2002-2008: PhD thesis at MPQ Garching in group of Gerhard Rempe, keywords: single-atom single-photon interface 2008-2010:Postdoc with Antoine Browaeys at Institut d'Optique in Palaiseau, keywords: entanglement of distant atoms using Rydberg blockade 2010-2018: Senior Scientist at MPQ Garching in group of Gerhard Rempe: keywords: cavity QED, multi-photon blockade since 2019: General Manager of Cluster of Excellence "Munich Center of Quantum Science and Technology"