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Manish Kumar Singh

Manish Kumar Singh

Co‑founder & CEO at memQ — scalable quantum memory and interconnects

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Chicago, Illinois, United States
Joined November 2025
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Summary

Deep technical expertise in quantum materials and integrated photonics: Singh's PhD and publications focus on erbium‑doped oxide thin films (Er:TiO2, Er:Y2O3) on silicon, device fabrication, and spectroscopic characterization — work aimed at creating telecom C‑band compatible quantum emitters and memories with foundry compatibility. uchicago+1
Founder / operator translating lab research to product: As co‑founder and CEO of memQ, Singh is commercializing his doctoral research into scalable quantum memory and interconnect hardware (memQ's xQNA modules), focusing on manufacturability via standard semiconductor foundry processes and early customer / partner development. memq+1
Bridges academia, national lab, and industry: Career path includes process and integration engineering at TSMC (industry foundry experience), research collaborations at Argonne National Laboratory, and doctoral work at UChicago — a background that supports memQ's strategy of building foundry‑compatible quantum devices and working with both research and manufacturing partners. uchicago+2

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Silicon Compatible Oxide Platform for Engineering Rare‑Earth Qubits (PhD Dissertation)

January 1, 2022

Doctoral dissertation describing thin‑film growth and device engineering of rare‑earth (erbium) doped oxide hosts (TiO2, Y2O3) on silicon, nanofabrication methods, characterization, and system considerations for building repeater‑enabled quantum internet links.

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Purcell enhancement of erbium ions in TiO2 on silicon nanocavities (Nano Letters, 2022)

January 1, 2022

Peer‑reviewed paper (co‑authored) demonstrating enhanced emission from erbium ions in TiO2 on silicon nanocavities — a materials / device demonstration central to telecom‑band quantum emitters and memory applications.

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