Francesco Arzani

Francesco Arzani is a junior professor at INRIA Paris and a member of the QAT team within the Department of Informatics at École Normale Supérieure. He obtained his PhD from ENS/PSL and Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, followed by post-doctoral appointments at LIP6, LORIA and Freie Universität Berlin. His research sits at the intersection of quantum optics and quantum information, with a focus on continuous-variable systems, bosonic error-correcting codes and fault-tolerant quantum computation.

Education:

• PhD in Physics, École Normale Supérieure & Paris Sciences Lettres (2018)
• Graduate studies in quantum optics, Laboratoire Kastler Brossel

Research interests:
Arzani’s work targets the theory–experiment interface of continuous-variable quantum information processing. He designs non-Gaussian resources (photon subtraction, engineered squeezing), develops bosonic error-correcting codes (notably Gottesman–Kitaev–Preskill codes) and investigates fault-tolerant architectures that remain realistic with present-day photonic technology. Key themes include universal CV gate sets, entanglement in optical frequency combs, measurement-based quantum computation and the mathematical structure of lattice codes in phase space.

Publication trends:
Across 20+ peer-reviewed articles and several preprints, Arzani consistently advances from abstract code design to experimental feasibility. Recent works (2022-2025) emphasize fault-tolerant thresholds and symmetry-enhanced variational algorithms, while earlier papers map out practical methods to generate and certify multimode entanglement in femtosecond-frequency-comb platforms.

Scientific outreach & awards:
He has delivered invited seminars at Xanadu, WACQT, NC State and numerous international workshops; serves as referee for leading quantum journals; and maintains open-source slides and posters for community use. No competitive fellowships or prizes are explicitly listed in the supplied sources.

Team & grants:
Arzani leads independent research funded through the INRIA Junior Professor Chair scheme and participates in the French “Défi EQIP” quantum initiative. He collaborates closely with experimental groups at Kastler Brossel, Xanadu and within the EU continuous-variable quantum community, co-supervising graduate students and post-docs in the QAT team.