Tobias Kehrer

Tobias Kehrer

Patent Professional

E. Blum & Co. AG

Bio

I am a Patent Professional and former PostDoc in Physics.
I completed my PhD in October 2025 in the Quantum Theory Bruder Group of Prof. Dr. Christoph Bruder at the Department of Physics of the University of Basel.

Interests
  • Patent Law
  • Quantum Simulation
  • Quantum Computing
  • Quantum Synchronization
  • Machine Learning
  • Optical Biomechanics
Education
  • PhD in Physics, 2021 - 2025

    University of Basel

  • MSc in Physics, 2018 - 2021

    University of Würzburg

  • BSc in Physics, 2015 - 2018

    University of Würzburg

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
E. Blum & Co. AG
Patent Professional
February 2026 – Present Zurich, Switzerland

Areas of Practice:

  • Patent Law (European, national, international)
  • Drafting and prosecution of patent applications
  • Counseling of clients in patent matters
 
 
 
 
 
University of Basel
PostDoc
October 2025 – February 2026 Basel, Switzerland

Multiple projects involving:

  • Quantum Simulation
  • Swarmalators experiencing an external pseudo-force
 
 
 
 
 
University of Basel
PhD candidate
September 2021 – October 2025 Basel, Switzerland

Multiple projects involving:

 
 
 
 
 
Schwind eye-tech solutions GmbH
R&D employee
April 2021 – August 2021 Kleinostheim, Germany

Multiple projects involving:

  • Improving and developing laser refractive surgery methods (paper and patent)
  • 3D mathematical modelling
  • Combining theory, data analysis, and optics lab work
  • Computer vision
 
 
 
 
 
Schwind eye-tech solutions GmbH
R&D Intern
August 2017 – September 2017 Kleinostheim, Germany

Responsibilities include:

  • Planning, executing, and evaluating experiments: performance of a laser refractive surgery system under varying climate conditions (paper)
  • Optics and bio lab work
 
 
 
 
 
Schwind eye-tech solutions GmbH
R&D Intern
August 2016 – September 2016 Kleinostheim, Germany

Prototype development:

  • Model building and error/risk analysis: estimate performance and the relevance of certain errors
  • Designing, building, and testing prototype setup
  • Combining theory, data analysis, and optics lab work
  • Communication between multiple departments (R&D, construction, software)

Publications

(2025). Crystal formation in systems of pseudo-forced swarmalators. arXiv:2512:04724.

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(2025). Quantum synchronization of twin limit-cycle oscillators. Phys. Rev. Lett. 135, 063601 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1103/f97j-474c.

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(2024). Quantum synchronization through the interference blockade. Phys. Rev. A 110, 042203, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.110.042203.

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(2023). Improving transmon qudit measurement on IBM Quantum hardware. Phys. Rev. Research 6, 013050. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.6.013050.

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