Prof. Alexia Auffeves

Prof. Alexia Auffèves did her PhD in the group of S. Haroche, where she fabricated Schrödinger cat states of light.

She was hired at CNRS in 2005 to realize quantum optics experiments with semiconducting quantum dots. She then took a theoretical turn.

Prof. Auffèves is expert in quantum thermodynamics, quantum information and quantum foundations, and works in close connection with experimentalists and theorists worldwide.

She heads Quantum Engineering Grenoble since 2017.

Major funding support

Australian Research Council

The Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems (EQUS) acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders past and present.