Research

SQD - Superconducting Quantum Devices Research Unit

I lead the SQD - Superconducting Quantum Devices Research Unit at Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK). Our research activity is focused on superconducting quantum circuits and devices for applications ranging from quantum sensing and microwave quantum optics to cryogenic particle detection.

Our research combines all the steps, from conceptualisation of the experiments, to device design and simulations, microfabrication, and low-temperature measurements at mK temperature.

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Research Topics

Superconducting Quantum Circuits

Microwave Quantum Optics

Quantum Sensing

Circuit QED

Parametric Amplifiers

Hybrid Quantum Systems

Cryogenic Sensors & Detectors

Particle Physics

European Projects

SUPREME

Chips JU 2026-present PI

SUPREME's goal is to enable reliable, high-performance superconducting quantum chips for applications in quantum computing, communication, and sensing. A total of 23 partners from 8 Member States will participate in this effort to support the European quantum ecosystem and boost Europe's competitiveness in the global quantum hardware race.

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MiSS - Microwave Squeezing with Superconducting Meta-materials

Horizon Europe 2024-present PI & Coordinator

MiSS aims to develop novel superconducting metamaterials for the generation, manipulation and detection of non-classical microwave radiation. The project investigates squeezed microwave states and their applications in quantum technologies and quantum sensing.

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Qu-Pilot

Horizon Europe 2023-present PI

The EU-funded Qu-Pilot project will bring together 21 partners from nine countries to develop and democratise Europe's first federated fabrication capabilities. It will provide experimental production services for quantum computing, communication and sensing.

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National Projects

NQSTI

PNRR - NextGenerationEU 2023-2026 FBK Contact Person

NQSTI (National Quantum Science and Technology Institute) teams up 20 Italian entities carrying out competitive research in the field of Quantum Science and Technology. NQSTI addresses the entire innovation chain, from the strengthening and coordination of the low-TRL research, to its translation into prototypes.

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HOLMES+

INFN CSN2 2024-present Local Coordinator

HOLMES+ is an INFN experiment aimed at directly measuring the electron neutrino mass using the electron capture (EC) decay of Ho-163. The detector technology is based on TES detectors and KICS devices for read-out.

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QUARTET

INFN CSN5 2025-present Local Coordinator

The Quantum Architectures for Theory & Technology (QUART&T) project aims to design and develop quantum architectures based on superconducting qubits for the realisation of a demonstrator quantum simulator dedicated to problems in Fundamental Physics beyond the reach of classical computation.

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DARTWARS

INFN CSN5 2022-2024 Local Coordinator

The focus of the DARTWARS (Detector Array Readout with Traveling Wave AmplifieRS) project was the development of wideband superconducting amplifiers with noise approaching the quantum limit. Both Josephson Parametric Amplifiers and Kinetic Inductance Parametric Amplifiers have been studied.

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Group Members

Current Members

  • Federica Mantegazzini (Head of Unit)
  • Felix Ahrens (Researcher)
  • Giulio Cappelli (Researcher)
  • Enrico Bogoni (PhD student)
  • Marcello Faggionato (PhD student)
  • Alessandro Irace (PhD student)
  • Bin-han Tang (PhD student)
  • Benno Margesin (Senior Fellow)
  • Alessio Perodi (Master's student)
  • Luca Previdi (PhD student)
  • Vittoria Zandona' (Intern)

Former Members

  • Andrea Marchese (2025-2026)
  • Nicolo Crescini (2023-2026)
  • Lucas Favre (2025)