Tom Weber

DESY
Notkestraße 85 (Building D)
22607 Hamburg
Room: D-231

Quantum Explorer - Pioneering Quantum Computing for Particle Physics and Computer Science
Supervisors: Prof. Kerstin Borras (DESY, RWTH Aachen), Dr. Karl Jansen (DESY), Dr. Dirk Krücker (DESY), Prof. Matthias Riebisch (UHH)

Tom started studying physics in 2013 at University of Hamburg. Afterwards he stayed in Hamburg to obtain his master’s degree in mathematical physics. During his study, his interest in data science and machine learning grew. Now he is a DASHH fellow with research focus on quantum computing, in particular investigating the optimisation of quantum circuits.
In his free time Tom plays piano and enjoys many different sports, mostly fencing and basketball.

An interesting portrait concerning Tom's field of research and his motivation can be found here: HIDA Portrait