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Quantum Photonics & AI Group

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Prof. Dirk Englund
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The Quantum Photonics & AI Group (QPAI), led by Prof. Dirk Englund, builds photonic technologies at the intersection of quantum information and artificial intelligence, from quantum light sources and integrated photonic circuits to the AI-driven methods used to design, control, and scale them.

We are part of the Research Laboratory of Electronics and the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science at MIT.

Research

Physical AI
Photonic neural networks·RF-photonic processors·Optical tensor cores·Neuromorphic computing
Devices & Computational Design
Photonic device simulation·PDK design·Nanofabrication·Programmable photonic circuits
Quantum Networks and Computing
Quantum repeaters·Entanglement distribution·Modular quantum computing·Quantum internet
Quantum Sensing
Diamond NV centers·Spin-photon interfaces·Quantum magnetometry·Color center engineering
Formal Verification in Science
Lean 4 theorem proving·Automated claim verification·AI-augmented discovery·Knowledge graph proofs
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