Martin Appel
Postdoctoral Researcher at Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark
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Top SchoolMartin Appel is a postdoctoral researcher specializing in experimental quantum computing and simulations on neutral atom platforms at the Niels Bohr Institute’s NNF Quantum Computing Program. With eight years of hands-on experience across Copenhagen and Cambridge, he previously developed entangled-photon sources and controlled nuclear spin ensembles using optically active semiconductor quantum dots. A primarily experimental physicist, he thrives on the rare moments when complex apparatus aligns and fresh data starts flowing. He balances deep laboratory expertise with recreational programming and has contributed to research projects bridging quantum optics and neutral-atom hardware. Based in Copenhagen, he has moved fluidly between academic roles from PhD student to assistant professor and research associate, bringing practical device-level know-how to scalable quantum experiments. Terribly low on social media presence, he prefers letting experiments and publications speak for his work.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics at Københavns Universitet - University of CopenhagenGithub contributions (5)
M-Hayhurst/qutip
Jan 2019 - Oct 2024
QuTiP: Quantum Toolbox in Python
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 9 months
quantum-toolboxpythonquantum-computingtoolboxqutip
M-Hayhurst/lazyfit
May 2022 - Feb 2023
Contributions:49 commits, 28 pushes, 10 branches in 8 months
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