About
Max grew up in the suburbs of Stuttgart, Germany, and received his bachelor's and master's degrees in
physics from ETH Zurich. For his master’s thesis, he researched TLS mitigation in Prof. Oskar
Painter’s group at Caltech. Max then joined Yale University to work on Kerr-cat qubits, focusing on the
implementation of a bias-preserving CNOT gate, investigating effects that limit cat qubit lifetimes, and
studying applications to analog simulations of chemistry. At UCSB, his interests revolve around TLS
and ways to reduce their impact. Outside of the lab, he enjoys playing soccer and skiing in winter.