Doctoral Candidate in Ultra-low Latency Decoding of Quantum Codes

The Communications Engineering Lab at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology is seeking a doctoral candidate to join the QuBriC European Doctoral Training Network. This research position focuses on designing ultra-low latency, parallelized decoding algorithms for quantum error correction to enable scalable fault-tolerant quantum computing. The successful candidate will work at the intersection of classical and quantum information theory, collaborating with a diverse consortium of academic and industrial partners. The role involves developing novel decoding schemes, benchmarking them against state-of-the-art methods, and participating in network-wide training and secondments.

• Develop ultra-low latency parallelized decoding algorithms for quantum error correction codes.
• Extend belief propagation and neural decoders to ensemble-decoding frameworks for qLDPC codes.
• Design new ensemble decoding schemes based on the mathematical properties of quantum codes.
• Benchmark developed decoders against state-of-the-art methods under hardware constraints.
• Conduct high-quality research and communicate findings through publications and international conference presentations.
• Participate in network-wide training schools, workshops, and mandatory secondments at partner institutions.
• Engage in outreach and dissemination activities to promote quantum computing research.