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Prince Khatri attended the Rank Prize 50th Anniversary Event On 4th-5th of July Prince Khatri attended the Rank Prize 50th anniversary event. It was a two day event where first day was dedicated to Prize distribution in the field of optoelectronics and nutrition. On second day, reserch visionary gave their talks focussed on the future […]

SEQUEL group is a partner in the new EPIQC project SEQUEL group is a partner in Empowering Practical Interfacing of Quantum Computing (EPIQC) project. This project aims at bridging the gap between current quantum computers and communication technologies. Other partners in the project are: the Universities of Birmingham, Lancaster and Southampton; University College London; King’s

Megan Powell’s official welcome in SEQUEL group On February 10th, Megan Powell is officially welcomed in the SEQUEL group. Day started with discussion about Meg’s PhD project. The group then went to Paesano for tasty pizza lunch. This pizza restaurant is personally approved by the man himself, Dr. Rossi and believed to serve the best and most

Angus Russell received undergraduate research award On February 7th, Angus Russell (MSc project student) has received the Undergraduate Research Award (URA) and a place at the Undergraduate School on Experimental Quantum Information (USEQIP) at the Institute for Quantum Computing in Canada. This will consist of a two-week program of lectures and experimental work followed by a

Group visit to NPL (Teddington) and Oxford Instruments (Oxford) On Thursday, 9th December, Prince Khatri and Alessandro Rossi visited our industrial partner, NPL. We had discussion on optical setup and characterisation of SiC with Reece Jones and Dr. Ateeq Nasir. Next day, at Oxford instruments, we met project manager Jeremy Flamanc and Celine Bansal who

We are at silicon quantum information processing workshop 2021 On 21st September 2021, the IoP Silicon Quantum Information Processing Workshop (SiQIP21) took place as an online event. Members of the SEQUEL team contributed to both the organisation of the event and the proceedings. In particular, Alessandro chaired the event in partnership with colleagues from University

Alessandro interviewed in Nature On 16/8/21, Alessandro has been interviewed for Where I work, a weekly column in Nature magazine. In the article, he talks about his research in quantum technology across NPL and Strathclyde, as well as the challenges of bringing together quantum physics and metrology. The article is supported by a photo (see

Alessandro featured in the 2021 emerging leaders list of IOP’s JPhysD Alessandro  has been named an emerging leader by IoP’s Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics (JPhysD). The Editorial Board and the applied physics community draw a list of top early-career researchers every other year and the nominees are asked to contribute an original manuscript

Our paper is on the Cover Page Alessandro is the lead author of an Invited Review Article just published in Wiley’s International Journal of Quantum Chemistry. The article reviews the main types of quantum computing hardware available in the cloud for public access. In particular, the focus is on the use of such quantum prototypes

Alessandro is awarded a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship Alessandro  has been awarded a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship to develop quantum technology in silicon carbide. Project QELTIC will kick off in February 2021 and will aim to develop full electrical control of single spins and single photons in this semiconductor. The award will provide support for