Invited Speakers

Engineering optically-interfaced spin qubits in silicon carbide
Prof. Cristian Bonato, Heriot-Watt University
Controlled positioning and integration of coherent single photon emitters in hBN
Dr Aymeric Delteil, University of Versailles
Dr Charlotte Ovenden, Aegiq
Dr Elisa M Sala, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Sheffield, EPSRC National Epitaxy Facility

Professor Christian Bonato

Cristian Bonato is a Professor at Heriot-Watt University (Edinburgh, UK), where he leads research on spin-based quantum technology for quantum communication and sensing. At Heriot-Watt University, he manages the "Nanoscale Quantum Sensing" facility, which deploys scanning single-spin quantum sensing to the study of condensed matter physics problems.

Prof Bonato has been awarded a MSc in Physics (2004) and a PhD in Electrical Engineering (2008), both from the University of Padova (Italy), and held post-doctoral positions in Leiden (NL) and Delft (NL) before joining Heriot-Watt University in 2016.ced quantum optics experiments aimed at enabling future quantum technologies.

Dr Aymeric Delteil

Aymeric Delteil is a CNRS researcher at the GEMaC laboratory (Université Paris-Saclay/UVSQ), where he started his activities in 2019. He previously held a postdoctoral position at ETH Zürich, studying quantum networks based on quantum dots and the quantum properties of exciton-polaritons. His current research focuses on experimental quantum optics in wide-bandgap materials, particularly hexagonal boron nitride (hBN). He develops methods for top-down fabrication of color centers in hBN, explores their integration into photonic structures for scalable quantum photonics, and investigates their use in advanced quantum optics experiments aimed at enabling future quantum technologies.

Dr Charlotte Ovenden

Charlotte Ovenden obtained her PhD from The University of Sheffield, where her research focus was on the site-controlled growth of quantum dots for integration into photonic devices. On completion, she joined the Quantum Communications Hub as a PDRA and since 2021 has worked at Aegiq, a Sheffield based Quantum Technology Start-up. She now leads delivery of the scalable manufacture of Aegiq’s deterministic photon sources.

Abstract: In this talk I will introduce Artemis, Aegiq's first generation quantum computer, deployed to the UK National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC). Artemis is a technology demonstrator designed to showcase the advantages of combining compound semiconductor quantum dot light sources with low-loss silicon nitride integrated photonic circuits for quantum computing. I will highlight some of the engineering challenges that we have faced, inherent to rapid technology development.

Dr Elisa M Sala

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