Past Members

Matteo Stefanini, Semester Student
After I finished my bachelor’s degree in physics at the Technical University of Munich, I had the chance to work on a space-based quantum optics experiment at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Having sparked my interest for all things quantum, I came to Zurich for the MSc Quantum Engineering program at ETH. I am excited to join TIQI for a semester project, characterizing the beam delivery to ions using integrated photonics.

Simon Dörrer, Master Student
After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from ETH Zurich, I became interested in quantum science. This convinced me to enrol in the quantum engineering master’s programme, where I could apply my engineering knowledge to the field of quantum science. After exploring different aspects of quantum computing through various research groups and an internship, I am pleased to complete my master’s degree with a thesis in the control group of TIQI, researching the influence of electronic noise on gate fidelity.

Oliver Stadler, Master Student
During my electrical engineering bachelor's degree at ETH Zurich, I became fascinated with quantum science after an interesting lecture on quantum mechanics. This led me to an internship at QZabre and ultimately to pursue the Quantum Engineering Master Program. I joined the TIQI group for my master thesis. Currently, I'm involved in developing software for the molecules experiment, combining engineering and quantum science.

Carmelo Mordini, Post-doctoral Research Assistant

I studied Physics at the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa (Italy), and got my bachelor and master degree from the University of Pisa. Having been caught by the world of experimental ultracold atoms, I moved to Trento for a PhD in the BEC group, where I worked on several projects studying single and multi component condensates, topological defects, and the thermodynamics of the BEC phase. Now, jumping from macroscopic quantum physics to single particles, I joined the TIQI group as a postdoc to dive in the field of quantum information with trapped ions.

January 2021 - December 2023

Henry Fernandes Passagem, Post-doctoral Research Assistant

I studied Physics at University of São Paulo for undergraduate, master and PhD studies (advised by Prof. Luis Marcassa). During my graduate I worked on formation and trapping of molecules from cold atoms. Then I joined the TIQI group to explore more the quantum wolrd working on the optical trap of ions and Rydberg atoms experiments.

April 2020 - September 2023

Roland Matt, PhD Student

I received my BSc from the University of Tartu (Estonia) working in the Physical Optics group of prof. Peeter Saari. During those years I developed a keen interest towards optics and quantum mechanics which lead me to continue my studies in ETH Zürich. Working on my masters project in the TIQI group made me realize that I want to pursue a PhD degree in the field of trapped ion QIP.

January 2017 - September 2023

Jackson Ang'Ong'A, Post-​​doctoral research assistant (PSI Quantum Hub)
Before joining ETH-PSI quantum computing hub I received my PhD in physics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where I first worked on Hamiltonian engineering of condensed matter problems using Bose-Einstein condensates in momentum space lattices. Afterwards, I further explored my interest in quantum simulation by developing an experiment based on neutral atoms trapped in arrays of optical tweezers to realize synthetic lattices of Rydberg states.
My interests at the quantum hub include analog and digital quantum simulation of dissipative- and topological condensed matter systems, developing a neutral atom source for trapped ion experiments as well as considering hyperparameter optimization approaches in intermediate-scale quantum computing.

September 2021 - September 2023

Martin Wagener, PhD Student

I have completed my undergraduate studies in physics at the MLU Halle-Wittenberg and the JGU Mainz. In the group of Prof. Schmidt-Kaler I received my master's degree on investigations of fundamental connections between time measurement and thermodynamics using trapped ions and meanwhile got fascinated by the world of trapped ion quantum information. Subsequently I moved to Zürich to work on the cavity quantum electrodynamics experiment for my PhD.

Sophie Cavallini, Semester Student
I am a Quantum Engineering master student at ETH. Previously, I obtained my bachelor degree in Physics Engineering from Politecnico di Milano. During my undergrad, I had some side projects which ended up sparking my interest in Quantum Computing, especially on the hardware side.
Now, I am enjoying my time at TIQI by simulating and designing photonic building blocks in alumina.

Johannes Eberle, Semester Student
As a physics master's student at ETH, I previously conducted my bachelor's thesis in the Quantum Hybrid Systems Group. Following that experience, my curiosity led me to delve into the field of quantum computing and explore the diverse range of technologies within this field. Currently, I am working on a semester project in the TIQI group, where my work involves simulating different designs of a grating magneto-optical trap (MOT).

Maurice Hanisch, Semester Student

I'm a physics master's student at ETH, with a background in quantum information theory from my bachelor's thesis at MPQ. There, I dove into space-efficient quantum computation using Gaussian systems. Now, I'm excited to apply my theoretical background as I work on implementing a 2-qubit gate in the GKP setup. It's a great chance to deepen my understanding of the experimental side of this fascinating field.

Leopold Konzett, Master Student
Before coming to ETH for my master’s degree, I completed my undergraduate studies at LMU Munich. At ETH, a lecture on Quantum Optics sparked my interest in all things quantum, leading me to a thesis with the TIQI group. Here, I will join the Rydberg experiment to work on holographic methods for generating optical traps.

Lorenzo Fioroni, Master Student
I moved to Zürich for my Physics master's after obtaining a BSc at Sapienza, University of Rome - Italy. During my studies, I got interested in quantum information and quantum computing in its broadest sense. This is why, after a semester project in the Quantum Optics group, I am now joining TIQI. For my master's thesis, I will work together with the Theory group on a framework for quantum Liouvillian learning.

Natascha Hedrich, Post-doctoral Research Assistant

I received my B.Sc. in Physics and Mathematics in Canada at Thompson Rivers University before coming to the ETHZ for my Masters studies. Here, I received my M.Sc. in 2016 with a thesis in the group of Prof. Atac Imamoglu, and then moved to the University of Basel for my PhD. There, in the group of Prof. Patrick Maletinsky, I focused on magnetometry of antiferromagnetic systems using nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond. I received my PhD in June 2021 and am now back in Zurich as a postdoctoral researcher in the TIQI group, following my interests in science communication to bring trapped ions to the public.

