Theoretical & Computational Condensed-Matter Physics

Adonis
Haxhijaj

Final-year MSc Physics @ EPFL — Master's thesis exchange at ETH Zürich. Seeking a PhD for Fall 2026.

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About

Final-year MSc Physics at EPFL, currently doing my Master's thesis as an exchange student at ETH Zürich. My work centres on theoretical and computational condensed-matter physics, with a particular interest in method development for correlated and out-of-equilibrium quantum systems. I have hands-on experience with HPC-based DFT simulations and the numerical infrastructure that surrounds them.

I'm actively looking for a PhD position starting Fall 2026. If you think we'd be a good fit, please reach out.

adonis.haxhijaj@epfl.ch · adonis@haxhijaj.ch

Education

  1. Sept 2024 — Present

    MSc in Physics

    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) · Lausanne, Switzerland

    Master's thesis exchange at ETH Zürich (Pasquarello group).

  2. Sept 2021 — Aug 2024

    BSc in Physics

    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) · Lausanne, Switzerland

Publications

  1. Lattice dynamics and structural phase stability of group-IV elemental solids with the r²SCAN functional

    A. Haxhijaj, S. Riemelmoser, A. Pasquarello
    Phys. Rev. B · Feb 2026 · DOI: 10.1103/znkf-3g37
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