QphoX

Gröblacher earned his PhD at the University of Vienna and completed a three-year postdoctoral fellowship at Caltech with Oskar Painter at the Kavli Nanoscience Institute, then joined TU Delft's Kavli Institute of Nanoscience in 2014 as a professor. His research focuses on quantum optomechanics — how light interacts with mechanical systems at the quantum level — and photonics. He co-founded QphoX to commercialize quantum transduction technology developed at Delft: a quantum modem that converts microwave quantum signals from superconducting processors to optical photons suitable for long-distance transmission.

Hijazi is the CEO and co-founder of QphoX, where he leads the commercial and operational strategy for the company's quantum modem technology. QphoX, founded as a spinout from TU Delft, is developing the world's first quantum transducer capable of linking superconducting quantum computers via optical fiber networks — a key enabling technology for distributed quantum computing and the quantum internet. Under his leadership the company has raised multiple rounds of funding from European deep-tech investors.

Stockill is a physicist and co-founder of QphoX, contributing expertise in quantum photonics and quantum transduction from his research background. His work involves the engineering of quantum optical interfaces at the boundary between microwave-frequency superconducting circuits and optical-frequency photonic systems. He co-founded QphoX alongside Simon Gröblacher and Frederick Hijazi to take quantum modem technology from TU Delft out of the laboratory and toward a manufacturable product.