September 2021 - November 2022

Luca Ben Herrmann, Semester Student

I am currently pursuing a master’s degree in physics at ETH, where I have previously completed my bachelor’s degree. During my studies the lectures in Trapped Ion physics, Quantum Optics and Quantum Information Processing piqued my interest and led me to a semester thesis project in the TIQI group. I am excited to join the GKP experiment where I will build and work on an acousto-optic modulator setup in the double-pass configuration.

Wenda Zhang, Semester Student

I came to Zürich for MSc in Physics at ETH after finishing my undergraduate studies at Sorbonne Université. My interest in Quantum information could date back to my time in Paris, and during my studies here at Zürich, I got even more amazed by the current achievements and potential in this field. For my semester project, I am working on the control system for the lab, specifically the integration of a custom digital lockbox for trapped-ion experiments in the lab network.

Yingying Cui, Master Student

I am a physics master’s student at ETH. I come from China. I did my bachelor’s at the University of California San Diego, where I researched on biophysics and AMO physics. I like swimming, watercolor painting, cooking, and reading Dostoevsky. For my master thesis at TIQI, I will be characterizing narrow-band lasers with high-finesse cavities.

Björn Jósteinsson, Master Student

Having done my undergraduate studies in Engineering Physics at the University of Iceland I came to ETH to do a master in Quantum Engineering. After a semester thesis with the Spin Physics group and an internship at QZabre my interest in quantum technologies has further solidified. Thus, now I take on a master thesis with the Molecule team at TIQI, focused on RF resonators and micromotion.

Christopher Axline, Post-doctoral Research Assistant

I studied undergraduate physics in the College of Creative Studies at UCSB, where I developed microfluidic cell sorting systems under the supervision of Prof. Andrew Cleland. I received my PhD from Yale in the group of Prof. Rob Schoelkopf, where I worked on quantum state transfer between superconducting cavity memories. I decided to venture further into the world of quantum information, joining the TIQI group as a postdoc.

September 2018 - January 2023

Ilia Sergachev, Engineer

I received my master's degree in physics from Moscow State University.
My PhD work was in a collaboration between Stefan Willitsch's group at the University of Basel and Alpes Lasers SA in Neuchâtel; it focused on the development of laser systems for precision spectroscopy. After joining ETH I was initially developing advanced electronics for robotics, and then moved to TIQI to continue working in the area I find most exciting - edge of science and engineering.

June 2020 - August 2022

Utku Altunkaya, Engineer

I received my bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering from Istanbul Technical University, and my master's degree from Yeditepe University in Turkey, specializing in logic circuit design and FPGAs. I have done research and development work in both academia and industry, and I am happy to now be a member of the TIQI Group where I work on FPGA-based high-precision experimental control system design, and hope that some quantum information processing knowledge will also rub off on me while I am here.

May 2019 - April 2022

Cagri Oenal,  Engineer

Before starting working at TIQI, I finished my undergrad studies at the department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, METU, Turkey and obtained my master's degree in Computer Science from EPFL, Switzerland. In addition to my engineering and development support activities at TIQI, I am currently also working for an industrial company as a senior R&D Engineer.

January 2017 - March 2022

Alexander Ferk, Master Student

I am a Physics MSc. student at ETH with a Physics BSc. from Graz University of Technology, Austria.
Previously I worked as a Technical Student at CERN and did my Semester Project in the Quantum Device Lab.
For my thesis at TiQi I will be working on the control system, specifically low level phase tracking for trapped ions.

Aida Mashaal, Master Student

I am a physics master student with a bachelor’s degree from the Technical University of Vienna. After working in a Quantum Optics Laboratory for my bachelor thesis and attending the Quantum Optics lecture here at ETH in the first year, I was intrigued by the field of Quantum information and Trapped Ion Physics. I am therefore very excited for the opportunity to work on a theoretical semester project in the TIQI group.

Kristina Kirova, Master Student

I am a Physics MSc student, originally from Bulgaria, with a BSc degree from the University of Glasgow and the UBC, Canada. I have worked as a software engineer at the JP Morgan Chase&Co and as a research intern at the Institute of Science and Technology, Austria. My passion for quantum technology led me to the TIQI group where I'll be investigating noise-assisted variational quantum algorithms under the supervision of Dr Reiter. When not in front of the screen, you can find me in the mountains, on the bouldering wall or on a kickboxing training."

Ralf Berner, Summer Student
During the last semesters of my Bachelor and constantly during my Master in physics at the university of Bonn, I worked in the group of Prof. Dr. Michael Köhl. There, we used a fiber cavity to form a light-ion interface in a quantum network node. Therefore, I became very interested in the concepts of quantum information and computing with ions. This is why I joined the TIQI group for a half year research internship.

Liberto Beltran, Master Student

I am Liberto, a Master's student in Quantum Engineering at ETH Zurich, where I previously also did my Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering. During my studies I worked in the Spin Physics group, did my Semester Thesis in the Quantum Device Lab and did an internship with Zurich Instruments. At TiQi, I am doing my master thesis on the eQual setup, where I will integrate Qiskit as a high- and low-level control language with the goal of performing a novel form of the variational quantum eigensolver algorithm on the setup.  

Till Muser, Master Student

I am a Physics Master's Student at ETH and I also did my bachelor's degree here. During my studies I grew to be fascinated by programming, machine learning and the general idea of automating things. I am doing my thesis on quantum machine learning, which allows me to combine my interest in physics and computational methods in a novel field.  

