People at CESQ

EQM Lab member.

After completing my MSc in physics at the University of Strasbourg and the Physikalisches Institut Heidelberg, I started a PhD in 2023 under the supervision of Dr. Tom Bienaimé, in the EQM group of Prof. Shannon Whitlock. My experimental project consists of investigating strongly interacting fluids of light propagating through ultra-cold Rydberg atoms, in order to realize new states of photonic quantum matter.

Amar Bellahsene

PhD student

EQM Lab member.

PhD student focusing on trapping atoms in optical tweezers and demonstration of energy transfer in different geometries. Previously completed BSMS Dual Degree in physics from IISER Bhopal, India working on simulation of energy transport in Rydberg atomic arrays.

Swayangdipta Bera

PhD student

QMT Lab member.

Quantum theory PhD student with a focus on designing algorithms for near-term quantum computers and their application to calculating properties of strongly-correlated systems and chemical molecules. Joined CESQ after completing a Master’s degree in photonics and optoinformatics at ITMO University in Saint Petersburg.

Tatiana Bespalova

PhD student

EQM Lab member.

CNRS Researcher. I joined ISIS in 2021 after a PhD in Nice, two postdoctoral experiences in Paris and Trento and being a lecturer at the physics department of ENS in Paris. I am interested in hybrid systems of atoms and light, ultracold atoms and quantum fluids of light.

Tom Bienaimé

CNRS researcher

TEQS Lab member.

Engineered quantum systems researcher at CESQ. After completing a PhD at the University of São Carlos (Brazil), I went for a post-doc period at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of light (Erlangen, Germany). I then joined CESQ in 2023, where I carry my research on theory of engineered quantum systems at Metelmann’s group.

Victor Augusto S. V. Bittencourt

Post-doc

QMT Lab member.

After obtaining his Masters’s degree in physics at the University of Strasbourg in 2023, Ruben continues his studies at CESQ and is now doing a PhD project. His research focuses on studying entanglement dynamics in quantum circuits using classical simulations based on tensor network methods

Ruben Daraban

PhD Student

LIMACS Lab member.

CNRS Research engineer, I have joined ISIS in 2001 after a PhD in physics at Université de Bourgogne.

Eloïse Devaux

CNRS Research engineer

Quantum Statistical Physics lab leader

CNRS research director, I joined CESQ in 2024. I obtained my PhD from Université Paris-Saclay in 2010 and carried out my postdoctoral research at Yale from 2010-2013, then spent 10 years as CNRS researcher at Université de Lorraine. I am developing new theoretical approaches to quantum many-body physics.

Jérôme Dubail

CNRS research director

LIMACS Lab leader.

CNRS Research Director, I have joined ISIS in 2004 after a PhD at LKB Paris and post-doc years at Leiden University (Netherlands). Specialized in quantum vacuum effects (Casimir physics), strong coupling physical chemistry, chirality and stochastic thermodynamics.

Cyriaque Genet

CNRS Research Director

QMT Lab member.

Tanul Gupta

PhD student

EQM Lab member.

I joined CESQ in September 2023 as a PhD student in experimental quantum physics. My project aims to realise cavity quantum electrodynamics (CQED) systems without cavity, using small ultra-cold ensembles of laser-coupled Rydberg atoms. I have a master’s degree in 2D materials spectroscopy from Polytechnique Montréal, where I worked on Raman spectroscopy of phonon-polaritons. I also have an engineering physics degree from Telecom Physique Strasbourg.

Clément Gradziel

PhD student

Administrative and financial officer, joined CESQ-ISIS in december 2021.

Anna Guyon

Administrative and financial officer

QMT Lab member.

Originally from France, I joined the CESQ as a CNRS researcher (Chargé de Recherche) after a PhD at Université Paris-Diderot and a post-doc in Canada (Toronto). I am working on the theory of quantum systems strongly interacting with light confined in nanostructures.

David Hagenmüller

CNRS researcher

Affiliated to aQCess.

Experienced research manager with background in semiconductor physics. Joined the CESQ in 2023 as Managing Director currently involved in the aQCess project and working closely with CESQ researchers and external partners to develop the local ecosystem around quantum sciences and technologies in Strasbourg.

Ana Helman

Managing Director

QMT Lab member.

Quantum Theory PhD Student. Originally from Germany, arrived at CESQ after obtaining a Master Degree from ETH Zurich in 2021. Working on new gate protocols for quantum computers based on neutral atoms.

Sven Jandura

PhD student

Joined CESQ in 2024 as Lead engineer for the technical installation of the aQCess platform. Stan’s expertise and research interest is in experimental atomic physics and quantum computing. His research career includes a PhD in physics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign followed by extensive experience in academia (universities of Princeton and Columbia) and industry (Atom Computing and Atom Computing and AOSense) in the United States.

Stanimir Kondov

Lead engineer aQCess

EQM Lab member.

Post-doc on experimental Rydberg atomic physics. Received PhD at Tsinghua University (Beijing). Experience in quantum information with cold atomic system.

Chang Li

Post-doc

QMT Lab member.

Quantum theory post-doc. Originally from Italy. Arrived at CESQ after PhD in USA (Notre Dame) and Italy (Università Cattolica, Brescia). Experience in simulations of quantum many-body systems with long-range hopping, disorder and noise. My homepage.

Francesco Mattiotti

Post-doc

QMT Lab member.

PhD student. I graduated from the University of Strasbourg in 2023 and started my PhD working with David Hagenmuller and Guillaume WEICK (IPCMS) on the theoretical investigation of photo-induced electronic phases in high critical temperature Terahertz materials.

Florian Maurer

PhD student

EQM Lab member.

