Team

Nicolás Quesada.
Associate Professor, Engineering Physics, Polytechnique Montréal.
MEI Chair in Quantum Photonics.
Editor of Quantum, the open journal for quantum science.

Martin Houde.
Postdoctoral Associate, Engineering Physics, Polytechnique Montréal.
Graduated from McGill University in 2018 with a Ph.D. thesis on Parametric driving as a route to topological states and quantum devices supervised by A. Clerk.
Enjoys nature hikes, animal tracking and drinking maple syrup.

Yanic Cardin.
M.Sc.A. student, Engineering Physics, Polytechnique Montréal.
Quantum physics enthusiast.
Enjoys meal prep and football Sundays.

Salvador Poveda Hospital.
Ph.D. candidate, Engineering Physics, Polytechnique Montréal.
Jointly supervised with Yves-Alain Peter.
Graduated from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya with an M.Sc.A in Electronics.
F1 enthusiast.

Javier Martínez Cifuentes.
Ph.D. candidate, Engineering Physics, Polytechnique Montréal.
Graduated from Universidad Nacional de Colombia sede Bogotá with an M.Sc. in Physics.
Coffee addict. Enjoys movies.

Karthik Chinni.
Postdoctoral Associate, Engineering Physics, Polytechnique Montréal.
Graduated from University of New Mexico in 2022 with a Ph.D. thesis on Reliability of Quantum Simulation on NISQ-era Devices supervised by I. Deutsch.
Enjoys nature hikes and running.

Gisell Lorena Osorio.
Ph.D. candidate, Engineering Physics, Polytechnique Montréal.
Graduated from the Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, CICESE with an M.Sc. in optics. Enjoys performing arts and nature.

Ari John Boon.
Ph.D. candidate, Engineering Physics, Polytechnique Montréal.
Jointly supervised with Olivier Landon-Cardinal.
Graduated from Queen’s University at Kingston with an M.Sc. in physics.
Runs a radio show on CJLO. Likes local music.

Vincent Girouard.
Undergraduate Student, Engineering Physics, Polytechnique Montréal.
2025 summer intern.
Enjoys climbing, music and physics.

Marius Trudeau.
M.Sc.A. student, Engineering Physics, Polytechnique Montréal.
Quantum Physics Enthusiast.
Enjoys tennis, frisbee, Nordic skiing, and a wide range of sports, as well as exploring the flavors of various beverages, including beer, wine, scotch, rum, and even coffee.

Tadeu Tassis.
Postdoctoral Associate, Engineering Physics, Polytechnique Montréal.
Graduated in 2024 with a PhD in Physics from Universidade Federal do ABC.
Enjoys music, films, coffee, and roaming through Wikipedia.

Ancien.nes polyquanticien.nes

• Yuan Yao was a visiting student completing her Ph.D. at Télécom Paris in 2022 → Quantum Architecture Scientist at Xanadu Quantum Technologies → BoYa postdoctoral fellow at Peking U.
• Jaehee Kim was a Qcenter fellow in 2023 → Ph.D. student at Sungkyunkwan U.
• Marie Lafontaine was a summer and UPIR intern in 2023 → M.Sc. student at U Sherbrooke.
• Jiaqi Zhao completed his M.Sc.A. in our group in 2024 → Ph.D. student at Poly Montréal.
• Germain Desloges was a summer intern in 2024 → undergrad student at Poly Montréal.
• Nicolas Dalbec-Constant completed his M.Sc.A. in 2024 → Ph.D. student at U Ottawa.