Dr Yaseera Ismail
Lecturer
Dr Yaseera Ismail is currently a Senior lecturer within the Department of Physics at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. She graduated in 2011 with her Masters of Science degree, *Cum Laude,* based at the…
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Faculty
Principal investigators and academic leadership.
Prof. Francesco Petruccione
Professor
Francesco Petruccione serves as Professor of Quantum Computing and Director of the [National Institute for Theoretical and Computational Sciences](https://www.nithecs.ac.za) (NITheCS) at Stellenbosch University.
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Postdoctoral researchers and research fellows.
Dr Dean Brand
Postdoctoral Researcher
Dean is a postdoctoral researcher in the Quantum Research Group of Stellenbosch University in South Africa, under the supervision of Prof Francesco Petruccione. His work is focused on quantum neuromorphic computing.
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Dr Graeme Pleasance
Postdoctoral Researcher
Graeme Pleasance is currently a postdoctoral researcher in the Quantum@SUN research group. He graduated with an MSci in Theoretical Physics from the University of Birmingham (UK) in 2013, and received his PhD from the…
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Doctoral candidates advancing research directions.
Abbas (Omid) Hassasfar
PhD Student
Omid is an International Ph.D. student from Iran in the Quantum Research Group at Stellenbosch University, supervised by Prof. Francesco Petruccione and Prof. Ilya Sinayskiy.
View profileAmy Rouillard
PhD Student
Amy is a first-year PhD student in the Quantum Research Group of Stellenbosch University in South Africa, under the supervision of Prof Francesco Petruccione.
View profileChanelle Matadah Manfouo
PhD Student
Chanelle is a PhD student in physics at Stellenbosch University (South Africa) and Quantum Leap Africa – African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), (Rwanda). She holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics and…
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Donovan Slabbert
PhD Student
He began his physics journey in **2017** at the **University of Pretoria (Tuks)**, where he majored in **physics** and minored in **mathematics** and **radio astronomy**. During his Honours year, he was introduced to…
View profileMalala Rakotondrasoa
PhD Student
Hanitriniala is a PhD student in Physics at Stellenbosch University, specialising in genomic data analysis. With a strong academic background, she holds an MSc in Physics from the University of KwaZulu-Natal and an MSc…
View profileMatt Lourens
PhD Student
Matt is a PhD candidate in Quantum Computing and Quantum Information Science. He has a background in computer science, graduating from North West University, followed by a Master's degree in Business Analytics and Data…
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Tristen Gwynn
PhD Student
Tristen Gwynn received a BSc in Astronomy and Physics, a BSc Honours in Quantum and Plasma Physics, and an MSc in Physics from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. His undergraduate research was on quantum transport…
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MSc students contributing to active projects.
Dhiya Dharampal
MSc Student
Dhiya is a Master's student at Stellenbosch University, under the supervision of Prof. Francesco Petruccione and Prof. Ilya Sinayskiy.
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Honours researchers developing foundational skills.
Interns
Internship students and early-career contributors.
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