CV
Curriculum vitae of Volker Karle
Summary
Postdoctoral researcher in quantum physics at ISTA. I study how periodic driving shapes quantum matter — from molecules to many‑body systems — with a focus on topology, control, and dynamics.
Profile
| Name | Volker Karle |
| Role | Postdoctoral Researcher, Quantum Physics |
| Affiliation | Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) |
| Group | Lemeshko Group |
| Location | Klosterneuburg / Vienna, Austria |
| Contact | vkarle@ist.ac.at |
| Languages | German (native), English (fluent) |
| Profiles | |
Experience
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2025 – present Postdoctoral Researcher — Quantum Physics
Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) - Quantum dynamics and topology in driven molecular and rotor platforms
- Lemeshko Group (Quantum Dynamics & Control)
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2019 – 2025 PhD Researcher — Theoretical Physics
Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) - Non‑equilibrium topological phases in periodically driven molecules and quantum rotors
- Area‑law eigenstates in large nullspaces; classical and quantum localization
Education
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2019 - 2025 PhD in Theoretical Physics
Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) - Thesis: Non‑equilibrium topological phases with periodically driven molecules and quantum rotors
- Advisor: Prof. Mikhail Lemeshko
- Focus: Floquet physics, topology, molecular dynamics
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2016 - 2018 Master of Science in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
Heidelberg University, Germany - Thesis on coupled superfluidity in 2D Bose mixtures (Tilman Enss)
- Focus: many‑body physics, quantum statistical mechanics
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2011 - 2015 Bachelor of Science in Physics
Albert‑Ludwigs‑Universität Freiburg, Germany - Foundation in theoretical and experimental physics
- Projects in quantum and statistical mechanics
Research Interests
- Floquet engineering and topology in molecules and rotors
- Many‑body scars and area‑law eigenstates in excited spectra
- Classical–quantum links in localization and dynamics
- Complex systems and tipping phenomena
Skills
| Programming | ||||
| Julia | ||||
| Python | ||||
| C++ | ||||
| Numerics & Theory | ||
| ODE/PDE solvers, Floquet, RG, ED, tensor networks | ||
| ML & Tools | ||
| PyTorch, JAX, SLURM, Docker | ||
| Workflow | ||
| Linux, Terminal, Git, LaTeX, MS-Office | ||