Simone Frasca

Nationality: Italian

EPFL SB IPHYS HQC
PH D3 494 (Bâtiment PH)
Station 3
1015 Lausanne

Office: PH D3 494
EPFLSBIPHYSHQC

Website: https://www.epfl.ch/labs/hqc/

Expertise

Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detectors
Cryogenic Systems
Ultrafast Nonlinear Optics
High-Frequency Superconducting Electronics
High-Kinetic Inductance Superconductors
Superconducting Parametric Amplifiers

Expertise

Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detectors
Cryogenic Systems
Ultrafast Nonlinear Optics
High-Frequency Superconducting Electronics
High-Kinetic Inductance Superconductors
Superconducting Parametric Amplifiers
Simone Frasca received his BEng in Aerospace Engineering from University of Naples "Federico II" in 2014 and his MEng in Space Engineering from University of Pisa in 2017. He undertook his Master's thesis research at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory where he studied MgB2 material systems Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detectors (SNSPDs). From 2017 to 2018 he was research affiliate at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory where he worked on ultrafast SNSPDs and their applications. From September 2018 till January 2023, he pursued a Ph.D. at EPFL in the Advanced Quantum Architectures Laboratory (AQUA) under the supervision of Prof. Edoardo Charbon, concentrating in fabrication of high-kinetic inductance superconducting sensors and electronics. Since February 2023, he joined the Hybrid Quantum Circuit Laboratory (HQC) lead by Prof. Pasquale Scarlino as postdoctoral researcher, continuing his research in superconducting devices with a deeper focus towards quantum computing applications.

Education

PhD in Engineering

| Microelectronics Engineering

2018 – 2023 Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne

Master of Engineering

| Space Engineering

2014 – 2017 University of Pisa

Bachelor of Engineering

| Aerospace Engineering

2011 – 2014 Univeristy of Naples "Federico II"

Professionals experiences

Affiliate Researcher

Masters' Thesis Researcher

Awards

EPFL Microsystems & Microelectronics Doctoral Program Thesis Distinction

2023

EPFL Quantum Science and Engineering Postdoctoral Fellowship

2023

EPFL Special Prize for Outstanding Performance

2020

Peer Reviewed Journal Publications