At the University of Bremen, Michael Sentef aims to strengthen the connection between materials research and fundamental questions of quantum many-body physics and light-matter interaction, and to further develop methods for the computer simulation of realistic light-matter interfaces. For this, new materials that are particularly well suited for such interfaces and also promise potential applications, such as atomically thin 2D materials, are to be identified through the close connection of theory and experiment. Sentef's research aims to help turn foundation research into future applications, for example in optoelectronics and energy-efficient green quantum technologies.