DrZhenyu Cai

Dr Zhenyu Cai is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computing at Imperial College London, where he leads the Quantum Error Control research group. His research focuses on the intersection of quantum physics and computer architecture, specifically in designing robust systems for noisy hardware. Alongside his academic role, he serves as Senior Quantum Theorist at the silicon quantum computing company Quantum Motion, and actively collaborates with industry leaders including Google, Nvidia, and NTT.

He holds a £2.2m EPSRC Quantum Technologies Fellowship and serves as a co-investigator on additional research grants totalling over £1.3m. Previously, Dr Cai was a Junior Research Fellow at St John’s College, Oxford, after completing his BA and MSci at Trinity College, Cambridge, and his DPhil at Oxford.