Georg Engin-Deniz, Master Student

I’m Georg, an Austrian Master's student in Physics here at ETH, where I have also done my Bachelor's degree.
My enthusiasm for the Quantum Optics lecture led me further towards Quantum Information Processing, Trapped Ion Physics, and now into the TIQI group.
I am very excited to be working on the Negative Ion experiment under the supervision of Daniel Kienzler, especially since it gives me the chance to develop an engineering competence complementing my theoretical education.

Roger Serrat, Semester Student

I am a student in the Quantum Engineering masters at ETH. Previously, I obtained a double Bachelor's degree in Engineering Physics and Informatics Engineering at CFIS-UPC in Barcelona, Spain. After recently attending a summer school held by IQC in Canada, I became rather curious about trapped-ion technologies. I am therefore grateful for the opportunity to do a semester project in the TIQI group, where I will build a device for automated testing of ion traps.

Kaizhao Wang, Semester Student

I’m Kaizhao, a quantum engineering Master student at ETH. I did my bachelor degree at Tsinghua University in Beijing. Then, I visited the University of Oxford from October 2019 to March 2020. That is also when I started to learn about quantum computation, especially trapped ions quantum computation. After returning to Tsinghua, I joined Prof. Kihwan Kim’s lab where I finished my bachelor thesis about fast global gates. This semester, I am working on a project about the optical addressing system in the EQual group.

Nicola Meggiato, Semester Student

I am a Master's Student in the Quantum engineering program at ETH Zurich, coming from a Bachelor degree in Engineering physics at Politecnico di Torino.
Before graduating I did an internship at INRIM in Turin, where I worked on spintronics and STT-MRAMS. Here it's when I became interested to alternative architectures for computing and found out the charm of quantum computation. Now I am learning about different QC platforms and therefore I'm happy to have joined the TIQI group for my semester project.
This is focused in understanding the mechanical resonances of the piezo-mount system in the doubler used in the ion trap setup, trying to improve the performance of the piezoelectric actuator; then investigating the ozone-cleaning technique.
 

Youssef Ezzo, Master Student

I did my Bachelor degree in Physics at EPFL. After being accepted for my Master Degree here at ETHZ I took subjects in different fields of Physics. Upon starting my courses in QIP I and II my interest for the two courses stood out, l am very excited for the opportunity to do my Master thesis in the field of Quantum information here in the TIQI group

Oliver Wipfli, PhD Student

The first two years of my undergraduate studies I spent at EPFL. Getting interested in quantum mechanics during an Erasmus year at Imperial College London I continued my studies at ETH Zürich focusing on quantum physics. For my master’s thesis I joined the group of Cindy Regal at JILA in Boulder, Colorado and worked on optomechanics. Because I like quantum things and also enjoy working in the lab I found a PhD in ion physics would be ideal for me.

February 2016 - March 2022

Matteo Marinelli, Oberassistent

I received my BSc from the University of Milan. I then moved to ETH Zurich for Masters studies. Once I arrived here I become more and more interested in quantum information and in particular ion trap physics. This led me to join this group to complete a PhD program. My work focused on the experimental control of mixed-species ion chains in the segmented 3D trap setup.

May 2014 - March 2022

Lara Ostertag, Semester Student

During my Bachelors at UC Berkeley, I became very interested in quantum computing, specifically using ion traps. This inspired me to come pursue my Master in Quantum Engineering here at ETH. After taking various classes in this field, I am now very excited to be starting my semester project working with Rydberg atoms in this group.  

Max Glantschnig, Master Student

I did my bachelor's here at ETH in Physics. I decided to do my master's in Quantum Engineering because I also wanted to acquire more hands-on skills in electronics and engineering. To this end, I joined the TIQI group last semester to work on an FPGA based image processing system for trapped ion readout. This semester, as part of the QuanTech team, I am working on a new digital PID controller that will be used for laser stabilization. I am looking forward to working on this exciting project with my teammates.

Peter Tirler, Master Student

I'm Peter, a Quantum Engineering student in the third Master semester, and part of the QuanTech-workshop team in TIQI. Coming from a physics Bachelors, I have always been curious about the engineering side of complex physics experiments that are done when e.g. working with quantum optics, and am working this semester with the other QuanTech students on designing a new device that can be used as a lockbox for PDH locking and intensity&fiber noise cancellation.

Christoph Fischer, PhD Student

After I received my Bachelors degree in physics at the ETH, I started a consecutive Masters where I became interested in the fields of quantum optics and information. 

July 2015 - January 2022

Giorgio Fabris, Semester Student

I took my bachelor degree in Physics Engineering at Politecnico di Milano, where I started to develop a great interest towards the quantum world and its applications. I am currently attending the Quantum Engineering Master here at ETH, where, among other courses, I took Quantum Optics and Trapped Ion's Physics, which convinced me to do a semester project here at TIQI group. I am
very excited to see what is really going on behind what, till now, I have just studied and I'm sure it will be a great experience."
 

Mose Müller, Semester Student

I wrote out my bachelor's thesis on an injection seeded Q-switched thin disk oscillator at PSI. This was my motivation for taking the Quantum Optics course held by Professor Home in the first place and my first encounter with some members of the TIQI group. When I started my physics master's degree at ETH this spring, I took the QIP I & II courses which really motivated me to get in touch with TIQI in order to learn more about quantum computing and quantum information processing in general.
I am very excited to do my semester project in the TIQI group on "an embedded Linux solution to monitor laboratory environmental parameters" and hope to get to know the group better and develop useful skills.

