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Konstantinos Lagoudakis studied Physics at the National Kapodistrian University in Athens, Greece where he received a Bachelor of Science with specialization in Solid State Physics. He did a Master of Science in Optics and Photonics at Imperial College of Science and Technology in London, United Kingdom. In 2006 he joined the Laboratory of Quantum Optoelectronics at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland where he completed a PhD on fundamental properties of exciton-polariton condensates under the supervision of Benoit Deveaud. His ground-breaking experimental demonstrations of integer and fractional vortices in polariton condensates earned him the prestigious Swiss Physical Society award on general physics, the 6th EPFL Press Distinction prize and the EPFL doctorate award. In 2012 he joined the Nanoscale and Quantum Photonics group of Jelena Vuckovic at Stanford University as a postdoctoral fellow. He received two consecutive fellowships by the Swiss National Science Foundation that funded his stay for the first three years. During his postdoc, he developed a versatile magnetic spectroscopy setup with coherent control capabilities in order to investigate spin-photon interfaces using a broad variety of quantum emitters ranging from self-assembled and site-controlled quantum dots to silicon vacancies in diamond. In 2016, he was appointed Associate Research Scientist at Edward L. Ginzton Laboratory working on scalable nanophotonics with novel quantum emitter platforms. In 2018 he joined the Physics Department at the University of Strathclyde as a Reader (Associate Professor), where he is leading the effort for the development of Hybrid Quantum Technologies.

Ioannis Samaras holds a BSc and MSc in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Democritus University of Thrace, where he completed a thesis titled “Mapping of Quantum Walks on Quantum Circuits” with a perfect score. He was selected for the Erasmus program at the Nuremberg Institute of Technology and has worked as a research assistant in the fields of quantum computing, robotics, and artificial intelligence. Additionally, he has nearly a year of experience working in the renewable energy sector. Ioannis is proficient in programming languages such as Java, C/C++, Python, and Matlab, with additional skills in software design using AutoCAD. He has earned certifications in Quantum Computing and Robotics, participated in IEEE and the Electrical Engineering Students’ European Association, and is fluent in English and Greek, with basic German proficiency.

Natalia is a 5th year MPhys student working on imaging the real and momentum space behaviour of photon condensates in VCSELs. Her previous research includes investigating droop in deep UV LEDs. She has been elected in 23/24 and 24/25 as the Undergraduate Science Faculty Representative and has been awarded the STAR Award from the Strathclyde Student Union for her work. She is fluent in Polish, English, and Spanish.

I grew up near Glasgow and I loved studying physics and chemistry in high school and was torn between which to do for higher education. I’m really glad I chose to do physics at Strathclyde the staff are brilliant and supportive. The research the department does is incredibly interesting and diverse. I look forward to completing my masters degree working with the EQNL and looking to continue research work after.

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