Catalogue of Possibilities / Supervisors

Dr Kaveh Delfanazari

My research is broadly concentrated on developing novel software and hardware architecture (based on hybrid semiconducting, graphene, and superconducting quantum materials) for robust quantum computing, quantum information, quantum communication, and green energy

Royal Society Industry Fellow and Senior Lecturer

James Watt School of Engineering

Research interests:

Quantum information processing, Quantum hardware, Quantum nanoelectronics, THz science and technology, Metamaterials and nanophotonics

Research fields:

Quantum Information, Electronics, Photonics and Nanoscale Engineering, Communication Systems, Quantum Electronics

Strategic Research Areas

Why do you want to join the DiveIn community?

I would like to join the DiveIn CDT community to help train the next generation of researchers advancing quantum technologies and terahertz (THz) engineering. My group focuses on developing hybrid superconducting–semiconducting quantum circuits, chip-scale coherent THz sources, and quantum interconnects, which are key enablers for emerging technologies (from scalable quantum computing, to quantum communication, and sensing). The DiveIn community provides an excellent environment for interdisciplinary collaboration that bridges materials science, device physics, and system-level technologies. I aim to supervise students working on cutting-edge projects that push the limits of coherent THz emission, quantum control, and scalable integration, while promoting a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative research culture.

Personal profile:

Dr Kaveh Delfanazari is a Royal Society Industry Fellow and Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) of Electronic and Nanoscale Engineering at the University of Glasgow. He is passionate about advancing quantum technologies through the development of novel quantum hardware architectures using hybrid superconducting, semiconducting, and 2D materials.

His research group focuses on designing, fabricating, and characterising quantum devices, including superconducting resonators, qubits, Josephson-junction-based microwave and terahertz (THz) sources, and nanoengineered photonic structures such as metamaterials and waveguides. These devices are used in high-performance quantum computing, communication, and sensing systems. His work combines micro- and nanoscale engineering with quantum physics to realise scalable, energy-efficient platforms for next-generation quantum networks. Dr Delfanazari is a Senior Member of IEEE, Editor in IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering, and serves on IOP committees for superconductivity and quantum electronics.

He is keen to form interdisciplinary collaborations across quantum electronics, photonics, materials science, and quantum information, and welcomes students and researchers interested in building quantum hardware, exploring quantum-classical interfaces, and contributing to emerging UK and international quantum technologies.

https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/engineering/staff/kavehdelfanazari/#