Albert Mitjans, Semester Student

I pursued a degree in Physics at the University of Barcelona. During my bachelor studies I completed one semester at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne as an exchange student, I collaborated with the Institute of Robotics and Industrial Informatics (Barcelona) and I conducted my bachelor's thesis at Colorado. I am currently studying a master's degree in Quantum Engineering at ETH Zurich. I am looking forward to join TIQI group for my semester project, where I hope to gain valuable skills from my fellow lab members.

Mosala Nejad Reza, Master Student

I'm Reza, a physics master student at UZH. I've studied electrical engineering and physics in my bachelor and done my bachelor project on BSCCO intrinsic stacks of Josephson junction emission devices, and done internships at Max Planck Institute for the science of light, IQOQI, and PSI. I will be doing my master thesis under the supervision of Daniel Kienzler on the negative ion trap project.

Chi Zhang, PhD Student

After my undergraduate study in Electrical Engineering at Peking University, I spent one year in an electrical engineering PhD program at Stony Brook University in the USA. I was more interested in fundamental scientific research, however, so I switched to physics at ETH. Here, I became interested in the quantum information experiments, and therefore joined the TIQI group to do my master thesis.

September 2015 - December 2021

Karan Kartik Mehta, Oberassistent

I studied physics and electrical engineering as an undergraduate at UCLA. I then did my PhD work in electrical engineering at MIT and advised by Rajeev Ram, with a thesis on trapped-ion technologies drawing on integrated optics and CMOS techniques.

January 2017 - December 2021

Vasileios Vlachodimitropoulos, Internship

After completing a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, I moved to Utrecht in the Netherlands to study Theoretical Physics. Then, I worked for three years at CERN as Research Engineer and one year as Antenna Design Engineer in NCSRD in Greece. Wishing to explore the world of Quantum Technologies, I am excited to take the opportunity to work in the TIQI group on a 6-months project aiming to measure heating rates in a newly fabricated ion trap.

Tabea Bühler, Master Student

I am in the last semester of my Master's studies in the Physics programme here at ETH, where I also did my Bachelor's degree. During my Master's studies, I became more and more fascinated by the field of Quantum Optics. After gaining some first experience in experimental research during a semester project in the Quantum Optoelectronics group last semester, I am very excited to start a theoretical project here in the TIQI group.

Matthew Grau, Oberassistent

I received my undergraduate degree from Caltech. I did my PhD work in the groups of Prof. Eric Cornell and Prof. Jun Ye at JILA and the University of Colorado, where I worked on a precision measurement of the electron's electric dipole moment using trapped molecular ions.

After leaving the TIQI group I have started my own experimental lab at Old Dominion University

March 2016 - October 2021

Vlad Negnevitsky, Engineer

My undergraduate studies were in physics and electrical engineering at Monash University, Australia, where my Honours work involved diode laser stabilisation and rf synthesis in Lincoln Turner's BEC group. My PhD in the TIQI group mainly involved experimental control system design, ion separation, and quantum protocols with mixed-species gates and real-time feedback, carried out in the segmented 3D trap. Since then I have been working further on scalable experimental control.

August 2012 - October 2021

Leonardo Massai, Master Student

After my Bachelor degree in Physics, I continued with a Master in Condensed Matter Physics at the University of Pisa, Italy.
During the studies, my passion and interest in quantum computation and information quickly grow up, in fact I really focused my courses choice in this direction. I am currently working on my Master thesis project in the TIQI group and I'm thrilled about this opportunity that will be precious for my educational and academic growth.
 

Gerard Aguilar Tapia, Semster Student

I graduated from a BSc in Physics as well as a BSc in Mathematics at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. During my last year of the physics degree I conducted research on the theory of quantum error correction and quantum metrology at the Quantum Information Group in my university. After working some time as a technological consultant I decided to deepen my knowledge on quantum technologies by pursuing the Quantum Engineering MSc. I will be joining the TIQI group to carry out a theoretical semester project on quantum error correction.

Andraz Omahen, Semester Student

Quantum Optics course has inspired me to join the TIQI lab for a semester project during my masters in physics. I am working on transferring motional states of trapped ions to the cavity light field and also on transferring motional states between two different ions with the help of photons.  

Alexandra Mestre Tora, Semester Student

During my bachelor’s thesis working with CMOS SPADs, I discovered ion trapping. Then, after graduating with a BSc in Engineering Physics and a BSc in Mathematics at UPC (Barcelona), I decided to join the Quantum Engineering MSc program. Having particularly enjoyed the Quantum Optics course, now I’m ready to start a semester project on a scalable approach to fiber noise cancelation.

Cédric Huber, Master Student

I am currently pursuing a master's degree in physics at ETH, where I have also earned my bachelor's degree. I find the topic of quantum information very interesting, which is why I joined the TIQI group for a semester project last year. After doing mostly computational work, I am now very much looking forward to working on a project in the lab.

Alessio Ruggeri, Master Student

I have become interested in Quantum Computers because of the new possibilities they could offer, my high school education in Informatics and because some physicists believe Quantum Information to be the key allowing the unification of General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics. After having followed theoretical and experimental courses in General Relativity, Particle Physics and Quantum Information, I decided to apply for a Master Thesis in the TIQI group.

Grégoire Tomassi, Master Student

During my bachelor in microengineering at EPFL, I learned micro/nano-fabrication techniques and was introduced to quantum mechanics. These fields of research interested me a lot and I had the opportunity to continue in this direction with my master. Indeed, I did a major in microengineering with a minor in EPFL physics department. I am very enthusiastic to start my master thesis within the TIQI Group which allows me to use my engineering background in quantum information research.

Chiara Decaroli, PhD Student

I received my BSc in Physics at the University of Edinburgh and I am currently pursuing a Masters degree in Photonics. I am interested in fundamental Physics problems with a strong experimental aspect. For this reason I joined the TIQI group for a summer internship during which I worked on the optical design for addressing of individual ions.

