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Yuto Motohashi

MSc student in Quantum Engineering at ETH Zurich, since September 2024.

Interested in trapped-ion quantum computing and working on experimental research.

Master’s thesis research at Stanford University, started January 2026.

Bachelor of Engineering in Applied Physics, The University of Tokyo.

Funai Overseas Scholarship recipient.

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Education

  • Master of Quantum Engineering

    ETH Zurich, Switzerland

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  • Bachelor of Engineering

    The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Engineering, School of Applied Physics, Japan

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  • Mobility Student

    ETH Zurich, Department of Physics, Switzerland

Research Experience

  • Master's thesis project

    Stanford University, E.L. Ginzton Laboratory, Nanoscale and Quantum Photonics Lab

    Fabrication-Constrained Numerical Design of Two-Dimensional Photonic-Crystal Cavities for Solid-State Color Centers

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  • Research Assistant

    ETH Zurich, Department of Physics, Trapped Ion Quantum Information Group

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  • Senior Thesis

    The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Engineering, School of Applied Physics

    Supervisor: Kosuke Yoshioka Efficient detection of Ionized Positronium using MCP through Electromagnetic Field Simulations and Modifications

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  • Internship

    Cornell University, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Photonics and Quantum Electronics Group

    Supervisor: Karan Mehta Designed and simulated photonic crystal UV resonators in a novel platform via full 3D FDTD simulations

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  • Research Project

    ETH Zurich, Department of Physics, Trapped Ion Quantum Information Group

    Supervisor: Jonathan Home Transportation of Trapped-ion qubit in an integrated photonics QCCD device through optimization of electric fields and study of stray electric fields

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Industrial Experience

  • Internship

    Yanekara Inc.

    Development of embedded software for electric vehicle charging and discharging machines

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