Exploring the optimization landscape of variational quantum algorithms
R.A. Medina Ramos, Exploring the Optimization Landscape of Variational Quantum Algorithms, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2024.

Ergodicity breaking in disordered and kinetically constrained quantum many-body systems
P. Brighi, Ergodicity Breaking in Disordered and Kinetically Constrained Quantum Many-Body Systems, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023.

Improving variational quantum algorithms : Innovative initialization techniques and extensions to qudit systems
S. Sack, Improving Variational Quantum Algorithmsf: Innovative Initialization Techniques and Extensions to Qudit Systems, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023.