February 2017 - September 2021

Thanh Long Nguyen, Post-doctoral Research Assistant

I did my undergraduate at the university of Tokyo. I moved then to France to follow my Master program at Ecole Polytechnique (Palaiseau). During my PhD project afterwards in the CQED group at LKB (Paris), I was exploring the quantum world using Rydberg atoms whose outer electron is brought very close to the ionization threshold. Interested in going further with atoms whose one electron is removed, I joined the TIQI group as a postdoctoral researcher.

January 2017 - August 2021

Maciej Malinowski, PhD Student

I completed my undergraduate degree in physics at Magdalen College, University of Oxford. There I became interested in quantum information and joined Oxford's Trapped Ion Quantum Computing group for my Masters project. Having enjoyed getting my hands dirty with optics and electronics, I decided to carry on trapping ions in a more mountainous environment.

October 2015 - July 2021

Tenzan Araki, Semester Student

I studied physics and math in my Bachelor’s program at U-M Ann Arbor, and now I am pursuing a Master’s degree in quantum engineering at ETH Zurich. As a student intern, I have worked on quantum control theory and quantum machine learning before, but I believe it is also important for me to learn the engineering aspects given the increasing importance of quantum hardware. I feel fortunate to be able to join TIQI as a semester project student, and I am excited to learn a lot from the experience.

February - May 2021

Lukas Mouton, Semester Student

During my bachelor’s in electrical engineering and information technology at ETH I was particularly fascinated by the introductory course to quantum mechanics and related courses, which has led to me currently pursuing my master’s in quantum engineering. The quantum optics course motivated me to do a semester project with the TIQI group.

February - July 2021

Simon Ragg, Post-​doctoral Research Assistant

During my masters studies at the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich I became interested in the field of quantum information. A student assistantship in the group of Prof. Hnsch at the Max-Planck Institute for Quantum Optics in Garching finally aroused my interest for ion trapping.

January 2015 - March 2021

Celeste Carruth, Post-doctoral Research Assistant

I enjoyed doing physics research during my bachelor's studies at the University of Michigan, and went on to get my Ph.D. at the University of California-Berkeley. For my dissertation research, I worked on antihydrogen production for the ALPHA experiment at CERN, and I'm excited that I get to apply knowledge that I gained working on antimatter to the design of a new planar Penning ion trap experiment in the TIQI group. I also play violin and sometimes sneak out of my office to go practice in the basement.

February 2019 - January 2021

Bhavesh Kharbanda, Summer Student

Having pursued a bachelor's in engineering physics at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras; the field of semi-classical and quantum optics intrigued me to take up a master's in optics and photonics at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany where I am currently studying. I enjoy the topic of light-matter interaction whence I will be interning with the TIQI group at ETH Zürich on the laser phase-locking and higher frequency generation module on the Penning Ion Trap Experiment.

October 2020 - December 2020

Cédric Huber, Semester Student

I am currently pursuing a master's degree in physics at ETH, where I have also earned my bachelor's degree. I find the topic of quantum information very interesting and after attending the lecture Cavity QED and Ion Trap Physics given by members of the TIQI group last semester, I decided to apply for a semester project.

September 2020 - December 2020

Thomas Lutz, Post-doctoral Research Assistant

During the undergraduate education at Ulm University I developed my interest for quantum science and was first exposed to ion traps. I graduated from the University of Waterloo and Ulm University, specializing in photonics i.e. photon pair sources. My PhD research at the University of Calgary was focused on quantum information processing and communication applications based on nano-structured impurity-doped materials such as rare-earth-ion-doped materials and color centers in diamond.

March 2018 - July 2020

Helena La, Master Student

I did my bachelor in Physics and Astronomy at the University of Amsterdam. Currently I am a master student in Applied Physics at TU Delft in the Netherlands. As part of my exchange programme at ETH, I am doing a research project with the TIQI group during spring semester 2020. To be part of a group of physicists who are all intrinsically motivated to conduct research is very inspiring. I hope to gain valuable research experience and to enjoy my time here in Zürich.

Kunal Dhanraj Helambe, Summer Student

I am pursuing undergraduate studies in physics at Indian Institute of Science. I am interested in interdisciplinary research and found quantum information processing to be an exciting field and its research containing a broad range of topics I am interesting in. I joined TIQI to gain valuable research experience and insights in ion trapping, and also to work on my Bachelor's thesis

May 2019 - December 2019

Tom Schatteburg, Master Student

I did my Bachelor in Interdisciplinary Sciences at ETH, now in the consecutive Master I already did a semester project about integrated optics in the Tiqi group. An additional semester of lectures gave me further insight into quantum optics and laser physics after which I came back to do my Master's thesis here.

February 2019 - October 2019

Simon Gartmann, Master Student

Two years ago I did my Bachelor degree in physics at ETH and naturally I followed it up by starting my Master here. Since then I have looked into different fields of physics through lectures at ETH and a semester thesis at UZH. In the end I settled on quantum information for my thesis and joined the TIQI group

December 2018 - September 2019

Zhaoyi Zheng, Summer Student

I am a rising junior from Brown University. I study physics and computer science. I am interested in subject that straddles the intersections of both physics and CS, especially quantum computing. I joined TIQI group for a summer project and I hope to learn more about the engineering and theory behind quantum information.

May 2019 - August 2019

Ihsan Caner Polat, Semester Student

Starting my last semester as a Bachelor student at ETH, I decided to specialize in Quantum Information. To get familiar with the subject before starting my Master, I decided to join TIQI group for my semester project.

