Manuela Merkel

Anke Vetter

Dr. rer. nat. Malte Schröder

From Germany, studied at the University and the MPI for Dynamics and Self-Organization in Göttingen, joined in March 2018. Research Interest include statistical physics of network formation, percolation and phase transitions in these models as well as collective dynamics on networks, synchronization and especially the impact of optimization and economic constraints on these systems. Enjoys board games, all kinds of puzzles and cycling.

Seungjae Lee

Originally from S. Korea, studied at Technische Universität München in Bayern. Interested in dynamical systems, stability analysis, collective phenomena and dimension reduction methods in a system of coupled oscillators, and mathematical physics. Enjoys watching baseball (LG Twins)/ football (FC Bayern München) games and also interested in biographies of physicists and mathematicians.

M.Sc. Ventsislava Kaykieva

From Bulgaria, trained as an environmental scientist in Halle and Dresden, with a postgraduate degree in project management. Joined in June 2020. Currently focusing on the complex world of nonlinear dynamics and its applications. Enjoys cooking and baking, reading fiction, caring for plants and talking nonsense in English.

Dr. rer. nat. Xiaozhu Zhang

From China, trained as an engineer in Shanghai and as a physicist in Göttingen. Joined in February 2018 and now working primarily as an associate professor in Tongji University in Shanghai. Current research interests include dynamic network responses, pattern formation, and self-organization in collective behaviours. Enjoys music and gardening.

M.Sc. Georg Börner

From Cologne, Germany. Studied physics in Dresden and Leipzig. Current research interests: network reconstruction, bio-inspired computing and data security in AI systems. Enjoys playing musical instruments, reading, cooking, and building things.

M.Sc. Julian Luca Fleck

From Germany, studies Physics in Dresden. Interested in nonlinear dynamics and predicting tipping points in dynamical systems. Enjoys playing table tennis, spending time with friends and visiting art museums.

M.Sc. Felix Jung

From Germany, studied Physics in Göttingen. Hands-on experience in operating ridepooling systems. Now focused on gaining insight into fundamental principles of individual human mobility. Broadly interested in social physics. Enjoys programming and being outdoors, hiking, biking and climbing.

M.Sc. Philip Marszal

Joined in 2018. From Germany, studied Physics in Göttingen. Current interests include nonlinear dynamics, collective dynamics, pattern formation and statistical mechanics of human behavior with a focus on human mobility. Main research revolves around mobility systems exhibiting emergent collective behaviour. Enjoys programming, reading, learning and nature.

M.Sc. Raoul Schmidt

From Germany, studied physics, mainly in Dresden. Main research interests include network reconstruction, perturbation spreading, modeling and analysis of energy systems and subgraph matching. Enjoys reading, hiking, climbing, cycling and playing the guitar when not occupied with the serious things in life. Joined in 2018.

M.Sc. Christoph Steinacker

From Germany, studied in Dresden and Pohang (South Korea). Joined in October 2019. Current research interests include mobility, especially improving the bikeability of cities. Enjoys video games, movies and music.

M.Sc. Moritz Thümler

From Germany, laboratory technician trained in Germany and South Korea, studied physics in Darmstadt. Gained experience in industry in the fields of liquid crystals, satellite data analytics and the financial industry. Joined in 2019. His current research interests include dynamic network responses to fluctuations, synchronization and power grid dynamics. Enjoys cycling, hiking and traveling.

M.Sc. Paul Wilhelm

From Dresden, joined in May 2018. Interested in neural networks and sensory processing. Enjoys biking and rap music.

B.Sc. Marisa Fischer

From Germany, studies physics in Dresden. Joined in July 2024 and researches response dynamics of driven coupled nonlinear systems. Enjoys hiking, reading and playing the violin.

B.Sc. Jasper Kirch

From Frankfurt, Germany. Studies theoretical physics in Dresden and doing his master thesis on inferring network structure from time series data. Enjoys cycling, being outdoors and drinking coffee.

B.Sc. Lennart Kuklinski

From the baltic sea, born and raised by sea gulls. Studies theoretical physics in Dresden and doing his Master thesis on synchronization phenomena motivated by power grids. Enjoys all kinds of sports, being outside and nonrigorous mathematics.

Pierre Naguib

From Weimar, Germany. Studies physics in Dresden and joined May 2024. Current research involves investigating the origin of life and how evolution is fundamentally influenced by recombination. Enjoys programming, musical instruments and swimming.

Eric Wiese

From Germany. Studies physics in Dresden joined July 2024. Interrested in theoretical physics and scientific calculations. Enjoys chess, cooking and rap music.