Speakers

Jan Benhelm is Zurich Instruments' CMO and is responsible for marketing, product management, and application development. He joined the Zurich Instruments marketing and sales team in 2011 as an application scientist, and held numerous positions before being appointed CMO in April 2019. Prior to joining Zurich Instruments, he spent two years at Malik Management Center in St. Gallen, Switzerland. As a management consultant, he developed quantitative HR models with clients and a passion for a systemic management and leadership approach that puts people at the heart of the enterprise. Jan earned a Ph.D. in physics on trapped-ion quantum computing, working in the group of Prof. Rainer Blatt in Innsbruck, Austria. At QIDiS 2022 Jan will be giving a presentation at the Business Development session.

Niels specializes in controlling quantum computers, coming from a background of experimentally implementing quantum error correction. He performed the first feedback on solid state qubits in 2012 and his PhD research with Leonardo DiCarlo at TU Delft has led to more than ten scientific publications centred around fault-tolerant quantum computing. The work at QuTech enabled the control of setups with up to 50 qubits and has now found its way to the market via the company Qblox. With Qblox's new and industrialized generation of control stacks, they are paving the way for researchers and system integrators worldwide to create quantum computers with practical applications. At QIDiS Niels will be giing at talk at the Quantum Instrumentation session.

André Carvalho is the Head of Quantum Control Solutions at Q-CTRL, where he leads all aspects of customer-related projects. With a PhD in physics and almost 20 years working as a researcher, André has a vast international experience and is widely recognized for his contributions to the field of quantum control. At Q-CTRL, he is bringing together expertise from physicists and engineers to develop control solutions for quantum technology problems across multiple platforms. Andre will speak in the session on Building a Quantum Career.

Loic Fave is National Contact Point for Digital in the Horizon Europe EU framework programme, as well as for the Digital Europe Pogramme (DEP) at Euresearch. His current work focuses on helping potential applicants to successfully answer R&I calls by the European Comission by informing about funding oppostunities, advising throughout the application process and connecting prospective applicants with other interested parties. His academic background includes an MSc in nuclear engineering and PhD in materials science from EPFL. Loic will give a talk at Business Development session

Rouven Floeter is Global Product Manager Cyber Security Solutions at Hitachi-ABB Power Grids, responsible for the first Quantum-Safe encryption solution for Mission-Critical Infrastructure and activities focus on digitization and product innovation management and the implementation of the cybersecurity strategy for Communication in the power grid with more than 20 years of experience in the area of cybersecurity. At QIDiS, Rouven will be giving a talk on Quantum Technology: Applications in cybersecurity for power utilities at the Quantum-Safe Security session.

At QIDIS Dr. Andreas Fuhrer will be giving a quantum computing talk in the morning Keynote session.

Kumar Ghosh is a Quantum Engineer at E.ON Digital Technology. In his current role, he is working on various applications of quantum computing in the power and energy sector. Prior to E.ON, he was a postdoctoral researcher at Purdue University, USA, and a faculty at University of Denver, USA. He holds a PhD in theoretical physics from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany. At QIDIS you can meet Dr Kumar Ghosh at the Quantum Computing session.

Gert is Networking Strategist at Juniper Networks working closely with Operators and Cloud Providers on the design and evolution of packet-optical networks. He has 25y of experience in engineering, product management and network strategy. He was instrumental to move the Industry towards open optical networks, chairing the Physical Simulation Environment Group in the Telecominfraproject. At present, Gert leads Juniper’s “Quantum Pathfinder Group”, tasked to assess practical use cases and scout new opportunities in leveraging quantum technology, particularly in the security area. At QIDiS, Gert will be giving a talk on validation of a quantum safe MACsec at Quantum-Safe Security session.

Michele Grossi is a senior fellow in quantum computing at CERN. In his current role he co-supervisions Quantum Computing projects at CERN IT INNOVATION. His focus is the development of QML pipelines for HEP problems and their implementation in current IT scenario. He is actively collaborating with different research institutions and companies. At QIDIS you can meet Alberto di Meglio at the Quantum Computing session.

