I am part of the Penning trap project which aims to investigate scalable quantum simulation and computation based on two-dimensional arrays of ions trapped in a cryogenic micro-fabricated planar Penning trap.
During my postdoctoral research at the University of Amsterdam I investigated the usage of beyond-paraxial approximation effects for realizing novel quantum logic gates in trapped ions, a method that we patented in 2023. More on this can be found here.
I obtained my PhD in 2023 at the University of Amsterdam in the group of René Gerritsma, working on trapped ions for quantum computing and quantum simulations with the Hyqs group. My doctoral research focused on developing a novel experimental setup for quantum simulations utilizing trapped ions and optical tweezers. I also worked on theoretical proposals to engineer new types of two-qubit quantum logic gates using optical tweezers and beyond-paraxial approximation effects.
Previously, I researched non-linear electrodynamic effects in the PVLAS experiment at the University of Ferrara, where I earned my Master's degree in Physics. During my Master's studies at the University of Paris-Saclay, I worked in the LHCb collaboration at the Laboratoire de l'accelérateur linéaire.
In summer 2017, I interned with the MINERvA experiment at Fermilab, tuning simulation parameters of neutrino cross sections from Monte Carlo simulations using NUISANCE and Bayesian statistics.
During my Bachelor's studies in Ferrara, I worked within the LHCb collaboration to measure the quantum efficiency of new photomultiplier tubes for the LHCb high-luminosity upgrade.
Before my physics career, I pursued a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, developing a RESTful API for PostgreSQL databases.