February 2019 - August 2019

Christa Flühmann, PhD Student

After I received my Bachelors degree in physics at ETH Zürich I worked for a PCB production company optimizing the production of ultrafine line structures. Afterwards I spent five months in Professor Barrett's group at the Centre for Quantum Technologies in Singapore. There, I worked on trapping of single neutral atoms. Since I am interested in the group's research I joined this group to do my master thesis and PhD.

May 2014 - June 2019

Stefanie Miller, Master Student

After I gained my Bachelor degree in Physics at ETH I did an exchange semester at the National University of Singapore. Once I was back in Zurich for my Master, I focused on Quantum Information and chose my several lectures accordingly. After a semester project within the field I decided to join TIQI for my Master thesis.

Oktober 2018 - Mai 2019

Philip Verwegen, Semester Student

Currently, I am pursuing a physics masters at ETH, where I have also completed my bachelors degree. I came into contact with quantum computing during a lecture last semester and have been fascinated with the subject ever since. This has led me to apply for this group for a semester project in which I am now constructing a setup to produce the mirrors for an optical trap.

Oktober 2018 - Mai 2019

Pedro Rosso Gomez, Semester Student

I am currently pursuing a Physics BSc at ETH Zürich. I became interested in the TIQI Group after one of my lectures and decided to join the group for a semester project on fiber noise cancellation.

Oktober 2018 - März 2019

He Ran, Visiting PhD Student

After I received my BSc I joined the ion trap group at USTC for my PhD degree, where I learned how to build an ion trap. I was deeply attracted by the ability to manipulating single ions with lasers and the promising future of atomic ion systems in quantum information. The outstanding and impressive work of TIQI led me here for one year.

November 2017 - October 2018

Paolo Colciaghi, Master Student

I did both my bachelor and my master at ETH Zurich. During my studies I attended some courses lectured by the TIQI people, which got me interested in quantum information processing, and worked on a semester project in the group. Finally, I decided to apply for a master thesis here

February - October 2018

Christopher Böhm, Summer Student

After I completed my Masters at the University of Freiburg in particle physics in the group of Prof. Jakobs I was curious about other topics specifically in the quantum information domain. This first led me to do a visitor term at the University of Waterloo where I studied quantum key distribution in the group of Prof. Lütkenhaus and now here to TIQI where I am excited to gain some insight into ion trapping.

May - August 2018

Ana Sotirova, Summer Student

I am studying physics at the University of Oxford and I just finished my second year there. I have been interested in quantum computing for quite a while now and having the chance to spend 5 weeks in the ion trap quantum computing group in Oxford further boosted my interest. This led me to the TIQI group where I hope to gain some more valuable research experience and a new insight into ion trapping.

June - September 2018
 

Stefan Strub, Semester Student

I completed my Bachelor in physics at ETH Zurich. Afterwards I started my MSc at ETH with an exchange semester in Taiwan. When I came back I got interested in quantum computation which is why I decided to join this group for my semester project.

Adithyan Radhakrishnan, Summer Student

I am pursuing my undergraduate studies in Engineering Physics at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras. As a summer student, my project involves designing an experimental set-up to detect Rydberg transitions in Magnesium atoms and also on doing a theoretical analysis on these transitions using Quantum Defect Theory.

May - August 2018

Nicole Widmer, Master Student

After completing my Bachelor degree in physics at ETH, I decided to stay here to continue with my Master studies. During these, I attended some lectures on quantum computing, and was immediately interested in the field. Since I was most interested in trapped ions, I decided to write my Master thesis in this group.

January - September 2018

Maryse Ernzer, Master Student

After I completed my bachelor studies at ETH, I found my true interest to be in Quantum Information Processing. As several lectures during my master studies got me more interested in the experimental aspects of that topic, I joined TIQI for my master thesis.

Januar 2018 - Juli 2018

John McCann, Master Student

Before coming to ETH to study for my Masters degree, I earned my BA in Natural Sciences at Pembroke College, Cambridge. At ETH I became interested in Quantum Information Processing while attending lectures delivered by Professor Home. I subsequently asked to undertake my masters project as a part of the TIQI group.

Oktober 2016 - Juli 2018

Theo Dressler, Semester Student

I am a bachelor student of Physics at ETH and wanted to gain some experience in experimental physics research. Being interested in quantum optics lead me to the TIQI group. Here I joined for a three week semester project.

Tom Schatteburg, Semester Student

I did my Bachelor in Interdisciplinary Sciences at ETH and now continue with the MSc. Coming from physical chemistry, my interest also lead to atomic and optical physics, which is why I joined the TIQI group for a semester project.

Februar 2018 - Juli 2018

Nathan Torelli, Semester Student

I am studying physics at the last semester of bachelor at ETH and joined the TIQI group for a semester project on the characterization of UV optical fibers.

Martin Woschank, Master Student

I did my BSc at TU Graz in the group of Prof. R. Lammegger with subject in experimental physics. Afterwards, I started my MSc at ETH Zurich. There, I worked on a semester project in the group of Prof. J. Home where I am doing my Master thesis at the moment.

Januar 2017 - Februar 2018

Andrei Militaru, Master Student

I completed my undergraduate studies in Electrical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano, Italy. Afterwards, I moved at ETH for my graduate studies, where my interest for trapped particles and quantum physics arouse. I decided to join this group for my Master Thesis, since its research contains a broad range of topics I am passionate about. :)

September 2017 - Mai 2018

Klara Rhaissa Burlamaqui Theophilo, Post-doctoral Research Assistant

During my undergrad and master (UFC - Federal University of Ceará) I studied material science. However I was charmed by Quantum Mechanics and felt an urge to investigate interactions in a more fundamental level, what led me to a Phd in Cold atoms/coherent effects at USP (University of São Paulo). Afterwards I engaged in a Post-doc at University of Oxford, building fiber-tip cavities for coupling with single trapped atoms. I joint the group to tackle the challenge of building a fiber-tip cavity for coupling with trapped Ions.

