Ilya Semerikov

Ilya
Semerikov

Junior PI
Russian Quantum Center

Biography

Graduated in 2015 from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), Department of General and Applied Physics, specializing in astrophysics.
2015-2020 - Ph.D. student at the Lebedev Physical Institute (LPI), focusing on laser cooling of ions.
2018-2020 - designed and manufactured ultra-stable optical clocks based on a single ytterbium ion.
2020-present - leading the development of an ion quantum computer at LPI/RQC, currently the most powerful quantum computer in Russia (20 qubits).
2022 - winner of the Forbes 30 under 30 list in Russia.
2023 - recipient of the Letokhov Medal from the Rozhdestvensky Optical Society.
2023 - recipient of the Vyzov Award in the Vision category.