Princeton Quantum Initiative

The Princeton Quantum Initiative brings together a vibrant community of faculty and students across engineering and the natural sciences who work on a wide range of topics in quantum information science.

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Saien Xie wins 2024 Packard Fellowship

A person (face not visible) wearing a white lab coat and blue disposable gloves holds a square lab plate in their left hand. Their right hand holds a pair of tweezers which they are using to pick up one of several small green plants on the plate. — Jonathan Conway, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering, received an innovation grant for the project “Engineering symbiotic plant-microbe interactions for sustainable agriculture.” Photo by Sameer A. Khan/Fotobuddy

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Princeton introduces a Ph.D. program at intersection of quantum physics and information theory

Orange light glows in a series of lenses inside a quantum computer. — Researchers led by Jeff Thompson at Princeton University have developed a technique to make it 10 times easier to correct errors in a quantum computer. Photos by Frank Wojciechowski

Illuminating errors creates a new paradigm for quantum computing

Three head-and-shoulders portraits. — Andrew Houck, left, and Ali Yazdani, right, are co-directors of the Princeton Quantum Initiative. Nathalie de Leon, center, is director of graduate studies for the initiative’s newly launched Ph.D. program.

Princeton expands its commitment to research and education in quantum science and engineering

Four graduate students gather around professor Jeff Thompson in the lab, with a quantum computer behind them and figures displayed on the screen. — Princeton researchers have developed a new approach to linking quantum computers over long distances. The new system transmits low-loss signals over optical fiber using light in the telecom band, a longstanding goal in the march toward robust quantum communication networks. Photo by Sameer A. Khan/Fotobuddy

A new route to a quantum internet

Ravindra Bhatt

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Nathalie de Leon

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Adji Bousso Dieng

Computer Science

Sarang Gopalakrishnan

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Andrew Houck portrait

Andrew Houck

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Kyle Jamieson

Computer Science

Alex Lombardi portrait

Alex Lombardi

Computer Science

Stephen Lyon

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Portrait of Margaret Martonosi

Margaret Martonosi

Computer Science

Julia Mikhailova

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Ran Raz

Computer Science

Alejandro Rodriguez

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Mansour Shayegan

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jeffrey Thompson

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Hakan Tureci

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Saien Xie

Electrical and Computer Engineering