December 2016 - April 2018

Luca Erhart, Semester Student

After my Bachelor at ETH and an exchange semester in Singapore, I now want to focus on quantum mechanics during my master studies. For that purpose, I joined the TIQI group

Januar 2018 - April 2018

Sven Wasmus, Semester Student

After being awarded my bachelor's degree from Jacobs University Bremen, I am now a Master student at ETH Zurich with an interest in Quantum Information theory and experiments, which is why I chose the TIQI research group for my semester project.

September 2017 - February 2018

Dr Joseba Alonso, Senior Assistant

I did my undergraduate studies at the University of Valencia, and completed my PhD with Prof. Günther Werth and Prof. Klaus Blaum at the University of Mainz. There I set up a Penning-trap experiment for testing bound-state QED calculations via the measurement of the g-factor of single highly-charged ions. During my time as a postdoc in the TIQI group I set up a cryogenic surface-electrode trap experiment where we integrated fast digital electronics.

March 2011 - February 2018

Xiaosi Xu, Visiting PhD Student

After I got my undergraduate degree in China, I went to TU Delft to follow a master program in applied physics, where I did some studies in materials and optics. Afterwards I joined Simon Benjamin's group in Oxford as a PhD student. There I do theoretical work on quantum error correction codes and the applications on various platforms. I come here to do a short project on benchmarking and error analysis on the 3-segmented trap, as part of a joint project

January 2018 - February 2018

Peng Zhou, Master Student

I was trained as a condensed matter theorist during my undergraduate studies at Wuhan University, China and King's College London. Then I think quantum computation and simulation is a great interdisplinary area combining Condensed Matter and AMO physics. So I come to ETH for my master studies and joined this group.

April 2017 - October 2017

Guanhao Huang, Summer Student

I'm a physics undergraduate student from Tsinghua University, China. I'm interested in quantum computation and quantum information, so I spent lots of time in the Center of Quantum Information there. I once did a project relating to a paper published here in TIQI about coherent state generation and I became interested. So, this summer I joined the group for three months as a summer student on a project involving laser ablation.

Juni 2017 - September 2017

Doruk Efe Gökmen, Summer Student

I am an undergraduate physics student at Bilkent University. Simulating physics with quantum mechanical computers is the sort of problem that I would like to study since it has the prospect of allowing us to address very fundamental questions. Therefore after my summer project on semiconductor quantum dots with the Quantum Photonics Group at ETH, this year I decided continue my quest on promising physical systems for QIP and joined the TIQI group to work on trapped ion systems for 3 months

Juni 2017 - September 2017

Brennan MacDonald-de Neeve, Master Student

After finishing my Bachelor's studies in physics and engineering at
McGill University in Canada, I worked in the group of Dr. Lilian Childress on
Nitrogen vacancy centers in diamond. This introduced me to the field of
quantum information and ultimately lead me to come to the TIQI group during my
Master's studies here at ETH.

Dezember 2016 - September 2017

Hung Do, Master Student

I did my Bachelor Degree in the National University of Singapore, where I became  interested in quantum mechanics and spent a lot of time in the Center for Quantum Technology there. After that I enrolled in the Erasmus+ Master Europhotonics, where I learn more about applied Optics. I think that Quantum technologies are  developing very rapidly so I want to continue taking part in this exciting evolution. I came to ETH Zürich for Master Thesis because I want to be part of a renowned institute, at the same time experience European cultures and languages. I am currently working on building a VCSEL laser for the Optical Trap of Magnesium Ions.

April 2017 - September 2017

Ludwig Hruza

I'm currently about to finish my Bachelors degree in Physics here at ETH. I am interested in quantum information and wanted to do an experimental project. So I joined the group for 3 weeks project.

Florian Leupold, Post-doctoral Research Assistant

Before starting my Ph.D. studies at ETHZ, I received my Diploma degree from the Free University of Berlin and my BSc (Hons) from the Victoria University of Wellington. I did the research for my diploma thesis in the group of Anton Zeilinger at the University of Vienna where we worked towards experiments with ultracold He* atoms.

April 2011 - May 2017

Frieder Lindenfelser, PhD Student

I did my undergraduate studies at ETH Zurich. There and during a stay at Moscow State University I became interested in Quantum Optics and Quantum Information, which led me to do my Masters Project in the group of Prof. Jonathan Home, which I enjoyed so started my PhD here too.

August 2011 - März 2017

Vilasini Venkatesh, Semester Student

I completed my Bachelors in Physics from the University of Delhi, India and am currently a Masters Student at ETH. I have been interested in the TIQI group's research on creating macroscopic superpositions, observing quantum interference in large harmonic oscillator states and demonstrating quantum contextuality. Such experiments are crucial to the foundations of physics and I am glad to be working in this group for a semester project.

September 2016 - Dezember 2016

Hung Do, Summer Student

I did my Bachelor Degree in the National University of Singapore, where I became  interested in quantum mechanics and spent a lot of time in the Center for Quantum Technology there. After that I enrolled in the Erasmus+ Master Europhotonics, where I learn more about applied Optics. I think that Quantum technologies are  developing very rapidly so I want to continue taking part in this exciting evolution. I came to ETH Zürich because I want to be part of a renowned institute, at the same time experience European cultures and languages. I am currently working on the Optical Trap of Magnesium Ions in TIQI group.

August 2016 - October 2016

Peng Zhou, Semester Student

During my undergraduate studies at Wuhan University, China and King's College London, UK, I gained research experiences in ultracold atom experiment and condensed matter theory. I became interested in quantum information and computation since 2012 when the Nobel Prize was awarded to David Wineland and Serge Haroche for their quantum control experiments. These lead me to come to ETH Zurich for master studies and join this group for semester project and summer internship.