PhD student focused on software control system for hardware of quantum computers and simulators. Manuel joined CESQ after completing a 5-years undergrad in Venezuela specialized in quantum information processing and a Master degree in Strasbourg on Condensed Matter and Nanophysics specialized in ultra-cold Rydberg atoms experiment.

Manuel Morgado

PhD student

TEQS Lab leader.

Faculty at CESQ and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. Before Emmy Noether research group leader at FU Berlin and PostDoc at McGill University and Princeton University. PhD in 2012 at TU Berlin. Expert in the Theory of Engineered Quantum Systems.

Anja Metelmann

Professor

Affiliated with QuanTEdu-France and DigiQ.

Project Manager for the educational projects QuanTEdu France and DigiQ. I joined CESQ in June 2023 with a background in project engineering and financial and economics evaluation.

Youma Mucret

Project Manager

EQM Lab member.

PhD student working on experimental studies of complex non-equilibrium dynamics and universality in systems of ultracold Rydberg atoms using spatially structured light and advanced trapping technologies. Before joining CESQ, Maximilian obtained his master from Heidelberg University, where he investigated operator growth in disordered quantum spin systems.

Maximilian Müllenbach

PhD student

Affiliated to aQCess.

Joined CESQ in August 2023 as an R&D Engineer in aQCess project, involved in setting up hardware for atomic quantum computing platform. PhD in nonlinear optical devices from ICFO, 11Spain. Postdoc experience in fiber sensors (IESL-FORTH, Greece) and photonic quantum devices (IISc, India).

Anuja Padhye

R&D Engineer

QMT Lab member.

Quantum theory PhD student. I joined the CESQ after completing a Master’s degree in theoretical physics at the University of Bologna, Italy. Experience in quantum information, computation and error correction.

Laura Pecorari

PhD student

QMT Lab member.

Originally from France, I completed my PhD at Sorbonne Université, focusing on quantum walks. I pursued a post-doc in Germany (Karlsruhe), where my interest shifted towards implementing condensed matter systems on quantum computers. I joined CESQ as a post-doc to work on quantum error correction protocols designed for neutral atoms.

Hugo Perrin

Post-doc

QMT Lab leader.

Distinguished Full Professor (PRCE) at the University of Strasbourg, Director of CESQ and of the “Laboratory of Quantum Physics” at ISIS. Before, he was post-doc and senior scientist at Innsbruck (2005-2011), after obtaining a PhD at Maryland (2005) for research conducted at NIST. Coordinator of MSCA COFUND “QUSTEC” and MSCA ITN “MOQS”. Recipient of 2012 ERC Starting Grant and 2013 Guy Ourisson Prize. His research interests are in atomic, molecular, and optical physics, quantum simulations and quantum computing.

Guido Pupillo

Distinguished Professor

FMN Lab leader.

Professor at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Mario Ruben is heading within CESQ the research activity of molecular quantum materials at the overlap of physics, chemistry, and nanotechnology, which is oriented towards the design, integration, and implementation of quantum devices for quantum computing, quantum communication, and quantum sensing.

Mario Ruben

Professor

QMT Lab member.

Quantum theory researcher at CNRS and teacher/supervisor. Originally from Germany. Arrived at CESQ after PhD and post-doc years in Austria (Innsbruck), and the US (Pittsburgh, Boulder). Specialist for simulations of quantum many-body non-equilibrium and computational processes. Homepage: https://www.schachenmayer.fr.

Johannes Schachenmayer

CNRS researcher

After obtaining her master’s degree in physics from Freie Universität Berlin (master thesis at chair of Prof. Schollwöck at LMU Munich), Réka continues her academic journey by pursuing a PhD at the University of Strasbourg, where she is working on molecular dynamics under collective strong coupling.

Réka Schwengelbeck

PhD Student

Affiliated to EuRyQa.

Project manager. PhD in physics of semiconductors and insulators.

Svitlana Semak Romanyshyn

Project manager

METRICOM Lab leader.

Junior Professor in experimental quantum sciences at CESQ and Télécom Physique Strasbourg.

I joined the CESQ in 2024 after a PhD at LNE-SYRTE in Paris, followed by a Marie-Curie postdoctoral fellowship at Aarhus University and a Junior Research Chair at the physics department of ENS and LKB in Paris. I am specialized in metrology and precision measurements on trapped and cold atoms, ions and molecules. My group explores high-precision vibrational spectroscopy and quantum state control of trapped and cold molecular ions for applications in quantum technologies and fundamental physics.

Cyrille Solaro

Junior Professor

QMT Lab member.

Quantum theory PhD student. Joined CESQ for PhD after working for six months as a Systems Engineer at KLA Corp. Graduated with Bachelors and Masters of Technology (5-yr Integrated Dual Degree) in Engineering Physics from IIT (BHU) Varanasi, India. Currently working in theory and simulations of quantum optics and AMO systems for quantum computing applications.

Vineesha Srivastava

PhD student

EQM Lab leader.

Professor in experimental quantum physics at the CESQ and the University of Strasbourg. His group explores the physics of complex quantum systems and applications for quantum simulation, quantum sensing and quantum computing. Shannon studied physics and completed his PhD at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne in 2007, followed by a Marie Curie postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Amsterdam. In 2010, he moved to the University of Heidelberg in Germany where he started his own research group and advanced quantum physics laboratory thanks to a prestigious Emmy Noether grant from the German Research Foundation (DFG). He is strongly involved in several major research and training programmes, including QMat, EU doctoral programmes MOQS and QUSTEC, and the new public infrastructure for quantum computing aQCess.

Shannon Whitlock

Professor

EQM Lab member.

PhD student focusing on achieveing high fidelity quantum operation by the generation and correction of optimal laser pulse.

Shuzhe Yang

PhD student