Prof Mark Tame Head of group
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Dr Luke Ugwuoke Postdoctoral fellow NRF funded Quantum plasmonics and quantum sensing	…
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Dr Byron Alexander Postdoctoral fellow NRF funded Multipartite entanglement and quantum sensing	…
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Amos Kiyumbi PhD student ALC funded Plasmonic biosensing
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Unathi Skosana PhD student CSIR funded Quantum simulation and photonics
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Conrad Strydom PhD student Harry Crossley/SU funded Quantum randomness and applications
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Celia Sherriff MSc student SAQuTI funded Photonic quantum sensing

 

 

Interested in joining the group?
A number of Hons, MSc and PhD projects are available:

Honours projects

• Photonic quantum entanglement (exp)
• Photonic quantum interference (exp)
• Plasmonic biosensing (exp)
• Quantum networks (theory)
• Quantum graph theory (theory)
• Quantum graphs and randomness (theory)

Students should contact me before April 2026 in order to apply for one of these projects in 2026. An experimental project may be reformulated into a theory project and vice versa. Contact me to discuss further if you would like to do this. A short 2-3 week internship can also be organised for the interested student to explore any of the above topics before deciding.

MSc projects

• Quantum state tomography
• Single-photon generation
• Quantum random number generation

Students should contact me before June 2026 in order to apply for one of these projects in 2027.

Some previous MSc projects (average completion in 20 months):

• Unathi Skosana – Quantum computing on cloud-based processors
• Conrad Strydom – Quantum randomness
• Hjalmar Rall – Quantum network coding
• Andre Smith – Quantum entanglement generation with photons

PhD projects

Contact me to discuss PhD projects. Students should get in touch before June 2026 in order to apply for a PhD in 2027.

Some previous PhD projects (average completion in 3.5 years):

• Jason Francis – Quantum state preparation in emitter-waveguide systems
• Byron Alexander – Quantum information processing with multipartite entangled quantum systems
• Amos Kiyumbi – Plasmonic nanostructured sensors for malaria biosensing

 

Jobs in industry (post studies)

After you complete your MSc or PhD there are many jobs available in quantum technology.

 

Former members

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Dr Mhlambululi Mafu (former postdoc) Assistant Professor Case Western Reserve University
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Dr Toshiyuki Tashima (former postdoc) Postdoc Takeuchi group Kyoto University
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Dr Xia Zhang (former postdoc) Research Fellow Bradley group Trinity College Dublin
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Dr Sanele Dlamini (former PhD student) Durban University of Technology
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Dr Solomon Uriri (former PhD Student) Senior Lecturer Delta State University of Science and Technology
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Dr Jason Francis (former PhD Student) Researcher CFM Materials Physics Center
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Dr Kelvin Mpofu (former PhD Student) Researcher CSIR
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Hjalmar Rall (former MSc Student) PhD Student König group Technical University of Munich
Andre Smith (former MSc student)

Financial support

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