People

• Dr Jorge Barreto

  CDT Director
  With a background in physics, Dr. Barreto has a broad experience in silicon fabrication technologies, and more recently systems integration. His work aims to establish the feasibility limits of quantum platforms using currently available technologies.

• Dr Jon Pugh

  ‌Lecturer in Quantum Engineering
  Dr Pugh has a background in both Physics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He brings considerable experience in photonic simulation and nanophotonic device design. His research interests include the design and fabrication of photonic devices in III-Nitride semiconductors, and microfluidic based devices that utilise fluorescence for disease detection and diagnostics.

• Dr Giacomo Ferranti

  ‌Lecturer in Quantum Engineering
  Dr Giacomo Ferranti is an experimental physicist with significant experience in continuous-variables quantum photonics and shot-noise-limited photodetection. His work is aimed at developing monolithic photonic devices for continuous-variables quantum optics.

• Dr Carrie Weidner

  ‌Lecturer in Quantum Engineering
  Dr. Weidner is trained as a physicist and applied mathematician. She comes to Bristol with extensive experience with and research interest in experimental cold atom physics and quantum control, as well as quantum education and outreach.

• Dr Robert Hicks

  ‌CDT Industry Engagement Manager
  Rob acts as the primary point of contact for all industry engagement matters in relation to the QE-CDT. Prior to joining the CDT, Rob worked as a Portfolio Manager within the Artificial Intelligence team at the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).

• Sorrel Johnson

  ‌CDT Manager
  Sorrel comes to the CDT from the Student Funding office where she has managed postgraduate funding for the University for 15 years. After obtaining her degree, she spent 5 years living in London before returning to her home city of Bristol.

• Lin Burden

  ‌Postgraduate Administrator
  Lin provides administrative support for the Centre's students and staff as well as being first port of call for enquiries.

• John Rarity

  Professor of Optical Communication Systems
  

• Noah Linden

  Professor of Theoretical Physics in the School of Mathematics
  Noah has made major contributions to quantum information theory and quantum computation, including work on the foundations of quantum computation, quantum computational architectures, non-locality and entanglement. For example, he rigorously established the role of multi-partite entanglement as a resource for quantum computational speed-up; provided widely used tools for the study of quantum non-locality; and provided significant new insights into quantum mechanical features of thermodynamics. He is currently Director of the Bristol Quantum Information Institute: the Institute is the umbrella organisation for all quantum information and technology activities in the University of Bristol, across the entire spectrum from theory, experiment and training to commercialisation.

• Ruth Oulton

  Professor of Quantum Photonics
  Ruth is a Professor of Quantum Photonics and EPSRC Quantum Technologies Fellow in the Quantum Engineering Technology Labs, in Physics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Her research interests centre around the use of solid-state quantum emitters that interact with light, for quantum technology applications.

• Ashley Montanaro

  Professor of Quantum Computation
  Ashley has worked in the field of quantum computing for almost 20 years, specialising in the design of quantum algorithms and other aspects of the theory of quantum computation. He is co-founder of the quantum software startup Phasecraft, whose goal is to get the most out of near-term quantum computers.

• Krishna Coimbatore Balram

  Associate Professor in Photonic Quantum Engineering
  

  Krishna's primary research interest is the development of novel nanofabricated device platforms for manipulating light and sound waves at the nanoscale and engineering controlled interactions between them, and other solid state systems.

• David May

  Professor of Computer Science