrial Paint Shop Applications
Graduated: November 2020

Alwin Zulehner

Name: Dr. Alwin Zulehner
Title: Design Automation for Quantum Computing
Graduated: September 2019

Andreas Grimmer

Name: Dr. Andreas Grimmer
Title: Automatic Methods for the Design of Droplet Microfluidic Networks: A Toolbox for Designers
Graduated: January 2019

Philipp Niemann

Name: Dr. Philipp Niemann
Title: Towards Computer-Aided Design of Quantum Logic: Compact Representations and Efficient Synthesis Methods for an Emerging Technology
Graduated: December 2016

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Technical University of Munich
School of Computation, Information and Technology
Chair for Design Automation
Prof. Dr. Robert Wille
Arcisstrasse 21
80333 Munich | Germany
robert.wille@tum.de
Tel: +49 89 289 23551

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