I am an experimental physicist working in the field of quantum optics and quantum information.
I use light as a means of understanding the universe that we can perceive, as well as the universe that we cannot.
My research interests include quantum entanglement, quantum imaging, quantum information, and high-dimensional quantum states of light.
For more up to date information about my research and studentships/post-doc positions, please visit my research group website: bbqlab.org
My research group is currently funded by an ERC Starting Grant, the UK EPSRC via an Early Career Fellowship, and the Austrian FWF (QuantERA ERA-NET co-fund).
Professional Experience
June 2020 –
Institute of Photonic and Quantum Sciences (IPaQS), Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh
Associate Professor of Physics
EPSRC Early Career Fellow
Group Leader, BBQ Lab
June 2018 – May 2020
Institute of Photonic and Quantum Sciences (IPaQS), Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh
Assistant Professor of Physics
EPSRC Early Career Fellow
Group Leader, BBQ Lab
Dec 2016 – May 2018
Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI), Vienna
Senior Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Huber Research Group
Jul 2015 – Nov 2016
University of Vienna, Faculty of Physics
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Zeilinger Research Group
Jul 2013 – Jun 2015
University of Vienna, Faculty of Physics
Marie Curie Post-Doctoral Fellow, Zeilinger Research Group
Mar 2013 – Jun 2013
University of Rochester, The Institute of Optics
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Boyd Research Group
Sep 2006 – Feb 2013
University of Rochester, The Institute of Optics
Graduate Research Assistant, Boyd Research Group
Education
Ph.D. in Optics, Mar 2013
University of Rochester, The Institute of Optics
Thesis: “Secure Quantum Technologies”
Advisor: Prof. Robert W. Boyd
M.S. in Optics, Oct 2009
University of Rochester, The Institute of Optics
B.A. in Physics with Honors, May 2006
Minor in Art and Art History
Colgate University, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Funders
Mehul Malik 