Hans J. Briegel
Also known as Hans Jürgen Briegel, Hans Briegel
Hans Briegel is a German theoretical physicist and a full professor at the University of Innsbruck, where he works on quantum information and learning agents. He and Robert Raussendorf introduced the one-way quantum computer in 2001, a new paradigm for building a quantum computer. With Gemma De las Cuevas, he proposed projective simulation in 2012, a model of a learning agent whose interaction with the environment is governed by a simulation-based projection. In 2022 an ERC Advanced Grant went to him for models of AI-driven quantum experiments. The Wittgenstein Prize, Austria's highest science prize, was awarded to him in 2023, and he received the Erwin Schrödinger Prize in 2025.
Timeline
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1990–1994
Diploma and doctorate
He graduates with a diploma in 1990 and completes his PhD program in 1994.
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2001
The one-way quantum computer
He and Robert Raussendorf introduce the one-way quantum computer in 2001, a new paradigm for building a quantum computer.
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2003
Full professor in Innsbruck
In 2003 he declines a chair in Düsseldorf and takes up a full professorship at the University of Innsbruck.
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2012
Projective simulation for AI
He and Gemma De las Cuevas propose projective simulation in 2012, a model of a learning agent whose interaction with the environment is governed by a simulation-based projection.
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2022
An ERC Advanced Grant
He receives an ERC Advanced Grant in 2022 for models of AI-driven quantum experiments.
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2023
The Wittgenstein Award
He is awarded the Wittgenstein Prize in 2023, Austria's highest science prize. His research sits at the intersection of quantum information and machine learning.
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2025
The Erwin Schrödinger Prize
He receives the Erwin Schrödinger Prize in Vienna in 2025 for work on the theory and application of measurement-based quantum computers and on physical models for autonomous, learning agents.
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As of October 2026
Professor of theoretical physics
He is a German theoretical physicist and full professor at the University of Innsbruck, conducting research in quantum physics and quantum information.
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- Hans Jürgen Briegel - Wikipedia
- Projective simulation for artificial intelligence | Scientific Reports
- Innsbruck researchers awarded three ERC Advanced Grants – Universität Innsbruck
- Wittgenstein Award for quantum physicist Hans Briegel – Universität Innsbruck
- Schrödinger-Preis für Hans Jürgen Briegel – Universität Innsbruck