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Melanie is a fourth-year undergraduate student pursuing a BASc in Engineering Physics, specializing in Computing. She is starting an Accelerated MASc, where she is excited to research the interface of quantum computing and machine learning. Prior to her undergraduate studies, Melanie obtained her Pilot License. In her spare time, she enjoys working out, running, playing hockey, snowboarding, and rock climbing.

Aadhi received his Master's degree in Physics from Gandhigram Rural University in 2009. Subsequently, he joined the Physical Research Laboratory in India as a junior research fellow to pursue his PhD. In 2016, he successfully earned his doctoral degree for his pioneering work on the generation and demonstration of tunable spectral and spatial beams using optical parametric oscillators (OPO) at IIT Gandhinagar, India. In 2017, he joined the Nonlinear Photonics group led by Prof. Roberto Morandotti at INRS-EMT as a Mitacs Elevate postdoctoral fellow. His current research interests mainly focus on on-chip integrated photonic platforms for demonstrating neuromorphic photonic computing and machine learning architectures. He enjoys watching movies and traveling in his free time.
 

Jack is currently in his fourth year of Engineering Physics (BASc), specializing in Computing at ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´. He is interested in photonics and optics and their applications to telecommunication-based systems and neuromorphic computing. This past summer, he worked on ultrafast optical signal compression and using machine learning for pulse shaping. Outside of school, he likes to play and build his own guitars and amplifiers, make homemade wine, weightlift, and as of recently, struggle at learning the banjo.
 

Co-advised with Prof. Nir Rotenberg

Anders is currently in his fourth year of the Engineering Physics Computing Option (B.A.Sc) at Queen's University. He is interested in on-chip nanophotonics, particularly with applications to Neuromorphic Computing and cryogenic quantum photonic circuits. He spent last summer studying and designing metasurfaces - subwavelength arrays of optical phase shifters - for the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO). He is also interested in on-chip squeezing for broad quantum-tech applications. In his spare time, he enjoys bouldering and playing table tennis.
 

Amirhossein graduated from the University of Tehran with an MSc degree in Solid-State physics. His research interest is at the intersection of optics and engineering. Particularly he is studying integrated photonic circuits and their applications to artificial intelligence. He also loves playing video games in his free time.
 

In 2018, Jose earned his BSc in Physics from the University of Valencia (UV), and a year later, he obtained his MSc in Advanced Physics with a specialization in photonics from the same institution. While pursuing his degrees, he collaborated with the High-Gradient RF laboratory for medical applications at the Institute of Corpuscular Physics (IFIC – UV). Additionally, he completed two summer internships at the nanophotonics laboratory of the Institute of Chemical Technologies of the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) and at the international particle accelerator facility of FAIR/GSI. Currently, Jose is pursuing his Ph.D. in telecommunications at UPV and is a visiting Ph.D. student at the Shastri Lab at Queen's University. His research interests include programmable photonics and photonic matrix multipliers for applications in artificial intelligence and communication systems.

Liam is in his fourth year of Engineering Physics (B.A.Sc) at Queens, with an option in Computing. He is interested in photonic neural networks and other applications of photonic quantum computing. In his spare time, he enjoys playing guitar and piano, along with hockey and volleyball. 

Co-advised with Prof. Nir Rotenberg

Lucas is fourth-year undergraduate student pursuing a B.A.Sc. in Engineering Physics. Lucas is starting an Accelerated M.A.Sc. researching how (to optimize quantum systems using neural network architecture). Outside of physics, Lucas enjoys learning about physical health and playing sports with friends.

Madelynn Mast is a fourth-year physics major with a minor in computer science. They are a former McDonald Institute Fellow with a focus on dark matter research. They are excited to take part in the research of energy usage of neuromorphic photonic networks at cryogenic temperatures. Their other interests include video games and carpentry.

Justin is a fourth-year B.A.Sc candidate in Engineering Physics at Queen's, specializing in the Computing option. He is working on his undergraduate thesis on real-time optimization of photonic neural networks and is excited to learn about this unique and developing field. His other interests include skiing and hockey.