Spannowsky Lab Spannowsky Particle Physics Phenomenology

Team

Below is a list of all current group members.

Principal Investigator

Prof. Dr. Michael Spannowsky

Room 12-08, CS 30.23

michael.spannowsky(at)kit(dot)edu

Professor (W3) of Theoretical Physics at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Previously: Full Professor and Director at the Institute of Particle Physics Phenomenology (IPPP) Durham, United Kingdom.
Research interests: everything.

Postdocs

Dr. Aritra Bal

Room 343, CN 425

aritra.bal(at)kit(dot)edu
- Postdoc at the Institute of Theoretical Physics (ITP) since 2025.
- PhD at the Institute of Experimental Particle Physics (ETP) KIT on the CMS Experiment (2022-2025). Undergrad at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (2017-2022).
- Research interests: quantum information, machine learning, anomaly detection, BSM physics, agentic AI
Dr. Peter Majcen

Room 12-21, CS 30.23

peter.majcen(at)kit(dot)edu
- Postdoc at the Institute of Theoretical Physics (ITP) since 2026.
- PhD at the University of Padova (2022-2026).
- Research interests: tensor networks, quantum field theory, quantum simulation
Dr. Vishal Ngairangbam

Room 12-21, CS 30.23

vishal.ngairangbam(at)kit(dot)edu
- Postdoc at the Institute of Theoretical Physics (ITP) since 2026.
- Previously: Postdoc at Durham University (2022-2025). PhD at Physical Research Laboratory, India (2022).
- Research interests: quantum machine learning, equivariant architectures, geometric deep learning
Dr. Simon Williams

Room 12-21, CS 30.23

simon.williams(at)kit(dot)edu
- Postdoc at the Institute of Theoretical Physics (ITP) since 2026.
- PhD at Imperial College London (2023).
- Research interests: quantum field theory, continuous variable quantum computing
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