Shang Yu is a Research Associate and UKRI Guarantee Marie Curie Fellow in the Department of Physics at Imperial College London. His research focuses on programmable, scalable and distributed photonic quantum computing, quantum optical neural networks, and error-corrected architectures. Shang has delivered several first-of-their-kind experiments, including the initial verification of the non-additivity of quantum-channel capacity, a parity-time-symmetry-enhanced quantum sensor, and a universal, temporally encoded photonic quantum computer applied to drug-discovery problems. Before joining...Read more
Anders is a Founding Partner at Propagator Ventures and serves as a Mentor at Creative Destruction Lab. He has 20 years of international investment experience in private and public markets and 8 years experience investing in quantum computing. Anders holds a PhD in Condensed Matter Physics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and did a Post Doc at Paul Scherrer Institute. He holds an MBA from the Norwegian School of Economics....Read more
Dr. Mathias Mikkelsen has been working as a research scientist at Qunasys since 2023. His current work focuses on many-body applications of quantum computing, such as chemistry and materials science.
He holds a PhD in physics from Okinawa institute of Science and Technology with an academic background in classical simulation of few and many-body body physics, condensed matter and cold atomic gases.Read more
TOPIC: Solar Cells – Beyond Silicon The growing demand for energy is a direct result of rising living standards worldwide, compelling a shift to include renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power. Solar cells, which convert sunlight into electricity through photovoltaic (PV) action, are...Read more
Francisco Tovar is a reservoir engineer at Occidental with over 20 years of experience in the characterization and development of conventional and unconventional hydrocarbon reservoirs; and the design, implementation and optimization of enhanced oil recovery processes. He earned a BS degree in Petroleum Engineering from Universidad de Oriente (Barcelona, Venezuela), and MS and PhD in the same field from Texas A&M University (College Station, USA).Read more
Daisy Gallagher is a Senior Geologist and Project Manager at Geostock Sandia in Houston, Texas, where she leads teams on Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) and Underground Injection Control (UIC) permitting projects throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Canada.
She holds a B.S. in Geology from Northern Illinois University (2004) and an M.S. in Geology from the University of Georgia (2013), and brings more than 10 years of experience in geologic consulting, regulatory compliance, and deep-well injection technologies. At Geostock Sandia—a recognized industry leader in...Read more
