Xueyue Zhang (Sherry)

Xueyue Zhang (Sherry)

Miller Postdoctoral Fellow, experimental physicist

About me

I am a Miller Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Berkeley, working with Alp Sipahigil. I received my Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Caltech in 2023 and B.Eng. from Tsinghua University in 2017.

I am dedicated to pushing the boundaries of quantum technology and unlocking its potential for solving complex problems in information processing and fundamental sciences. My research focuses on developing cutting-edge quantum hardware to overcome the limitations of existing solid-state quantum platforms and explore uncharted territories in physics research. Having previously introduced long-range connectivity to superconducting circuit architectures, I am now a Miller Fellow, investigating innovative telecom-band quantum emitters in the mature silicon host material. In addition, I bring a rich background in micro- and nano-photonic devices, leveraging my expertise to create robust, scalable quantum processors that can simulate many-body physics and drive advancements in both practical applications and theoretical understanding.

I have been fortunate to have collaborated with outstanding mentors/colleagues from around the world, including Oskar Painter, Soonwon Choi, Alejandro González-Tudela, Kerry Vahala, Yun-Feng Xiao, and Wenshan Cai.

Feel free to reach me at x(dot)sherry(dot)zhang(at)berkeley(dot)edu!

News and activities

  • 8/3/2023 It was really fun giving a Spark talk at the Challenge Institute of Quantum Computing (CIQC) quantum gathering. Such a wonderful way to integrate myself in a great quantum community. Addressing connectivity challenges in quantum hardware
  • 7/19/2023 It has been a pleasure attending the QuNeW workshop where I presented preliminary results on color centers in silicon. It was really nice networking with many experts in my first quantum networking workshop/conference.
  • 5/22/2023 I was awarded 2023 Rising Star in Physics. Thank you, all the committe members, for putting together a wonderful workshop!
  • 4/3/2023 I will be visiting Columbia University and giving a seminar “Superconducting Circuit Architectures Based on Light-Matter Interactions”.
  • 3/28/2023 I have joined UC Berkeley as a Miller research fellow working with Alp Sipahigil.
  • 2/21/2023 I have passed my thesis defense with the title “Superconducting circuit architectures based on waveguide quantum electromagnetics” and become Dr. Zhang!
  • 1/20/2023 Our manuscript ‘‘A superconducting quantum simulator based on a photonic-bandgap metamaterial’’ is published in Science as a Research Article! Science 379, 6629 (2023).
  • 12/15/2022 I’m giving an invited talk at the QuantumFest (Harvard Quantum Initiative) titled “A scalable superconducting quantum architecture with long-range connectivity”.
  • 9/16/2022 I’m giving an invited special seminar at Stanford University titled “A scalable superconducting quantum architecture with long-range connectivity”.
  • 9/9/2022 I’m giving an invited talk at the IQIM Seminar (Caltech) titled “A scalable superconducting quantum architecture with long-range connectivity”.
  • 9/2/2022 I’m giving an invited talk at the joint seminar by HKUST ECE and IEEE HKED/SSC titled “A scalable superconducting quantum architecture with long-range connectivity” on September 2nd (HK time) via Zoom.
  • 8/24/2022 I’m giving an invited talk at the AMI/QI seminar (UC Berkeley) titled “A scalable superconducting quantum architecture with long-range connectivity”.
  • 8/15/2022 I’m giving an invited special seminar in Prof. Liang Jiang’s group at University of Chicago titled “A scalable superconducting quantum architecture with long-range connectivity”. Thank you, Liang, for inviting me!
  • 7/12/2022 I’m giving an invited special seminar in Prof. Norman Yao’s group at UC Berkeley titled “A scalable superconducting quantum architecture with long-range connectivity”. Thank you, Norm, for inviting me!