Quantum Computing, Communication, and Sensing

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August 24, 2026

Researchers make air-stable, ultrathin superconductors, for more scalable quantum devices

A new technique produces wafer-scale samples, overcoming a major roadblock to using these materials in quantum technologies.

April 24, 2026

New chip can protect wireless biomedical devices from quantum attacks

Ultra-efficient chip design enables extremely strong cryptography algorithms to run on energy-constrained edge devices.

Hengyun (Harry) Zhou

Thomas D. and Virginia W. Cabot Professor, Assistant Professor, [EE]

hyzhou@mit.edu

Office: 26-321

March 13, 2026

New photonic device efficiently beams light into free space

Light-emitting structures that curl off the chip surface could enable advanced displays, high-speed optical communications, and larger-scale quantum computers.

November 13, 2025

Leading quantum at an inflection point

The MIT Quantum Initiative is taking shape, leveraging quantum breakthroughs to drive the future of scientific and technological progress.

Thesis defense: Sarah Muschinske

Doctoral Thesis Title: Development of Superconducting Quantum Simulators using 2D Lattices of Transmon Qubits Presenter: Sarah Muschinske Presenter’s Affiliation (CSAIL, RLE, LIDS, MTL, etc.): RLE Thesis Supervisor(s): William D.

Thesis defense: Aziza Almanakly

Doctoral Thesis Title: Towards a Quantum Network with Waveguide Quantum ElectrodynamicsPresenter: Aziza AlmanaklyPresenter’s Affiliation: RLEThesis Supervisor: William D. Oliver Date: July 22, 2025 Time: 9 am Location: 3-270 Zoom

Thesis defense: Charles Yuan

Doctoral Thesis Title: Foundational Abstractions for Quantum ProgrammingPresenter: Charles YuanPresenter’s Affiliation: CSAILThesis Supervisor: Michael Carbin Date: July 16, 2025Time: 2 PMLocation: 32-G575 Interested attendees may contact me for

May 12, 2025

MIT engineers advance toward a fault-tolerant quantum computer

Researchers achieved a type of coupling between artificial atoms and photons that could enable readout and processing of quantum information in a few nanoseconds.

March 24, 2025

Device enables direct communication among multiple quantum processors

MIT researchers developed a photon-shuttling “interconnect” that can facilitate remote entanglement, a key step toward a practical quantum computer.