Research

Welcome to my research page. Here you’ll find information about my current and past research projects.

Current Projects

• Microscopic modeling of Josephson junctions
• Active Matter simulations
• Tensor Networks for nonequilibrium systems

Publications

1. Krekels, S., Levajac, V., Moors, K., Simion, G. & Sorée, B. Current Conservation in the Self-Consistent Josephson Junction. arXiv.2505.09288 (2025). [Full Text]
2. Das, S., Deckert, D.-A., Kellers, L., Krekels, S. & Struyve, W. Double-slit experiment revisited. Annals of Physics 170054 (2025).
3. Krekels, S., Maes, C., Meerts, K. & Struyve, W. Zig-zag dynamics in a Stern–Gerlach spin measurement. Proceedings of the Royal Society A 480, 20230861 (2024).
4. Khodabandehlou, F., Krekels, S. & Maes, I. Exact computation of heat capacities for active particles on a graph. Journal of Statistical Mechanics 2022, 123208 (2022).
5. Dolai, P., Krekels, S. & Maes, C. Inducing a bound state between active particles. Physical Review E 105, 044605 (2022).

Thesis

Bound States and Currents: From Bacteria to Qubits (KU Leuven & imec, 2025)

Chapter available online: Introduction — more chapters coming soon.