Andrea Blanco-Redondo

Andrea Blanco-Redondo is Florida Photonics Center of Excellence Endowed Professor at University of Central Florida's College of Optics and Photonics. Her research focuses on quantum photonics, topological photonics, and nonlinear phenomena in integrated photonic systems.

Research areas include:

• Topological protection of quantum states
• Pure-quartic soliton dynamics
• Programmable photonic circuits
• Non-Hermitian photonic systems
• Silicon-based quantum devices

Recent publications (2023-2025) show primary focus on topological photonics (6/11) and soliton physics (4/11), with emerging work in optical neural networks. Current group includes 3 PhD students and 2 undergraduate researchers with backgrounds in optics, quantum physics, and materials science.

Significant honors:

• Optica Fellow (2024)
• Geoff Opat Early Career Prize (2016)
• Ada Byron Award for women in technology (2014)
• Marie Curie Fellowship (2013)