At QIDIS you can meet Juha Hassel at the session Quantum Instrumentation

Dr. Karl Jansen ist a world leading expert in the area of lattice quantum filed theory where he provided essential contributions in our understanding of the most inner structure of matter. His accomplishments have been awarded with the very first “Ken Wilson Lattice Award”. Dr. Jansen pioneered tensor network simulations for lattice gauge theories which led him eventually to quantum computing and the foundation of the Center for Quantum Technologies and Applications (CQTA) at DESY in Zeuthen which recently became an IBM Quantum Hub and which he is heading. Dr. Jansen was also awarded an European ERAChair to build up a quantum computing group at the Cyprus Institute. At QIDIS you can meet Dr. Karl Jansen at the Quantum Computing session

At QIDIS you can meet Brenda Karch at the morning Keynote session SwissNex Quantum CH-US.

Hedwig Koerfgen is currently coordinating the network and key management architecture in the project dtec.bw MuQuaNet. Prior to joining the research institute CODE at Bundeswehr University Munich in 2020, Hedwig Koerfgen worked several years as IT consultant for digital transformation projects, especially in the field of secure communication for public authorities. She graduated in physics at Regensburg university with a focus on computational science. At QIDiS, Hedwig will be giving a talk on designing the Munich Quantum Network called MuQuaNet at the Quantum-safe Security session.

Patrick Maletinsky is full professor at the Department of Physics of the University of Basel, where he has been active since 2012. He has joined Basel University after studies of physics at ETH, the école normal supérieure in Paris and JILA in Boulder, followed by a Ph.D. at ETH Zurich and a postdoc at Harvard University. His main research interests are the development of novel, spin-based quantum sensing technologies and their applications to nanoscience and solid-state, mesoscopic physics. Next to applications of quantum sensors to fundamental science questions, he is actively involved in transitioning this emerging technology to industrial applications, in part through the startup company Qnami, which he co-founded in 2017. Prof. Maletinsky has received an SNSF starting grant in 2015, an ERC consolidator grant in 2020 and has been promoted to full professor (ordinarius) for experimental physics in 2021. You can find Patrick at the Quantum Sensor session.

Clemens Müller is an Application Scientist focusing on quantum technologies at Zurich Instruments. His background is in the theoretical description of superconductor and semiconductor quantum systems, and he enjoys using flux capacitors to break time-reversal symmetry. Clemens helps customers understand and mitigate parameter fluctuations and imperfections in quantum systems. At QIDiS he will be giving a tutorial at the Quantum Computing Control System Software workshop.

Kirsten Moselund received the M.Sc. Degree in Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in 2003 and the Ph.D. Degree in Microelectronics from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland, in 2008. In 2008, she joined IBM Research Europe - Zurich, where she took on a number of different positions before returning to academia. Lastly she managed the Materials Integration and Nanoscale Devices group. Since 2022 she is full professor of electrical and microengineering in the Faculty of Engineering and Technology at EPFL and part of the EPFL Quantum Science and Engineering center (QSE). She is also head of the new Laboratory of Nano and Quantum Technologies (LNQ) at Paul Scherrer Institut. LNQ focuses on the development of nanotechnology capability as well as different technologies for quantum computing. The ETHZ-PSI Quantum Computing Hub is located at PSI and embedded within LNQ. At QIDIS you can meet Prof. Dr. Kirsten Moselund at the Quantum Computing session.

Elena Peña Tapia is a Software Engineer in the Quantum Applications & Software group at IBM Research–Zurich. Her current work is focused on the development of Qiskit Applications modules in the areas of chemistry and machine learning. Before joining the IBM Zurich team, she worked in the AI/ML field in Japan. Her academic background includes masters degrees in automation and electronics, computer science and quantum computing. You can find Elena at the session Building a Quantum Career.

Andreas Poppe is one of the leading experts in quantum technologies at the Center for Digital Safety & Security (DSS) at the Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT) . Poppe is working together with an internationally renowned team in the context of large European programs such as the EuroQCI Initiative (European Quantum Communication Infrastructure Initiative) on post-quantum encryption technologies via terrestrial fiber optic as well as satellite communication networks for mass market deployment to ensure European data sovereignty. At QIDiS 2022, Andreas Poppe will be giving a presentation in the Keynote session.

