IQST People
IQST Directors
The IQST director lead the activities and development of IQST, including IQST’s mission and its implementation through dedicated programmes.

Prof. Dr. Stefanie Barz
- UStuttgart
- Physics
- #QuantumCommunication
- #QuantumComputing
- #QuantumEngineering
- #QuantumOptics
- #QuantumPhotonics

Prof. Dr. Fedor Jelezko
- UUlm
- Physics
- #QuantumCommunication
- #QuantumComputing
- #QuantumEngineering
- #QuantumOptics
- #QuantumPhotonics
- #QuantumSensing
- #SolidStatePhysics
Executive Board
The executive board steers IQST’s activities and development. The executive board also serves as the body to evaluate internal applications for IQST’s programmes.

Prof. Dr. Jens Anders
- UStuttgart
- Electrical Engineering
- #QuantumEngineering
- #QuantumSensing

Prof. Dr. Stefanie Barz
- UStuttgart
- Physics
- #QuantumCommunication
- #QuantumComputing
- #QuantumEngineering
- #QuantumOptics
- #QuantumPhotonics

Prof. Dr. Fedor Jelezko
- UUlm
- Physics
- #QuantumCommunication
- #QuantumComputing
- #QuantumEngineering
- #QuantumOptics
- #QuantumPhotonics
- #QuantumSensing
- #SolidStatePhysics

Prof. Dr. Tilman Pfau
- UStuttgart
- Physics
- #QuantumComputing
- #QuantumEngineering
- #QuantumOptics
- #QuantumSensing

Prof. Dr. Ilia Polian
- UStuttgart
- Computer Science
- #QuantumComputing
- #QuantumEngineering
- #QuantumTheory
Scientific Advisory Board
The scientific advisory board, made up by internationally renowned experts in academia and industry, provides an invaluable outside perspective to support the further growth and development of the IQST center.

Prof. Dr. Michael Totzeck
- Carl Zeiss AG

Prof. Dr. Christine Silberhorn
- Paderborn University

Prof. Dr. Rainer Müller
- TU Braunschweig

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Mlynek
- Humboldt University of Berlin

Dr.-Ing. E.h. Peter Leibinger
- TRUMPF GmbH & Co. KG

Dr. Axel Kaschner
- Robert Bosch GmbH

Prof. Dr. Atac Imamoglu
- ETH Zürich

David Faller
- IBM Germany Lab

Prof. Dr. Markus Aspelmeyer
- University of Vienna
- #QuantumEngineering
- #QuantumSensing
Managing Team
The managing team of IQST is supporting and assisting the IQST directors, board, and the whole IQST community in the overall management of the activitites of the center.