PhD Studentship in Quantum Technologies

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences EPSRC Project Proposals 2025/26

Funding: EPSRC Quantum Technologies Doctoral Training Partnership Studentship consisting of the award of fees, together with a tax-free maintenance grant of £19,237 per year for 3.5 years (Competition). 

Lead Supervisor’s full name & email address: Professor Mohsen Razavi: m.razavi@leeds.ac.uk   

Project summary

Applications are invited for a fully funded PhD position, open to all nationalities, in areas related to quantum technologies, including quantum communication networks, quantum key distribution, and quantum computing. Quantum technologies are poised to revolutionize how we secure data communications, perform computational tasks, and achieve high-precision measurements. The first generation of such devices, systems, and instruments has either been commercialized or is moving in that direction. The second wave of the quantum revolution is about to expand the breadth of applications powered by quantum systems.

At the School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at the University of Leeds, we engage in a wide range of activities in quantum communications and quantum repeater networks that will enable the future implementation of the quantum Internet. We also specialize in the security of advanced QKD protocols and their implementation in the optical and terahertz (THz) domains, whether in optical fibre, free space, or via satellite nodes. Additionally, we work on distributed quantum computing and quantum data centres.

If you are interested in any of these topics or related subjects within quantum technologies and quantum information science, please get in touch to discuss your ideas and apply for this position by the given deadline. We are open to offering a project that aligns with your interests, supported by a team of supervisors with relevant expertise.

As the EPSRC Quantum Technologies DTP funding for this project is time-limited, you must start your PhD by no later than 1 April 2025.

Please state your entry requirements plus any necessary or desired background

A first class or an upper second class British Bachelors Honours degree (or equivalent) in an appropriate discipline.

Subject Area

Electrical and Electronic, Semiconductors, Telecommunications, Applied Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Optical Physics, Theoretical Physics, Quantum Physics

Keywords

Communication networks, optical wireless communication, quantum, telecommunications, terahertz, terahertz communications

Closing Date: 13 December 2024

Advert information