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Scientific Director of Photonic Chip Manufacturing

About us NQCP is a talented and diverse international programme working at the cutting-edge of quantum in the heart of Copenhagen, Denmark. At the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, where the formulation o…

A 1960s idea inspires NBI researchers to study hitherto inaccessible quantum states

Scientists have created a new way to study the highly volatile quantum states in superconducting vortices, whose existence has been known since the 1960s, but it has been very difficult to verify them directly, until…

Semiconductor Quantum Hardware Simulation Specialist

Role description You will be part of a thriving and multi-cultural quantum eco-system at the Niels Bohr Institute University of Copenhagen, with prospects to work with quantum companies specialized in e.g. qubit…

Nanofabrication Engineer at NQCP

About us The Novo Nordisk Foundation Quantum Computing Programme (NQCP) is establishing a talented and diverse international team to create a cutting-edge quantum programme in the heart of Copenhagen, Denmark. At the…

NQCP Quantum Demonstrator lead

Role description In close collaboration with Quantum Foundry Copenhagen (QFC) and international partners, we aim to pioneer fabrication methods for state-of-the-art quantum processors. The results of this combined…

Characterization Engineer at the NNF Quantum Computing Programme

NQCP is looking for an engineer to support our material characterization efforts. You will be working across multiple platforms, enacting characterization protocols for our novel materials and reliably and precisely…

Top Researchers Receive Multi-Million DKK Grants from Villum Foundation

How can we recycle plastic more effectively? And how can we transmit data using less energy? Eleven top researchers receive more than DKK 300 million from Villum Foundation for research that may help answer those…

Quantum Sensing

On January 20–21, a group of CBQS researchers from DTU — Sarah, Luca, Chu-Dan, and Alex — participated in a workshop on solid-state quantum sensing and hyperpolarization in Ulm. The event addressed both experimental and…

Iterative quantum phase estimation: a trade-off between number of iterations and circuit dimensions

Iterative quantum phase estimation: a trade-off between number of iterations and circuit dimensions

Meet Anna - New PhD in the A&A and E&O Teams

Anna has been at NQCP as a research assistant since September. She is now stepping into a new role as a PhD student here at NQCP in both our Algorithms & Applications and Education & Outreach groups. We caught up with…

Clara Celeste Qvotrup

Nanomechanical Slot Waveguide Phase Shifters for Integrated Quantum Photonics Supervisor: Ass. prof. Leonardo Midolo

Quantum sensor for MRI mentioned by Erhvervsstyrelsen in new publication

Quantum sensor for MRI mentioned by Erhvervsstyrelsen in new publication

Carlos F. D. Faurby

FUSION-BASED QUANTUM COMPUTING WITH QUANTUM EMITTERS AND PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS Supervisor: Prof. Peter Lodahl

Single atom control at European Health Summit

PhD student Jacob Thorndeldt Hansen from the CBQS-QUANTOP group led by Jean Baptiste Beguin has presented a live demonstration of a lattice of ultra-cold and trapped atoms at the European Health Summit.

NQCP Photonic Pilot Line

The Photonic Pilot Line team here at the Novo Nordisk Foundation Quantum Computing Programme (NQCP), led by Associate Professor Stefano Paesani, is dedicated to advancing the development of quantum photonic components…

Sho Tamaki

Optomechanical Crystals with Gallium Phosphide Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Albert Schliesser

NQCP Education & Outreach Group

Building the Quantum Workforce: A profile of the Education and Outreach team at NQCP.

Jonas Bundgaard Mathiassen

Design and Fabrication of Suspended Si3N4 Photonic Crystal Devices For Use With Cold Atoms Supervised by Professor Eugene S. Polzik, Assistant Professor Jean-Baptiste Béguin

Meet Andrea – New PhD in the UHV Tech Group

Andrea has been at NQCP as a student assistant since September 2023 She is now stepping into a new role as a PhD student here at NQCP in our UHV Tech Group.

Julian Curry Robinson-Tait

Cavity Enhanced Phase Measurements and Continuous Atomic Clocks Supervisor: Jörg Helge Müller

Spin Qubits

Spin Qubits: Characterization and Integration of Low-noise Building Blocks

Master Project Description At NQCP, we aim at developing quantum technology that can enable solving life-science relevant problems. Practical quantum computing will require millions of interacting and high-quality…

Superconducting Resonators and Quantum Bits: Simulation and/or Cryogenic Measurements

Bachelor/Masters Project Description Quantum computing is receiving much attention these years with various platforms competing to demonstrate superior properties. This project focuses on the superconducting platform an…