Master Students

In alphabetical order (last name)

Inhoe Koo

After completing my internship studies in Cognitive Machine Learning Lab during the Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Seoul National University, where I was supported by the Presidential Scholarship of Korea, I joined the Experimental Quantum Engineering group as a research intern in February 2026. My previous research has focused on the intersection of machine learning and quantum computing, including work on curriculum learning for variational quantum algorithms during a research program with IonQ, as well as developing reinforcement learning frameworks for adaptive quantum state classification and unitary synthesis. At EQE, I am currently focusing my research on atom rearrangement for neutral atom quantum computing.

Emma Wang

I completed my bachelor's degree in Physics and Software Engineering at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. I'm currently pursuing a master's degree in Physics, and Professor Xu’s lectures on quantum computing with neutral atoms piqued my interest in this field. I'm very grateful for the opportunity to join the EQE group for my semester project.

Clément Huang

I am currently a Master’s student in Physics at ETH Zürich, having previously completed my Bachelor’s degree at EPFL in Lausanne. I found Prof. Xu's quantum information processing course interesting, and this semester I had the opportunity to join the EQE group for a semester project. My work focuses on optimizing gate fidelity for systems of Yb-Rb pairs. I also maintain a strong interest in other areas of physics, in particular astrophysics. Outside of my studies, I enjoy traveling, as well as playing football and video games.

Tilen Tomšič

I completed my undergraduate studies in Physics at the University of Ljubljana. During my studies, I developed a strong interest in quantum computing and gained experience with quantum circuit simulations and executions on IBM quantum computers. I am currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Physics at ETH Zurich. Motivated by my interest in quantum computers and their physical implementations, I decided to join the EQE group for my semester project. I am particularly interested in neutral atoms as a platform for scalable quantum computation.

Max Geniets

I completed my undergraduate studies in physics at ETH Zürich. After a gap year of valuable travel and work experiences I returned to begin my Master's in physics. Through Prof. Xu's course: "Quantum Information Processing II: Implementations" my interest in quantum science with neutral atoms was piqued and I was granted the opportunity to do a semester project at the EQE group, which I am currently working on.

Manjari Sengupta

I am a master's student in Quantum Engineering at ETH Zürich. Before this, I completed my bachelor's degree in Engineering Physics at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, where I first became interested in quantum technologies. I am really excited to learn more about neutral atoms, quantum optics and quantum information processing by joining EQE for a semester project.

Toby Lane

I am currently in the final semester of my bachelor's degree in physics at ETH Zürich. With a strong interest in both physics and computing, I plan to pursue a master's degree in quantum engineering starting next year. I am therefore very excited to be joining the EQE for my Bachelor's thesis, where I will work on automating the calibration of a wavemeter using vapor cell spectroscopy.

Santiago Sangro Cid

I obtained my bachelor’s degree in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Groningen, with additional training in quantum science and physics, and I am currently pursuing a master’s in Quantum Engineering at ETH Zurich. My academic interests lie at the interface of machine learning, control theory, and experimental quantum physics. I am therefore very enthusiastic to join the EQE group for my semester project on optomechanics for atomic experiments. My work will focus on the development and scaling of automated, high-precision optical components to enhance long-term stability, alignment precision, and reproducibility in complex atomic setups.