Dr. Puebla Hellmann is CEO of QZabre, an ETH Spinoff that creates NV Scanning Magnetometers and NV scanning probes. An enthusiast for moving quantum technologies from the lab to real world applications, he started his career with a PhD in Prof. Andreas Wallraff’s Quantum Device Lab at ETH Zürich. He then moved to IBM Zürich, first in collaboration with the University of Zurich, then with the University of Basel, where he worked to create a mass-fabrication compatible platform for molecular electronics. Mid 2018, immediately convinced of the potential that NV technology offers, he joined QZabre as a late co founder. Dr. Puebla Hellmann has authored scientific papers published in Nature as well as several patents and won the Zeiss Quantum Challenge in 2020. You can meet Gabriel at the Quantum Sensors session.

Nicole will speak the morning Keynote session.

Dr Stuart Szigeti is a Lead Scientist at Q-CTRL within the Quantum Sensing division, where he leads all simulation and modelling activities related to quantum sensing with cold-atom devices. Stuart has a PhD in quantum physics from the Australian National University and has worked as a researcher for more than a decade, contributing to advances in cold-atom sensing and the quantum measurement and control of cold-atomic systems. Stuart's team at Q-CTRL is developing novel quantum control solutions for the next generation of quantum sensors, enabling improved sensing capabilities in fields as diverse as navigation, space science, and hydrology. Stuart will give the quantum sensing talk in the morning Keynote session.

Tobias Thiele is an Application Scientist for quantum technologies at Zurich Instruments. His background lies at the intersection between solid-state systems, atomic physics, and sensitive magnetometry applications. In the US and Europe, he has worked on hybrid systems for coupling Rydberg atoms to superconducting circuits or atoms to nanophotonic crystal waveguides, trapped single atoms in arrays, and developed a sensitive absolute atomic magnetometer. At QIDiS will give a presentation at the Quantum Computing Control System Software workshop.

Marielle van de Pol will be giving a talk in the morning Keynote session: Quantum Computing for Medicine.

Julian van Velzen is the Head of the Capgemini quantum lab; a global network of quantum experts, partners and facilities, focused on 3 key areas: Sensing, Communication and Computing. From this Lab, Capgemini is exploring with its clients how to research and build demos to help solve business and societal problems that up until now are seemingly intractable. He’s incredibly excited to be at the forefront of this new disruptive technology, where he uses his background in physics and experience in digital transformation to help clients kick-start their quantum journey. Additionally, Julian has a special interest in sustainable development, he is part of the group CTIO community, and he is the Dutch representative of the European quantum consortium (QuIC). At QIDIS you can meet Julian von Velzen at the Quantum Computing session.

Paul is a quantum engineer at IQM Finland and a PhD student at Aalto University. His research, conducted at IQM, focuses on scaling up quantum computers. He is also an alumnus of the master of quantum engineering at ETH Zürich where he co-founded the student association of the master programme.You can find Paul Venetz at the session Building a Quantum Career.

Franz is a student of the M.Sc Quantum Science and Technology at Technical University Munich and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, focusing on quantum computing. Over the past year he has been a working student at Prof. Stefan Filipp's Quantum Computing and Information Processing group at the Walther-Meißner-Institute, working on quantum computing with superconducting qubits. Since fall 2021 Franz is Vice-President of the Munich-based student initiative PushQuantum eV., which provides real-world focused education in quantum technologies to students from all disciplines. You can find Franz at the session Building a Quantum Career.

Timlan Zibold did his studies in Physics at the University of Heidelberg. He is now a Post-doctoral researcher and senior scientist in the group of Prof. Philipp Treutlein at the University of Basel. He was a post-doctoral researcher in the group of Prof. Jean Dalibard and Dr. Fabrice Gerbier at the Laboratoire Kastler-Brossel (LKB/ENS) at the College de France in Paris and in the group of Prof. Markus Oberthaler at the University of Heidelberg. At  QIDIS you can meet Tilan Zibold at the Quantum Sensors session.

Marco Nordmann is a physicist by education with expertise in electron microscopy and materials science. Before joining Qnami he worked more than 12 years in the field of nanopositioning and synchrotron instrumentation. At Qnami, he partners with our Sales and Marketing team to define and drive our product roadmap to maximize business benefit while building great customer experiences. You can find Marco at the Quantum Sensors session.