Elena Blokhina

Elena Blokhina is an Associate Professor at the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University College Dublin. She holds a Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches (HDR) from UPMC Sorbonne Universités, a PhD in physical and mathematical sciences, and an MSc with highest honors in physics from Saratov State University. Her research focuses on quantum computing, semiconductor quantum devices, and cryogenic electronics for quantum systems.

• Research Focus: Quantum computing architectures, semiconductor qubit design, and cryogenic integrated circuits
• Awards: IEEE Senior Member (2013), SFI Funded Investigator (2018), Ulysses Award (2013)
• Professional Roles: Visiting Professor at Sorbonne University (2014, 2017, 2021), Deputy Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I (2018-2021)

Her publications span quantum dot integration, cryogenic CMOS design, and topological qubit encoding strategies. She leads the Circuits and Systems Research Group at UCD and co-organizes international quantum computing workshops.