Professional Experience

ZEISS SMT GmbH, Oberkochen

Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, Systemsimulation Apr 2024 – present

Toshiba Europe Ltd, Cambridge Research Laboratory

Senior Research Scientist, Devices group Apr 2023 – Mar 2024

Researcher, Devices group Oct 2020 – Mar 2023

Development of solid-state lidar systems. Devised, simulated, and implemented novel semiconductor photonic integrated circuit designs using commercial foundry PDKs.

Submitted 5 patent applications. Supervising a PhD student in collaboration with the Semiconductor Physics Group at the University of Cambridge.

Toshiba Europe Ltd, Cambridge Research Laboratory

PhD student, Devices group Oct 2017 – Sep 2020

Development of ultrafast quantum-dot-based LEDs to generate entangled light for quantum information applications. Simulated device performance to reveal novel operating modes of the LED. Established complex measurement techniques in order to generate quantum light at world-record gigahertz clock rates.

Published two papers (one first author). Presented the results at 10+ international conferences and workshops.

University of Cambridge

Visitor/Collaborator, Semiconductor Physics group Oct 2017 – Sep 2020

Collaboration on the growth of semiconductor heterostructures and device fabrication. Designed and evaluated III-V semiconductors for fabrication of electro-optical devices. Performed electron microscopy, optical lithography, etching and development.

Two joint journal publications.

Walther-Meißner-Institute for Low Temperature Research, Munich

Working student, Quantum Information Processing group Nov 2013 – Feb 2014

Supported the operation and maintenance of low temperature and microwave equipment for research on superconducting quantum bits.

Education

Toshiba Europe Ltd, Cambridge Research Laboratory / University of Sheffield

PhD in Physics Oct 2017 – Sep 2020

Quantum Information group, lead by Dr. Andrew Shields
Academic supervision by Prof. Alexander Tartakovskii
Thesis: High-bandwidth electrical generation of single and entangled photons

Technical University of Munich

MSc in Condensed Matter Physics — Passed with distinction Oct 2014 – Sep 2017

Semiconductor Nanostructures and Quantum Systems group, lead by Prof. Jonathan Finley
Thesis: Light-Matter Interaction Beyond the Mollow Triplet (available on request)

National Taiwan University

Semester abroad — GPA 4.12/4.3 Sep 2015 – Jan 2016

Courses: Digital IC Engineering (A+), Investment Management (A+), Derivatives Trading (A), among others Term Project: The Conditional Capital Asset Pricing Model and the MDAX

Technical University of Munich

BSc in Physics — Passed with merit Oct 2011 – Apr 2015

Quantum Information Processing group, lead by Prof. Dr. Rudolf Gross
Thesis: 3D Cavities for Circuit Quantum Electrodynamics

University of Würzburg

Early Study Programme (Frühstudium) in Maths for gifted high school students Oct 2009 – Jul 2010

Scholarships

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Scholarship, European Commision

International scholarship supporting talented researchers Oct 2017 – Sep 2020

Extracurricular Activities

Luminiferous Ltd (now Wave Photonics Ltd), Bristol (remote, May 2020 - Jul 2020)

Visiting researcher - machine learning, implemented from scratch a machine learning model to predict fabrication defects in silicon photonic circuits

The Royal Institution of Great Britain, London (Nov 2019)

Conception and presentation of an interactive stand about ‘Quantum Teleportation’ for a public outreach event

University of Würzburg (Feb 2019)

Conception and presentation of an interactive stand about ‘Classical Cryptography and Quantum Cryptography’ for high school students

Deutschhaus academic high school, Würzburg (remote, Dec 2014 – present)

Online mentor for the annual science fair. Supporting year 8 students with the execution and evaluation of a scientific experiment.