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Alexander Ling

Optica Quantum 2.0 Conference and Exhibition

Alexander Ling

Centre for Quantum Technologies

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Optica Distinguished Lecture Series on Quantum Science and Technology

About the Speaker

Professor Alexander Ling, a Principal Investigator from the Centre for Quantum Technologies (CQT) at the National University of Singapore (NUS), has been named Distinguished International Associate (DIA) by the United Kingdom’s (UK) Royal Academy of Engineering for his strong track record of work in quantum communication and quantum networking. He is among 10 researchers and the sole awardee in Singapore selected for the 2024 DIA program, which provides a grant to support his collaborations with UK scientists on quantum space technologies for one year.

His team has been involved in four launch campaigns that place quantum experiments in space. One of these campaigns led to the 2019 deployment of the SpooQy-1 satellite demonstrating entangled photon generation on a nanosatellite. In 2024, his team also participated in the Space Entanglement and Annealing QUantum Experiment (SEAQUE) mission that will test self-healing quantum detectors on the International Space Station.

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