Tao is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where she is currently focused on Quantum Sensing, specifically dual-comb spectroscopy. She earned her Ph.D. in Physics from C-SPIN (the Center for Spintronic Materials, Interfaces, and Novel Architectures) at the University of Minnesota, where her research included ultrafast laser manipulation and detection of magnon-phonon interaction for ultrafast spintronic memory and logic devices. Before that, she completed her B.Sc. in Physics at the University of Science and Technology. 

Dr. Afaf El-Sayed is a dedicated senior postdoctoral researcher at the Materials Physics Centre (CFM) in San Sebastián, Spain, and an Associate Professor of the Physics of Nanotechnology at the Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Afaf earned her PhD in the Physics of Nanostructures and Advanced Materials from the Applied Physics Department at the Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of the Basque Country in San Sebastián, Spain, in 2013. Since then, she has had an exciting career, balancing her time as a scientific postdoctoral researcher at CFM and as an effective member of the academic staff at Al-Azhar University.

Throughout her journey in science and academia, she has cultivated a wealth of knowledge through diverse research positions and topics, with a focus on surface science and nanoscience, stretching from basic to applied science. Afaf has greatly enjoyed the benefits of international collaborations, which have enriched both her scientific expertise and
personal connections. Additionally, she brings over 10 years of teaching experience to the table, sharing her passion for knowledge through lectures, hands-on laboratory sessions, and mentoring students in their theses at various
academic levels.

Her main hobbies include diving into books, enjoying long walks, exploring new languages, and whipping up
delicious meals in the kitchen.

Hao received his B.Sc. degree at Tianjin University in China in 2020 before pursuing his MAS.c degree at the University of Victoria in Canada. He is Quantum BC scholar and Canada NSERC QC CREATE Scholar. Previously, he worked in RF and microwave engineering and since September 2020, he focused on nonlinear optics and plasmon-enhanced optical trapping. Currently, he is a Ph.D. student at the University of California, Los Angeles, supervised by Dr. Sergio Carbajo, and is also a visiting student at SLAC. In his free time, he likes hiking, playing basketball, astronomical observation, and painting.
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Before joining the QLMC, Gregory studied microbiology and biomedical engineering at California State University, Los Angeles while working as an aviculturist, supplying exotic birds to zoos and the pet industry. After completing his B.S. degree, he spent a year working for Caltech Optical Observatories, where he developed a passion for photonics and fiber-optics. Outside of work, Gregory enjoys rock climbing, hiking, and wildlife photography

Abhi(manyu) is an international MSc ECE student at UCLA. Hailing from Calcutta, India, his research experience is (almost) as diverse as his country of origin. This has ensured a track record of successes at an industrial and academic level – as a machine learning practitioner, he has published at prestigious venues such as NeurIPS and attained the prestigious GCP ML Engineer certification within the first six months of his industrial career. He is interested in research, gaming, watching (and unabashedly critiquing) films, cooking and living life in general!

Connor Lim is currently studying mechanical engineering at UCLA. He is passionate about studying fusion energy, material sciences, and nanotechnology, though, outside of the classroom, he likes to pole vault whenever possible and he would like to pick up jazz piano.

Pranav Singamsetty is currently studying Electrical Engineering and Physics at UCLA. His academic interests include molecular simulations and nanofabrication of optical devices. Outside of research, he enjoys running, watching movies, and reading.