Alexander (Alex) Lvovsky

Professor

Alexander "Alex" Lvovsky is a leading experimental physicist at Oxford whose research spans quantum optics, quantum information, and optical computing. The primary current focus of his group is optical neural networks that leverage quantum optical phenomena for ultra-fast, energy-efficient computation, machine vision, and sensing applications. Alexander founded Lumai, a spin-off enterprise commercializing optical neural network technology and COMPOS, a nationwide outreach program for UK state school students, offering high-level physics and mathematics tutorials to senior secondary school students.

Matthew Fuchter

Professor of Chemistry

My research group focus is on functional molecules, chiral materials, and photoswitchable systems with applications across materials science, medicine and sustainable technologies

Gianluca Gregori

Professor of Physics

My research interests are: Laboratory Astrophysics; Fusion energy; Quantum plasmas; Fundamental physics with high-power lasers

Chao He

Associate Professor of Engineering Science

My research interests include polarisation optics, biomedical microscopy and vectorial imaging

Laura Herz

Professor of Physics

My research is focused on investigating nanostructured molecular and inorganic semiconducting materials

Doug Higgs

Emeritus Professor, Consultant Physician

We use state-of-the-art laboratory and computational approaches to understand how mammalian genes are switched on and off during development and differentiation and how this goes awry in human genetic diseases.

Felix Hofmann

Professor of Engineering Science

I’m interested in the effect of defects on material properties, ranging from single atom defects, such as vacancies and interstitials, to extended defects, such as dislocations, to macroscopic defects, for example cracks and voids.