February 2016 - September 2016

David Nadlinger

During my BSc studies at ETH Zurich I became fascinated by the different facets of quantum information experiments, which originally led me to join this group for my semester thesis. I am currently working towards an MSc in Physics.

Hsiang-yu Lo, Post-doctoral Research Assistant

I received my bachelor and master degrees at NCTU in Taiwan. I am interested in experiments on quantum optics, so worked at Quantum Optics Lab, NCKU in Taiwan, where I was a full-time research assistant under Dr. Yong-Fan Chen.

November 2010 - August 2016

Manuel Zeyen, Masters Student

I received my BSc in Physics here at ETH Zürich. My interest in quantum mechanics and quantum information grew steadily and I did my master's thesis in the TIQI group where I designed and set up a prototype of an optical system for single trapped ion addressing.

September 2015 - May 2016

Jaan Toots, Summer Student

I am a Physics undergraduate student at the University of Cambridge. I joined the group for three months as a summer student to gain experimental research experience.

June 2015 - September 2015

Chiara Decaroli, Summer Student

I received my BSc in Physics at the University of Edinburgh and I am currently pursuing a Masters degree in Photonics. I am interested in fundamental Physics problems with a strong experimental aspect. For this reason I joined the TIQI group for a summer internship during which I worked on the optical design for addressing of individual ions.

August 2015 - September 2015

Dr Daniel Kienzler, Post-doctoral Research Assistant

I did my undergraduate studies at HU Berlin and ETH Zurich. Before I started my Ph.D. I worked for half a year at the University of Nottingham in the Cold Atoms Group of Prof. Krüger.

September 2010 - March 2016

Ludwig de Clercq, PhD Student

I have received a BSc and BSc(Hons) degree from the University of Pretoria. After my undergraduate studies I have obtained a Msc degree from the University of Stellenbosch for the work I have done at the National Laser Centre (NLC) at the CSIR in South Africa.

May 2011 - October 2015

Lukas Gerster, Masters Student

I received my Bachelor degree in physics at ETH Zurich, and during my semester project I got interested in quantum information which led me to join TIQI for my master thesis.

February 2015 - August 2015

Alexander Hungenberg, Masters Student

I received my physics Bachelor degree at ETH Zurich and already got in contact with this group during this period. My interest in quantum optics continued to grow and due to the great experience with previous projects I completed at TIQI, I joined this group again to do my master thesis.

February 2015 - July 2015

Ursin Solèr, PhD Student

After my apprenticeship to become a physical lab assistant, I have gained experience in several companies. In 2007 I started studying at ETH, where I obtained my Masters degree in physics. During my studies I began to enjoy quantum optics, and since I was looking for a new challenge for my PhD this led me to the TIQI group.

January 2014 - June 2015

Dr Ben Keitch, Post-doctoral Research Assistant

Previously I worked at the University of Oxford Ion Trapping Group with David Lucas and Andrew Steane where we looked at using the hyperfine structure of Ca43 as a memory qubit. I also developed and built various parts of apparatus for ion trapping experiments.

September 2010 - November 2014

Lisa Artel, Group Secretary

I have worked at ETH since July 2001. Prior to joining the trapped-ion group, I worked as secretary to Prof. Peter Günter, Head of the Laboratory for Nonlinear Optics in the Institute for Quantum Electronics (2001-June 2010).

September 2010 - March 2014

Karin Fisher, Masters Student

I did my undergraduate studies at MIT in Physics and Electrical Engineering. I then came to ETH Zurich for my Master studies in Physics, where I became interested in ion trapping.

September 2012 - March 2013

Matteo Fadel, Masters Student

I joined the TIQI group for my Master work: the development of cryo-compatible RF and fast-switchable DC sources for ion trapping and quantum-state manipulation.

September 2012 - March 2013

Felix Krauth, Graduate Student

I did my undergraduate studies at ETH Zurich, and am now working as a student research assistant in the group before I begin my master's degree at ETH in february 2013. I'm working on the design of a surface electrode ion trap.

September 2012 - December 2012

Robin Oswald, Bachelor Student

I am an undergraduate student from ETH Zurich. In order to gain some practical experience in experimental physics, I chose to do my final Bachelor project in the TIQI group after being intrigued by the Quantum Information Theory lectures.

September 2012 - December 2012

Martin Sepiol, Graduate Student

After receiving my Bachelors degree from TU-Vienna, I came to Zurich for my Master studies at ETH. There I became involved in the field of Quantum Optics and Quantum Information, which motivated me to do my Masters Project in the TIQI group of Prof. Jonathan Home.

September 2011 - June 2012

Roland Habluetzel, Masters thesis

I got my bachelors degree in Physics at the ETH. The Quantum Information theory lecture here woke up my interest in the subject, letting me into joining Prof. Home's group for my master thesis.

October 2011 - January 2012

Mario Rusev, Undergraduate

I am an undergraduate student in Lafayette College, Easton, U.S.A., majoring in Physics and Electrical and Computer Engineering. I am working as a summer research student in the group, having previously worked at N.I.S.T.

June 2011 - August 2011

Dominik Wild, Undergraduate

I am an undergraduate student reading Physics at the University of Oxford. I joined the group for two months as a summer student to gain experience in research.

July 2011 - September 2011

Martin Paesold, Masters Semester

I did my Bachelor's in Physics at ETH. After that I joined the quantum optics group of Prof. Kurtsiefer at the Centre for Quantum Technologies, Singapore for one year. I came back to Zurich to finish my Master's.

October 2010 - May 2011