People

• David May FRS FREng - Director
  Professor of Computer Science, and Founder and CTO of XMOS Semiconductor, has >40 years experience in computer architecture research and in microprocessor design in industry and is the inventor on over 45 granted patents.
• Chris Erven - (Quantum)
  Chris has been involved with the development of Quantum Technologies (specifically quantum encryption) since 2005 and interested in its commercialisation for almost as long. He co-directed a quantum consultancy start-up, QuSpin Inc, in Canada from 2009-2011 and in the UK has participated in various SETSquared programmes since 2013. Chris' experience with SETSquared influenced him to help establish QTEC to provide a key missing link in the new quantum technology industry: innovative quantum start-ups.He is also involved as a co-founder with one of QTEC’s inaugural quantum start-ups, KETS Quantum Security Ltd. On the research side, he has built a free-space quantum key distribution system, implemented other quantum cryptographic primitives (such as, oblivious transfer), distributed multi-party photonic entanglement, and helped to merge QKD with Bristol’s unique integrated quantum photonics approach.
• Jane Garrett - Deputy Director (Enterprise)
  Jane is an experienced business manager, with a scientific background with over 25 years in technology company management. She has a degree in Physics and spent many years as an employee learning the ‘ropes’ before embarking on developing her own Internet software business, Netcentric Systems, which she bootstrapped, raised equity funding and eventually floated on London’s AIM in July 2000.
• Andy Collins - Enterprise Developer
  Dr Collins has worked at the University of Bristol for several years and was previously the Industrial Research Fellow for the Bristol Centre for Functional Nanomaterials where he acted as an interface between the BCFN and their industrial partners. He manages the operational running of the Centre, providing input into and delivering all aspects of the Centre's strategy and development.
• Kimberley Brook - Project Manager
  Kimberley joined the Quantum Technology Enterprise Centre from the University’s Department for Research and Enterprise Development (RED) where she worked within the Research Contracts team on a number of commercial and contractual negotiations. She has a degree and postgraduate diploma in the areas of company law, contracts law, intellectual property law and legal research and is in process of obtaining an MSc in Technology Management. Before working in RED, Kimberley was administration manager for the Centre for Quantum Photonics within QETLabs and has a keen interest in supporting the development of quantum technologies.
• Flora Macdonald - Project Officer
  Flora has been part of the Bristol innovation ecosystem since shortly after the opening of central Bristol’s first science incubator Unit DX, where she worked alongside Dr. Ben Miles to build Spin Up Science and deliver their flagship programme the Science Entrepreneur Experience. Passionate about tech-transfer and the communication of impactful ideas, she has recently joined the QTEC team to increase awareness of the role QTEC plays in building the companies set to underpin the future quantum industry. She became interested in the fate of technologies beyond the lab while stuyding for her MSci in Medicinal Chemistry at UCL.
• Claudio Marinelli - Entrepreneur in Residence
  Claudio is an experienced business and technology professional. He is passionate about innovation, new technologies and their commercialisation, and energised by the dynamics of team work.Claudio has deep, hands-on experience in: business development, technology transfer and investment, entrepreneurship, sales, start-up, management. His technical expertise covers semiconductors, advanced materials, photonics, telecommunication, consumer electronics and medical imaging.
• Yuri Andersson - Entrepreneur in Residence
  Yuri has nearly 20 years experience as a scientist, manager, director and investor. He has co-founded a number of start-ups, worked at world-leading research institutes and held senior technology positions at multi-nationals. He is the founder and CEO of Nabla Ventures, a deep technology venture advisory firm, where he has worked with start-ups in a variety of fields including Quantum Technology, AI & IoT and sits on several boards. Yuri studied Applied Physics and Engineering to a PhD level at Linköping, Stanford and Cape Town universities and also holds an Executive MBA from London Business School.

• ‌ Noah Linden
  Head of the School of Mathematics, Professor Linden has interests in all theoretical aspects of quantum information science and leads the Quantum Information Theory Group at Bristol.
• Mark Thompson
  With a background in both physics and electrical engineering, Professor Thompson has over five years industrial experience and is now taking an engineering approach to quantum technology. Professor Thompson is Director of the Quantum Engineering Centre for Doctoral Training and Acting Director of the Centre for Quantum Photonics.