Amit Agrawal

Amit Agrawal is an Associate Professor in Optical Engineering at the University of Cambridge, UK. His research focuses on the intersection of nanophotonics and quantum information science, developing scalable integrated photonic systems for quantum sensing and computing applications.

• Education: Bachelors in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering (India), M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (University of Utah), Postdoc at University of Maryland/NIST.

His group specializes in metasurfaces, ultrafast optics, nonlinear optics, and nanofabrication. Current projects include low SWaP optical/microwave atomic clocks, RF sensors, and trapped atom/ion quantum computing platforms, often in collaboration with private entities and through externally funded programs.

Additional roles: Associate Editor for Physical Review Research, Fellow and Director of Studies at Trinity College, Cambridge.