Meet the Team

  • Red Blue Quantum Mohammad Ayyash

    Mohammad Ayyash

    CO-FOUNDER

    Theory Lead

    Mohammad finished a Bachelor of Science in Mathematical Physics from the University of Waterloo. Then, he completed a Master’s degree in Physics (Quantum Information) from the Institute for Quantum Computing. He is currently a Graduate Research Assistant at the Institute for Quantum Computing. His research interests lie in the theory of light-matter interactions for applications in quantum information, computing, error correction, and sensing.

  • Red Blue Quantum Christopher Xu

    Christopher Xu

    CO-FOUNDER

    Experiment Lead

    Chris is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo, with an Honours Bachelor's degree from the University of Toronto. He enjoys directly exploring the world of physics with experiments.

  • Red Blue Quantum Noah Gorgichuk

    Noah Gorgichuk

    CO-FOUNDER

    Operations Lead

    After finishing a combined honours in physics and astronomy undergraduate at the University of Victoria, Noah started his PhD in quantum information at the Institute for Quantum Computing, affiliated with the University of Waterloo. Noah's research interests currently explore various theoretical and experimental topics in the context of circuit quantum electrodynamics, with a particular emphasis on dissipative environments.

  • Red Blue Quantum Matteo Mariantoni

    Matteo Mariantoni

    CO-FOUNDER

    Engineering Lead

    Matteo received a Master of Engineering from Politecnico di Milano, Italy, and Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden. After completing his doctorate at both the Walther-Meissner-Institute for Low Temperature Research and the Technical University of Munich in 2009, Mariantoni was awarded the Elings Prize Fellowship in Science at the California NanoSystem Institute at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Currently, Matteo leads the Laboratory for Digital Quantum Matter at Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Wateroo.