Background

Education

Ph.D. in Experimental Quantum Optics, University of Michigan, US, 2025.
M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia, 2020.
B.S. in Physics, Minor in Mathematics, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia, 2018.

Current Position

Postdoctoral Researcher, MIT

Research Experience

MIT MIT (2026-Present): Quantum optical atomic clock

umich University of Michigan (2021–2025): Quantum sensing, Quantum optical frequency combs, Integrated photonics, Optical gyroscopes

kaust King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (2017–2020): Condensed Matter Theory, Spintronics, Topological Materials

ottawa University of Ottawa (2017): Experimental Quantum Photonics

Publications

See my Publications page for a complete list

Mentoring

2025 – Mentored a Ph.D. student on the characterization of an integrated quantum light source.
2024 – Mentored a Ph.D. student on the development of a tabletop quantum light source setup.
2023 – Mentored a Ph.D. student on the development of a quantum radar setup, resulting in the manuscript Entanglement-Enhanced Neyman–Pearson Target Detection.

Skills

Integrated Photonics system design: Lumerical.
Optical Setups: Free-space and fiber-based setups, lasers, resonators, nonlinear cavities, optical interferometers, modulation techniques, integrated photonics testing platforms.
Control Systems and Electrical Testing: PID controllers, lock-in amplifiers, electrical/optical spectrum analyzers, Oscilloscopes.