Stephanie Simmons | |
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Alma mater | University of Waterloo University of Oxford |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | Simon Fraser University University of New South Wales Photonic Inc. |
Thesis | Creation and control of entanglement in condensed matter spin systems. (2011) |
Stephanie Simmons is the co-chair of the Advisory Council on Canada's National Quantum Strategy[1] and a Canadian Research Chair in Quantum Computing at Simon Fraser University. She is also the founder and Chief Quantum Officer at Photonic Inc., a spin out company which focusses on the commercial development of silicon photonics spin qubits.[2] She was named by Caldwell Partners as one of Canada's Top 40 Under 40 in 2020. Her research considers the development of silicon-based systems for quantum computing.